Microsoft Corp. today announced an updated chip for quantum computing called Majorana 2 that it says is 1,000 times more reliable in terms of qubit stability. According to the company, it opens the ...

Errors are a big problem for quantum computers, befuddling calculations and hindering the machines’ potential to outperform traditional computers. Microsoft’s new quantum chip could bring hope — for ...

Quantum computing has been plagued with problems relating to reliability since the inception of the technology. The quantum bits, or qubits, used by quantum computers have a reputation for being ...

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — At the world’s largest gathering of physicists, a talk about Microsoft’s claimed new type of quantum computing chip was perhaps the main attraction. Before the talk, the chair of the ...

Microsoft Corp. today debuted the Majorana 1, an eight-qubit chip that it touts as a major breakthrough in quantum computing. The processor is powered by quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes.