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  • Amazon AWS Ocelot Quantum Chip

    AWS Announces Ocelot Chip for Ultra-Reliable Qubits

    Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially unveiled Ocelot, its first in-house quantum computing chip, marking a significant milestone in the company’s quantum ambitions. Announced on February 27, 2025, Ocelot is a prototype processor designed from the ground up to tackle…

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  • Microsoft Majorana 1

    Microsoft’s Majorana-Based Quantum Chip – Beyond the Hype

    In February 2025, Microsoft unveiled “Majorana 1,” an eight-qubit quantum chip built on a topological qubit architecture – a first-of-its-kind design leveraging exotic Majorana quasiparticles. This chip uses a new material called a “topoconductor” (a specially engineered topological superconductor) made…

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  • Russia 50-Qubit Quantum Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

    Russia Unveils First 50-Qubit Quantum Computer Prototype

    Russian scientists have unveiled the country’s first prototype quantum computer to achieve 50 qubits, marking a significant leap in its national quantum program​. Researchers at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and the Russian Quantum Center (RQC) developed the 50-qubit device…

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  • Google Willow Quantum Computing Chip

    Google Announces Willow Quantum Chip

    Google has unveiled a new quantum processor named “Willow”, marking a major milestone in the race toward practical quantum computing. The 105-qubit Willow chip demonstrates two breakthroughs that have long eluded researchers: it dramatically reduces error rates as qubit count…

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  • IBM Heron 2 Quantum Chip

    IBM Unveils 156-Qubit ‘Heron R2’ Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced a new 156-qubit quantum processor called Heron R2, marking a significant upgrade to its quantum computing hardware portfolio. The Heron R2 chip is the second-generation follow-up to IBM’s 133-qubit “Heron” processor introduced in late 2023. Building on…

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  • BDF MAS PQC

    Banque de France & MAS Complete Landmark Post-Quantum Email Security Experiment

    The Banque de France (BDF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have successfully completed a groundbreaking cross-border experiment in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), carried out between Paris and Singapore using ordinary internet infrastructure. This joint trial marks an important milestone…

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  • Gartner PQC Quantum 2029

    Gartner just put a date on the quantum threat – and it’s sooner than many think

    Gartner just published a clear, plain‑English call to action on post‑quantum cryptography (PQC). The headline message is blunt: “Quantum computing will render traditional cryptography unsafe by 2029.” As someone who spends a lot of time helping enterprises inventory their crypto,…

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  • India DRDO 6-qubit

    India Tests First Indigenous 6-Qubit Quantum Processor

    India has achieved a significant quantum computing milestone with its first successful test of a homegrown 6-qubit superconducting quantum processor. A team of scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), and Tata…

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  • Xiaohong

    China Unveils Xiaohong: A 504-Qubit Processor

    Chinese researchers have announced “Xiaohong”, a new superconducting quantum processor boasting 504 qubits – the largest such chip ever built in China​. This record-breaking processor, developed by the CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics in collaboration…

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  • Quantinuum - Trap inside a chamber

    Microsoft Announces Record Breaking Logical Qubit Results

    Microsoft and Quantinuum have announced a major quantum computing breakthrough: the creation of the most reliable logical qubits on record, with error rates 800 times lower than those of physical qubits. In an achievement unveiled on April 3, 2024, the…

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  • Origin Quantum Wukong

    Origin Quantum’s Wukong: China’s 72-Qubit Processor

    In a major milestone for China’s quantum tech ambitions, Hefei-based startup Origin Quantum has unveiled “Wukong,” a 72-qubit superconducting quantum processor. Launched on January 6, 2024, this third-generation quantum computer is China’s first home-grown superconducting quantum computer and the most…

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  • IBM Heron Quantum Computing Chip

    IBM Unveils Next-Gen 133-Qubit ‘Heron’ Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced a new superconducting quantum processor, code-named “Heron,” featuring 133 qubits and a host of architectural advances. The IBM Quantum Heron chip was unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit 2023 as the company’s latest milestone in its quantum…

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  • Quantum Threat Timeline Report

    2023 Quantum Threat Timeline Report Published

    Dr. Michele Mosca, a prominent figure in the field of quantum computing and cryptography, and one of the most prominent voices advocating for active preparation of industries and governments for the quantum era regularly publishes a survey of global quantum…

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  • IBM Condor Quantum Chip

    IBM Unveils Condor: 1,121‑Qubit Quantum Processor

    IBM has announced “Condor,” a superconducting quantum processor with a record-breaking 1,121 qubits – the largest of its kind to date. Unveiled at the IBM Quantum Summit 2023, Condor marks the first quantum chip to surpass 1,000 qubits, a milestone…

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  • Jiuzhang 3.0

    Jiuzhang 3.0: China’s Photonic Quantum Computer

    Chinese researchers have announced Jiuzhang 3.0, a new photonic quantum computing prototype that set a record by detecting 255 photons in a boson sampling experiment​. Unveiled in October 2023 by a team led by renowned physicist Pan Jianwei, Jiuzhang 3.0…

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