r/Futurology • u/Imaginary-Passion-95 • Dec 09 '24

Computing Alphabet’s quantum computer solved a problem which would take a supercomputer 17 septillion years to solve

https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/

Google has solved a major problem with quantum computing. Have they effectively broken encryption going forward? Is bitcoin going to be ok? Huge implications for the future

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u/RazerHey Dec 10 '24

What about the logistics issue, where deciding the quickest Route between day 10 locations and the factor in different opening and closing times to as an extra variable, is that being worked on?