
Google says an advanced computer has achieved “quantum supremacy” for the first time, surpassing the performance of conventional devices.
The technology giant’s Sycamore quantum processor was able to perform a specific task in 200 seconds that would take the world’s best supercomputer 10,000 years to complete.
Source: BBC Technology News
Date: October 25th, 2019
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50154993
Discussion
- The Google “quantum processor was able to perform a specific task in 200 seconds that would take the world’s best supercomputer 10,000 years to complete. ” In case you’re wondering, 10,000 years is about 5.3 billion seconds, so this quantum computer is, let’s say, about 1 billion times faster than the world’s best supercomputer. This has SERIOUS consequences for data encryption and security. Why?
- Looking back just ten years, what did the iPhone smartphone innovation bring about as completely new things that could be done?
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