IBM, D-Wave and Google are the major players in quantum computing research, with each taking a different route towards developing a Universal Turing Machine using qubits; a machine that can perform all the computations of a traditional processor but at speeds exponentially faster. Before the research discussed in this article at Nanotechweb, Google had focused on adiabatic solution which is essentially a quantum computer purpose built to solve a particular problem, not a machine capable of performing any data manipulation problem presented. They have switched tactics have digitized their adiabatic quantum computer to allow for error correction and to allow for non-stoquastic interactions. This should, in theory, allow for scalability thanks to the unique direction the research is taking. The reading is rather heavy, especially if you follow the link to Nature but very interesting if you are curious about new methods of developing quantum computers.
"Bringing together the best of two types of quantum computer for the first time, researchers at Google have created a prototype that combines the architecture of both a universal quantum computer and an analogue quantum computer."
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Which means they really
Which means they really working on equivalent of classic ASICs like bitcoin miners. Machine for one job and nothing else. Not much of a computer if you ask me. Interesting, but very limited in scope.
Google will use this to
Google will use this to continue to push its sponsored search results, it’s already hell just doing research on Google and fighting with Google’s search algorithms that try to push the paid for search ranking/results over the ones with the actual information that the users want! Not to mention that every word in the English/Others language dictionaries, including some miss-spellings, has been hijacked by the commercial interests to lead to some more ad filled offerings. Lets keep it up Google with your search shenanigans! The amount of pure unadulterated crap that bubbles to the surface of Google’s search results continues to grow further wasting more and more time of the people of the world, in order to foist the latest crap onto humanity!