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Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay have found a way to use light to control and read tiny quantum ...

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Quantum computing enterprises IonQ (IONQ) and Rigetti (RGTI) have both witnessed blistering performances, with the former gaining 42% on a year-to-date basis and the latter swinging up a remarkable ...

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