The unresolved storm swirling around Microsoft’s quantum computing claims has become a microcosm of modern scientific debate—unfolding at the loaded intersection of big tech ambition, academic rivalry, and the enigmatic frontier of quantum physics. Nearly half a decade after the publication of a...
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Here is a summary of the key content from the referenced Nature article "Microsoft quantum computing ‘breakthrough’ faces fresh challenge" (Dan Garisto, Nature, March 7, 2025):
The article discusses skepticism and scientific critique regarding Microsoft's 2023 claim to have created the first...