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IBM now has 18 quantum computers in its fleet of weird machines – Source CNET Computer News

The IBM Q quantum computer looks nothing like a classical computer.

The IBM Q quantum computer looks nothing like a classical computer.


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IBM now has 18 quantum computers, an increase of three this quarter that underscores the company’s effort to benefit from a revolutionary type of computing. Dario Gil, head of IBM Research and a champion of its quantum computing effort, disclosed the number at the Big Blue’s Think conference Wednesday.

Eighteen quantum computers might not sound like a lot. But given that each one is an unwieldy device chilled within a fraction of a degree above absolute zero and operated by Ph.D. researchers, it’s actually a pretty large fleet. In…

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