Google says "magic state cultivation" works in practice on its Willow
Google says "magic state cultivation" works in practice on its Willow quantum processor, calling it a breakthrough that reduces errors by about 40x
TL;DRGoogle's Willow quantum chip uses a technique that cuts errors 40 times better than before.
Why it matters: Fewer errors means quantum computers could finally solve real problems instead of remaining experimental toys.


Anomaly Innovations, behind coding agent OpenCode, says a breach hit
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Replit makes OpenAI its default over Anthropic, CEO says
TL;DRReplit switched its default AI model from Claude to OpenAI.
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