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Google makes breakthrough in quantum computing, much bigger than AI

Quantum computing is the holy grail of scientists and researchers, but it's still decades away from reality. However, Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., moved the ball down the field last month

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Hype surrounding the rise of ChatGPT and the supposed ground Google is losing to Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI in the search wars has overshadowed more important developments in computing, progress that will have far greater implications than which website serves up better tax advice. 
 
Quantum computing is the holy grail of scientists and researchers, but it’s still decades away from reality. However, Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., moved the ball down the field last month with news that it found ways to ameliorate one of the biggest problems facing the nascent field: accuracy. 

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