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Microsoft Quantum Computing Criticized

Updated 2026-06-24 21:10 UTC 1 source Negative

A new paper published in Nature challenges Microsoft's claims about its quantum computing technology, suggesting the company may have exaggerated its breakthrough.

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The Verge
A critique published in Nature Wednesday calls the basic technology behind Microsoft's "breakthrough" quantum computing chip the Majorana 1 into question. Microsoft unveiled the chip in February 2025 and said it featured a brand-new technology known as a topological qubit. Topological qubits, they s
2026-06-24 20:54 UTC
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