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17 hours agoShort version, they made digital quantum qubits where the previous state of the art required a lot of analog sensors and controls. This means the equipment needed to hook up the qubits is simpler, and they’re hoping to build on this design to make scalable quantum computers that can support many more qubits than current techniques.
Not a huge breakthrough on its own, but a necessary step towards really expanding on the capabilities of the tech.
Minor point, these staffers resigned from the USDS after it was renamed to DOGE. The institution has already been replaced.