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IBM wants to be on the leading edge of quantum computing. And now, they’ve deployed a new quantum computer in Japan.
What’s happening:
- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Japanese national research agency RIKEN have officially deployed the IBM Quantum System Two in Kobe, Japan
Why it matters:
- This is the first time ever that an IBM Quantum System Two has ever been deployed outside of the United States of America
Going deeper:
- The IBM Quantum System Two leverages IBM’s most advanced quantum processor ever and is capable of running quantum circuits that are far beyond the capabilities of a classical computer
- RIKEN is using the IBM Quantum System Two in combination with their highly advanced Fugaku supercomputer and is aiming to validate that they can use a hybrid computing system to develop new breakthroughs in chemistry and materials science
