01/04/2021
The race for quantum dominance gets hotter. IBM, Google and Microsoft are pouring millions of dollars in the hopes of creating the first fully functional quantum computer that could be used for commercial use. What is quantum computing and why has it become such a lucrative field for tech giants?
A quantum computer seemed like a pie in the sky until scientists from MIT university turned this dream into a masterpiece of computer science. In the late 1980s, this was a breakthrough that intrigued scientists’ minds and planted the seed of hope for a new IT revolution.
Almost half of a century later, quantum computing is no longer a mere fantasy. Google has recently made the headlines of all tech publications, claiming it finally achieved quantum supremacy, meaning its quantum computer can perform a task any traditional computer cannot and won’t probably accomplish.
Startups and enterprises worldwide are already using the power of quantum to conduct studies and carry out operations a traditional computer cannot handle. So, what’s next? What advancements will quantum bring to us in the upcoming years?
