American quantum computing startup PsiQuantum announced yesterday that it has cracked a significant puzzle on the road to making the technology useful: manufacturing quantum chips in useful quantities. PsiQuantum burst out of “stealth mode” in 2021 with a blockbuster funding announcement. It followed up with two more last year. The company uses so-called “photonic” quantum…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 1947, the first transistor, the basic building block for a digital computer, was made using a semiconducting material thought to be ideal for the task: germanium. The idea of using silicon didn’t come up…
PsiQuantum, the company which was awarded a billion-dollar contract by the Australian and Queensland governments to build what might be one of the world’s first quantum computers, has published detailed content about the science behind its proposal. The US-based company released results which it says show that it is ready to begin construction of the…
Quantum computing’s potential is being revolutionized by PsiQuantum, aiming to build the first “useful” quantum computer, starting in Brisbane. Quantum computers leverage superposition and entanglement, surpassing classical computing limitations. PsiQuantum’s vision, supported by extensive research, focuses on photonic quantum computing using the innovative ‘Omega’ chipset. Silicon photonic chips, capable of hosting millions of qubits, use…
This company has a big competitive advantage giving it the necessary staying power to win. Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) have powered massive returns for investors who bought into the biggest beneficiaries early. AI spending has propelled the entire stock market higher as investors expect it to unlock a ton of economic value. But…
On Thursday, Amazon unveiled its first-ever quantum computing chip. This follows similar announcements from Microsoft and Google. Research into quantum computing, which could speed up some computing tasks by orders of magnitude, used to happen largely within academic labs. But private sector investment in quantum computing has grown 10-fold in the past decade. Your everyday…
How do time and space relate to computation? We have a new answer Xuanyu Han/Getty Images An astonishing discovery about the relationship between the amount of memory a computation requires and how long it takes has wowed computer scientists – although it isn’t clear if there are any practical applications. “It kind of shakes my…
Valve’s ‘Deckard’ VR headset is rumored to come with a $1000+ price point. A possible late 2025 release date is on the cards as well, according to a well-known leaker on X/Twitter.
HTC has launched Viverse Worlds, a destination for sharing 3D content that is accessible from just a web link.
We’re thrilled to announce that Meta for Education, our mixed and virtual reality education offering, is now available to the general public, giving educators access to the benefits of mixed and virtual reality with Meta Quest devices using Meta Horizon managed services. Announced in April 2024, Meta for Education is designed to give educators, trainers…