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https://www.hpcwire.com/2017/05/18/ibm-d-wave-report-quantum-computing-advances/
IBM said this week it has built and tested a pair of quantum computing processors, including a prototype of a commercial version. That progress follows an announcement earlier this week that commercial quantum computer developer D-Wave Systems has garnered venture funding that could total up to $50 million to build it next-generation machine with up to 2,000 qubits.
[...] Meanwhile, IBM researchers continue to push the boundaries of quantum computing as part of its IBM Q initiative launched in March to promote development of a "universal" quantum computer. Access to a 16-qubit processor via the IBM cloud would allow developers and researchers to run quantum algorithms. The new version replaces an earlier 5-qubit processor.
The company also rolled on Wednesday (May 17) the first prototype of a 17-qubit commercial processor, making it IBM's most powerful quantum device. The prototype will serve as the foundation of IBM Q's commercial access program. The goal is to eventually scale future prototypes to 50 or more qubits.
The article also notes Hewlett Packard Enterprise's prototype of "The Machine", with 160 terabytes of RAM.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday May 22 2017, @03:59AM (1 child)
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday May 22 2017, @01:21PM
It's a really shitty thing to do as a "corporate citizen" and it is often not as effective as the spreadsheets say it will be since one older employee earning $125K per year can often bring more income to a company than 3 younger employees earning $50K per year (and the cost difference to the company is more like $225K for the old one vs $375K for the 3 younger ones).
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