How Google Cracked the Quantum CodeDecember 10, 2024by Ian KingBanyan Edge, Investing, Technologytech giant Google just achieved what many thought impossible: a quantum computer that can complete calculations beyond the reach of traditional supercomputers. Their latest machine, powered by a chip called Willow, performed a calculation in under five minutes that would take today's most powerful supercomputer 10 septillion years — longer than the age of the universe itself.