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IBM has revealed two quantum computers. One is the second largest ever made and the other produces fewer errors than any quantum computer the company has built so far
IBM’s quantum computers like Condor and Heron must be kept in an elaborate device called Quantum System Two which keeps them extremely cold
Ryan Lavine for IBM
Today, IBM unveiled two new quantum computers. The bigger of the two, dubbed Condor, is the second ever to have a total number of quantum bits, or qubits, in the quadruple digits. IBM’s other new quantum computer is called Heron, and it is the company’s least error-prone device to date.
Researchers disagree on how to best build a quantum computer, but there is broad consensus that quantum computers will…