Microsoft's recent announcement of the Majorana 1 quantum processor, a topological qubit-wielding breakthrough so bold it's designed on physics that aren't fully established yet, has come under ...

Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs in its latest round of layoffs, following previous reductions in May, as part of ...

Microsoft says the new chip, the Microsoft Majorana 1, is "the world’s first quantum chip powered by a new Topological Core architecture" that it expects will "realize quantum computers capable ...

Microsoft won't be allowing clients to use its Majorana 1 chip through the company's Azure public cloud, as it plans to do with its custom artificial intelligence chip, Maia 100.

Microsoft has developed the world’s first quantum computing chip called Majorana 1. The company says quantum computers are now just years away, not decades.

What Are Experts Saying About Majorana 1? Overall, Microsoft admits that its research has not yet confirmed the existence of MZMs. Jainendra Jain is a physicist at Penn State University.

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A Microsoft explainer on the Majorana 1 processor. Indeed, Majorana particles are so exotic they are usually only studied in universities—not used in practical applications.

Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip is billed as the company’s first quantum computing processor. The excitement surrounding this million-qubit dream, with its unique architecture and reliance on ...