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Google unveiled its Willow quantum chip on September 16, 2025, capable of solving computations in five minutes that would take supercomputers 10^25 years.
The breakthrough, detailed in Nature, uses 105 qubits with error correction, a leap from previous models.
Applications include accelerating drug discovery for diseases like cancer and optimizing AI algorithms.
CEO Sundar Pichai hailed it as a 'milestone for humanity' during a Mountain View event.
Collaborations with pharmaceutical firms like Pfizer are underway.
Skeptics note scalability challenges, with full commercialization years away.
On X, excitement mixed with concerns over job displacement in computing fields.
The chip's energy efficiency, 1,000 times better than classical systems, addresses environmental critiques.
Rivals like IBM and China’s Origin Quantum race ahead, intensifying global competition.
The Verge covered the announcement, emphasizing cybersecurity implications, as quantum could crack current encryption.
Governments invest billions, with the U.S.
allocating $2 billion in quantum research.
This development propels the quantum era, promising revolutions in materials science and climate modeling.