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How a quantum computer tackles a surprisingly difficult airport problem

At first glance, quantum computers seem like machines that only will exist in the far-off future. And in a way, they are. Currently, the processing power that these devices have are limited by the number of qubits they contain, which are the quantum equivalent of the 0-or-1 bits you’ve probably heard about with classical computers. 

The engineers behind the most ambitious quantum projects have said that they can orchestrate together hundreds of qubits, but because these qubits have unique yet ephemeral quantum properties, like superposition and entanglement, keeping them in the ideal state is a tough task. All this added together means that the problems that researchers have touted that quantum computers could be better at than classical machines have still not been fully realized.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 446 of the invasion
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 446 of the invasion
Russian forces are much diminished since the start of the war, the UK Ministry of Defence has said, with troops consisting of mostly poorly trained mobilised reservists and increasingly reliant on antiquated equipment. Many of its units were severely under strength, it said.

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Lukashenko received backing from the Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin, in stamping out protests, and last year he allowed his country’s territory to be used as part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.





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