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Rael Hornby

Microsoft's Majorana 1 breaks the quantum computing barrier — and my brain

Microsoft's Majorana 1 quantum processor, the world's first quantum chip powered by a topological core architecture.

It seems like only last week that the most complex computing mysteries in my life were which emojis will remain socially acceptable in 2025 and how to decipher the Windings font.

However, Microsoft has well and truly thrown a wrench into the works after announcing its Majorana 1 quantum computing chip on Wednesday. This leaves me with the unenviable task of somehow bringing this groundbreaking news to you without sending both of our heads blasting away from our bodies like a space-bound shuttlecraft for the super-wealthy. Strap in.

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