Within the next couple of decades, experts think quantum computers will replace the 'classical' computers at our desks and revolutionise our lives. By employing the odd effects of quantum physics, ...

Google has reportedly developed a quantum computer that can instantly make calculations that would take the world's most advanced supercomputers 47 years or nearly half a century to process. The ...

Google appears to be more confident about the technical capabilities of its D-Wave 2X quantum computer, which it operates alongside NASA at the U.S. space agency’s Ames Research Center in Mountain ...

After studying most of its servers for more than two years, Google finds memory failures are much more common than expected, and debunks some other myths, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

A new type of chip has managed a calculation in minutes which would take the world’s best conventional supercomputer 10 septillion years to complete. For context, that is ‘vastly’ longer than the ...

Quantum supremacy is here, researchers from Google claim. For the first time, a quantum computer has solved a problem that can’t be performed by a standard computer — at least not within a reasonable ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Quantum computing is all about qubits, or quantum bits. These ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Model: Imagine a world where your computer doesn’t just sit there waiting for you to click and type, it actually does the work for you. That is what Google’s new Gemini 2.5 ...

Helene Martin is a “geek who gives back,” and Ian Whalley shapes some of Google’s most-used applications through computational thinking. Both will be featured speakers at the third annual Explorations ...

Can artificial intelligence come alive? That question is at the center of a debate raging in Silicon Valley after a Google computer scientist claimed over the weekend that the company's AI appears to ...

Google wants to hire more people with skills in computer science, data science and machine learning, and the company is turning to higher education for help fill the pipeline. A pilot program for ...