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Picture the ultrachilled silence of Harvard’s Quantum Optics Laboratory. It’s November 3rd, and I’m standing beside a slab of electronics, encased in glass and enmeshed with a grid of lasers. This is the birthplace of a technical marvel: a defect-free array of **3,000 qubits** orchestrated by Professor Mikhail Lukin and colleagues at Harvard and MIT. That’s the largest defect-free quantum register ever assembled—a quantum feat echoing around the world this week, as reported in Nature.

What makes this achievement electrifying? Let’s break it down. Qubits—the building blocks of quantum computing—aren’t like classical bits that flip between 0 and 1. Classical bits are like light switches, simple, binary, forever bound to one state or the other. Qubits, by contrast, play every possible note at once, living in a symphony of superposition and entanglement. When you scale up from hundreds to **thousands** of qubits operating stably, you’re not just raising a number—you're unleashing an orchestra with exponentially more musical arrangements. Imagine going from a handful of solo performers to a full symphony capable of harmonies classical systems could never dream of.

Harvard’s breakthrough uses **ultracold neutral atoms**, tweezed into position and manipulated with lasers. I feel the hum of precise control—the air tingling with possibility—where every atom is a quantum note tuned to perfection. Running a defect-free array means every qubit is singing exactly in tune, synchronized so tightly that the error-filled cacophonies that plagued older systems are mostly silenced.

This isn’t just academic glory or a record for the record’s sake. Imagine the challenge: a single calculation may require thousands of qubits working together flawlessly. Until now, arranging this many qubits without a single “bad apple” was outright impossible. It’s like assembling a football stadium where every fan cheers in perfect harmony, never missing a beat—a far cry from the unpredictable crowd behavior at last week’s championship. Suddenly, that clarity and order becomes the launchpad for reliable quantum simulations, cryptographic feats, and perhaps real breakthroughs in AI and drug discovery.

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, IonQ is showcasing equally dazzling advances at the UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase, underscoring not just private sector momentum but international collaboration driving us toward scalable, error-corrected quantum hardware.

We’re approaching a threshold where quantum systems move from experimental prototypes to workhorses pushing boundaries—not unlike the shift from decades-old Cray supercomputers to mainstream cloud AI. Today’s milestone plants a flag: the quantum future isn’t distant speculation, it’s being engineered, atom by atom, right now.

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Three thousand qubits. That’s the milestone echoing through the halls of Harvard this week, and let me tell you, for a quantum computing expert like me—Leo, Learning Enhanced Operator—there’s something electrifying about the words “defect-free array” and “world record,” especially when they apply to 3,000 individually controlled quantum bits operating continually, as demonstrated by Mikhail Lukin’s group at Harvard’s Quantum Optics Lab, in collaboration with MIT.

If you’re imagining quantum bits as somehow just beefed-up classical bits, picture instead chess pieces on a board the size of a football field, where each can be both pawn and rook simultaneously, shifting moves with dizzying speed and interconnectedness. In the classical world, a bit is either zero or one: a light switch, on or off. But a quantum bit—or qubit—can exist in a superposition of states, entangled with others so that a change in one affects the whole ensemble. Scaling up isn’t just stacking more switches. It’s orchestrating a symphony of countless musicians who improvise, harmonize, and never drop a note.

Until this week, maintaining such a massive, defect-free orchestra—for thousands of operational qubits—was an unsolved puzzle. Think of how hard it would be to ensure every violin and horn in a stadium-sized orchestra hit the right note, without faltering, in every performance. The Harvard-MIT team has shown, for the first time, that it’s possible, using arrays of ultracold neutral atoms. That’s not theoretical speculation; it’s experimental fact, signaling we may be nearing the end of the noisy room—what we call the NISQ era, noisy intermediate-scale quantum—with the real possibility of transitioning toward fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Why does this matter beyond technical circles? Let’s look to quantum materials—another headline, fresh from a breaking ScienceDaily article. Quantum nanostructures are now being used to manipulate terahertz light, revealing how symmetry can be broken and restored at the quantum level. Imagine harnessing these discoveries for real-world advancements: ultrafast medical imaging, secure quantum communication, even revolutionary sensors born from the nanoscale entanglement of electrons.

And just as the world’s financial systems, supply chains, and weather models grapple with crises and complexity—a reminder of how erratic real life can be—quantum computers are poised to bring order to chaos, solving problems classical machines can’t touch. The significance of hitting 3,000 qubits isn’t just a bigger number; it’s opening the frontier where, like blending classical and quantum strategies, we might soon tackle challenges from drug discovery to climate forecasting on a previously unimaginable scale.

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Barely a week has passed since Oxford Quantum Circuits lit up industry headlines with their integration of NVIDIA’s NVQLink, and I can still feel the electric jolt in the air at the data center. My name’s Leo, your Learning Enhanced Operator, broadcasting from Quantum Tech Updates. Right now, hybrid quantum-AI systems are doing more than shuffling bits on a chip—they’re fundamentally reframing what’s possible in computing.

Let’s not bury the lede: OQC’s deployment of NVQLink marks a seismic shift. Imagine, for a second, that classical bits—your ones and zeroes—are like the basic notes on a piano. Each plays a simple, discrete sound. Now, quantum bits, or qubits, are like notes that can ring as chords, overlapping and entwining in harmonies our ears aren’t used to parsing. But until now, these brilliant harmonies too often fell out of tune with error and noise—just flashes before collapsing back to silence.

NVQLink is the new conductor. What it does is almost magical: it orchestrates real-time, low-latency exchanges between quantum processors (QPUs), CPUs, and GPUs, moving data as if across an invisible superhighway, with transfer times measured in microseconds. OQC, NVIDIA, and Digital Realty have built the world’s first quantum-AI data center in New York, physically uniting cryogenically chilled quantum rigs and humming AI supercomputers under one roof—no longer just separate instruments, but one ensemble.

This system features OQC’s GENESIS quantum computer, a logical-era machine connected directly to NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips. Logical qubits, formed from alliances of physical qubits via quantum error correction, are now being handled in tandem with cutting-edge AI. It’s like training a symphony not just to play together, but to self-correct mid-performance. It means hybrid algorithms in finance, security, and drug discovery that were theoretical dreams a year ago can now run at meaningful scale, almost instantly adjusting to the unpredictable “noise” of the quantum world.

Elsewhere, IQM is threading NVQLink into their own quantum processors, while Pasqal is merging neutral-atom hardware with NVIDIA’s AI stack for real-time control, error decoding, and logical qubit construction. And over at IBM, quantum error correction algorithms on off-the-shelf AMD chips are running tenfold faster than the thresholds needed for their Starling quantum computer roadmap.

Why does any of this matter outside the lab? Because hybrids like these are on the verge of transforming global computing—just as partnerships between nations are reshaping the geopolitical landscape. Quantum-AI collaboration is no longer hypothetical. We’re approaching practical quantum advantage in business and science, and for the first time, hardware milestones are aligning with software ingenuity to open real-world, scalable impact.

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Welcome to Quantum Tech Updates. I'm Leo, your guide through the fascinating world of quantum computing. Over the past few days, a groundbreaking milestone has captivated the quantum community. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled revolutionary quantum computing breakthroughs at GTC 2025, transforming how we think about computing. Huang highlighted the integration of NVIDIA GPUs with quantum processors, or QPUs, using the novel MVQ Link architecture. This innovation promises to scale quantum computing from hundreds to tens of thousands of qubits, far surpassing current capabilities.

To understand the significance of this leap, imagine classical bits as precise, solid LEGO bricks, while quantum bits, or qubits, are like magic LEGO bricks that can morph into multiple shapes at once. Just as these versatile bricks unleash new building possibilities, qubits enable computations that classical systems can't match. However, qubits are fragile and prone to errors, much like delicate glass that shatters under pressure. To combat this, NVIDIA's MVQ Link provides a high-speed interconnect that allows quantum computers and classical supercomputers to work together seamlessly, enabling large-scale error correction and hybrid simulations.

This technology is being further empowered by NVIDIA's NVQLink, an open architecture that connects quantum processors with GPUs, fostering an ecosystem where quantum and classical computing unite. NVQLink is collaborating with leading labs like Brookhaven National Laboratory and major quantum builders to accelerate applications in chemistry and materials science. It's akin to watching a master orchestra where each instrument plays its part perfectly, creating a symphony of innovation.

As we explore the future of quantum computing, parallels to everyday life are striking. Just as recent advancements in quantum computing are intertwining different technologies, current political and social events are also about integration and collaboration. The quantum era is not replacing classical computing but rather enhancing it, much like how global cooperation is enhancing our world.

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Here in the humming, cryogenically chilled corridors of Google’s Quantum AI facility, the air feels charged with anticipation. Picture this: last week, the journal Nature unveiled that Google's Willow quantum processor had executed the new Quantum Echoes algorithm, running computations a staggering 13,000 times faster than the top classical supercomputers on the planet. I'm Leo, your Learning Enhanced Operator, and today on Quantum Tech Updates, I'm diving right into why this milestone demands your attention.

What happened is more than just an incremental improvement. Willow's 105 entangled qubits didn’t just crunch numbers—they performed a feat akin to playing and rewinding a song so precisely you could spot every imperceptible riff in real time. Imagine a roomful of pianos, each key struck with quantum precision, and the music replayed backward to uncover the hidden harmonies. Google’s Quantum Echoes algorithm effectively did this: sending a quantum “signal” into the machine, deliberately perturbing one “note,” and then reversing the quantum gates to listen for the echo, amplifying subtle quantum “butterflies” to the point of measurable certainty.

Classical bits are like light switches—on or off. But each quantum bit, or qubit, is a superposition of “on” and “off” at the same time, like a perfectly balanced coin spinning in midair. Quantum Echoes leverages this superpositional state, coaxing interference patterns out of delicate quantum waves, to capture information that no classical binary system can efficiently grasp. The significance? Classical computers, even the world’s biggest supercomputers, would need millennia to verify these calculations. With the Quantum Echoes method, you just need another quantum computer—a true peer review in the quantum age.

What’s genuinely electrifying about this week’s experiments isn’t just the speed hurdle. Google’s team, including Nobel laureate Michel Devoret, achieved independently verifiable quantum advantage—proving that results from Willow can be reproduced by a different quantum machine. For a field often overshadowed by skepticism, this is the physics equivalent of a referee’s instant replay—transparent, reproducible, undeniable. According to Scott Aaronson at the University of Texas, this leap makes the output both practically powerful and credibly checkable, something rarely achieved in previous demonstrations.

Beyond bragging rights, this means we’re closing in on real-world quantum applications. Willow’s 15-qubit simulations already unveiled never-before-seen molecular secrets. Scale that hardware up, and we’re talking about deciphering chemical mysteries, new pharmaceuticals, and materials science avenues that classical computers simply can’t unlock. For context, experts at IonQ and other research institutions are all racing to stake similar claims, but Google’s demonstration set a new gold standard for what’s possible—and provable—today.

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Picture this: you walk into a lab not unlike a bustling newsroom after a global breakthrough, and the air is thick with anticipation. This week, the quantum world is electric—Google and IonQ have shattered technical ceilings and the implications reverberate well beyond the walls of research institutions.

Let’s start with the fresh-out-of-Nature milestone. Google’s Quantum Echoes algorithm ran on their Willow quantum processor and, as of last Wednesday, solved computational problems 13,000 times faster than the world’s best supercomputers. That’s not just a headline—it’s the equivalent of time-travel in computation. Where a laptop would take years, Google’s QPU took just hours. The magnificent part? It’s not just raw speed. Quantum Echoes is verifiable: you can run it on another quantum computer, and get the same result. This is the gold standard in quantum advantage. Nobel laureate Michel Devoret, who helped pioneer these quantum techniques, describes it as hearing the past “echo” in the present, amplified by the constructive interference of quantum waves—a true butterfly effect, visible as a measurable outcome.

But raw computational fireworks only impress if you can trust every burst. That brings us to IonQ’s announcement: their labs have achieved the world’s highest two-qubit gate performance, breaking the elusive 99.99% fidelity barrier. Think of quantum gates as the gears in our machine. Classical bits flip on and off—simple, binary. Quantum bits, or qubits, can exist in a spectrum of states simultaneously, thanks to superposition. Now, fidelity is our measure of trust; if your quantum gates are error-prone, the system falls apart like a poorly shuffled deck of cards. Crossing the “four nines” threshold means IonQ’s qubit switches are almost perfect, vastly reducing the error corrections needed—and unlocking applications that were unreachable even last year.

To put it in context, if classical computers are highways, quantum hardware like Willow and IonQ’s EQC-controlled chips are wormholes—connecting distant solutions in ways unimaginable with current technology. Google’s latest experiment simulated molecular dynamics mimicking nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, revealing atomic details unreachable by classical simulation. And IonQ’s new fidelity lays out the runway for quantum systems scaled to millions of qubits by the next decade. According to IonQ, this performance leap is the quantum equivalent of taking a spacecraft from the Earth’s stratosphere straight into low-Earth orbit—positioning us for practical quantum computation on par with classical reliability.

These advances don’t just echo in academic halls; they ripple through society. Drug discovery, climate modeling, supply chain optimization—all could be transformed in years, not decades. The symphony between hardware and software is becoming audible, and every breakthrough brings practical quantum advantage closer.

That’s today’s pulse in quantum: from Google’s time-bending algorithms to IonQ’s precision engineering, the quantum future is forming before our eyes. Thanks for joining me, Leo, on Quantum Tech Updates. If you have questions or topics you want covered, just send an email to leo@inceptionpoint.ai. Don’t forget to subscribe, and remember—this has been a Quiet Please Production. For more, check out quiet please dot AI.

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Did you feel that ripple? I’m Leo—your Learning Enhanced Operator—and the atoms in my lab practically vibrated with excitement as news broke out of College Park this week. IonQ just set a new world record in quantum hardware: they’ve surpassed the mythical “four-nines” threshold, achieving two-qubit gate fidelity at an astonishing 99.99 percent. In quantum computing, this is our equivalent of capturing lightning in a bottle—a breakthrough that seasoned scientists have been chasing for decades.

Let’s cut right to the beating quantum heart of this milestone. If you’re picturing bits flipping like tiny coins in the guts of your laptop, bump that image up by an order of magnitude—or two. Whereas a classical bit is a simple light switch, either on or off, a quantum bit, or qubit, can occupy both positions simultaneously, leveraging the bizarre principles of superposition and entanglement. But the magic only holds if those delicate quantum states can be manipulated near-perfectly. Enter two-qubit gate fidelity: think of it as the sharpness of your surgeon’s scalpel, the precision with which we can nudge one qubit based on the state of another, all while quantum weirdness remains undisturbed.

IonQ’s latest breakthrough wasn’t achieved in some rarefied, custom-built laboratory; the two-qubit operations that broke the record used chips fabricated in standard semiconductor factories. Just imagine: the same sort of industrial facilities that mass-produce circuitry for your phone are now capable of assembling hardware that operates on the fragile edge of quantum reality. Dr. Chris Ballance, co-founder of Oxford Ionics—now part of the IonQ family—puts it poetically: “Exceeding the 99.99% threshold...we are now on a clear path to millions of qubits whilst unlocking powerful new commercial applications sooner.”

Why does this matter? Let’s anchor it in today’s world. Consider the recent marathon NeurIPS conference on AI, where models trained on massive datasets were celebrated for their speed and insight. Quantum systems with four-nines fidelity don’t just promise faster number crunching—they hint at simulating molecules for drug discovery up to 20 times faster, revolutionizing autonomous vehicles by spotting hazards with previously unattainable accuracy, and supercharging AI with fundamentally new algorithms that leave classical hardware in the dust.

Standing in IonQ’s humming, ultra-cold lab, I’m drawn again to everyday parallels: just as we now track hurricanes or global markets in real time with ordinary chips, four-nines fidelity makes quantum computing ready to step from theory into the tumultuous, practical world—where decisions change lives and seconds matter.

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You’re listening to Quantum Tech Updates, and I’m Leo, your Learning Enhanced Operator—tuning you in from my quantum lab, where the future is shaped one pulse of light at a time. No time for preamble: let’s head straight to the quantum event horizon.

In the past few days, we witnessed what I’d call the “moon landing moment” for quantum hardware. Harvard, in collaboration with MIT and QuEra, has operated a 3,000-qubit neutral-atom quantum system for over two hours continuously, reloading lost atoms at a staggering 300,000 per second. Picture a relay of atoms riding on optical conveyor belts, like marathoners passing batons, but at speeds and precisions so breathtaking, even the uncertainty principle winks in approval.

Why does this matter? Let’s juxtapose quantum bits—qubits—with classical bits. A classical bit is a light switch: on or off. Simple. Your laptop’s billions of tiny switches click away, but each is strictly binary. Now, a qubit is more like a dimmer switch that can point in every direction at once—on, off, or any shimmering blend in-between—thanks to the weirdness of superposition. Multiply that by 3,000, and you get a computational universe of endless possibility, all crammed into a tabletop apparatus shimmering with lasers.

But this isn’t just about scaling up. The true milestone is “continuous operation.” For years, quantum systems have blinked tentatively—running mere seconds before decohering, like snowflakes dissolving in your palm. Imagine trying to write a novel but your computer crashes every second. With Harvard’s method, atoms lost to entropy are seamlessly replaced on the fly, so the quantum computation can, in theory, run indefinitely. Out in the real world, this means complex simulations for drug discovery, climate modeling, or financial risk can finally run to completion—giving science a playbook, not just a one-page memo.

And the current flows further: just this week, IonQ set a new world record for two-qubit gate fidelity—99.99% accuracy. That’s like tossing a coin 10,000 times and getting the result you want almost every time—vital if you want quantum error correction robust enough for business, not just blackboard demonstrations.

If you’ve checked the markets, you’ll notice quantum’s gone mainstream. Ford schedules vehicles with quantum optimization. HSBC is trading bonds using quantum models, surpassing what classical prediction can muster. Think of it as swapping out traffic lights for teleportation—they’re not just faster, they’re smarter, and operate in markets, labs, and railways worldwide.

Here in the lab, as I monitor photonic lattices and error correction protocols glowing across consoles, I see quantum not as magic, but as the ultimate upgrade: like going from steamboats to rocket ships overnight.

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Close your eyes, picture the near-absolute silence of a laboratory at midnight—the hush broken only by the hum of cryogenic pumps and an array of lasers snaking their way across optical benches. Now imagine, somewhere in that quiet, a sliver of the future just blinked into existence. I’m Leo—your Learning Enhanced Operator—and today, the world of quantum hardware has taken a dramatic leap.

Just days ago, Harvard’s quantum research team, alongside partners at MIT and QuEra, shattered expectations with a quantum processor that ran continuously—no restarts—for over two hours. Let me put that in perspective: for years, keeping a quantum computer stable for even a few seconds was ambitious. But now, with a 3,000-qubit system powered by neutral atoms and managed with something called optical conveyor belts, Harvard’s machine can, in theory, run indefinitely. If classical bits are like light switches—on or off—qubits can be both at once, like a coin spinning in the air. Imagine a stadium of 3,000 coins, each not just heads or tails, but every possible configuration, all at once, weaving a tapestry of probability at dazzling speed.

Here’s where the magic becomes practical: This system replaces lost atoms at a rate of 300,000 per second, using beams of light as a sort of atomic pick-and-place crane. It’s like changing the players on a football field while the game’s still on, but without ever pausing the clock. This marks the first time a quantum processor has approached the reliability and uptime needed for real-world applications—think drug discovery, ultra-secure communication, and financial modeling. Compared to classical machines, we’re moving from a Model T Ford to something more like an interstellar shuttle.

But quantum drama isn’t isolated to Harvard. This week, China’s Zuchongzhi 3.0 superconducting quantum computer opened for commercial use, enabling companies worldwide to remotely access a 105-qubit system through the Tianyan quantum cloud. A benchmark task completed on this system ran a quadrillion times faster than the world’s best classical supercomputer—a vivid demonstration of “quantum advantage” now available on demand. Hefei, China’s “quantum Silicon Valley,” has had over 37 million virtual visitors seeking access to this machine since 2023.

Why does this matter? Because, much like the global push for AI, quantum computing is racing from the lab to daily life. Ford, AstraZeneca, and HSBC are now citing measurable, real-world benefits from quantum applications: car assembly lines scheduled in minutes, drug research timelines shrunk from months to days, and trading strategies boosted by double-digit improvements.

In this landscape, each new hardware milestone feels like the world’s gravity shifting. We’re not just stacking qubits higher; we’re building bridges between them—across chips, continents, and industries. It’s a spectacle of possibility unfolding in real time.

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If I close my eyes in this chilled, humming data center, I can almost hear the future unfolding in the cadence of quantum gates, the soft thud of cryogenics settling, the subtle flicker of new possibilities. Today, I don’t need to imagine—because this week, something extraordinary became real. China’s superconducting quantum computer, Zuchongzhi 3.0, has officially entered commercial operation, opening its 105-qubit processor and Tianyan quantum cloud platform to the world. That’s not just another benchmark; it’s the drumbeat of quantum, marching out from laboratory crucibles into the hands of global innovators.

Picture this milestone: the Zuchongzhi 3.0 isn’t just a chip, it’s a stage hosting momentous quantum choreography. When China Daily described it sampling quantum random circuits a quadrillion times faster than the most advanced classical supercomputer, the scalp-prickling scale hit me. Imagine comparing classical bits—those steadfast 0s or 1s—to quantum’s qubits. Classical bits are like flicking a light switch: simple, predictable. Qubits, in superposition, are a light that flickers through every color in the spectrum and, entangled, they dance with partners on distant continents; they don’t just process one path, they simultaneously weave every possible route through a labyrinth. That’s the difference between one person searching a library book by book, and an entire city of readers checking every book at once—then instantly sharing the answer.

This leap isn’t happening in isolation. In the past few days, researchers have unveiled algorithmic fault tolerance, a quantum error correction breakthrough that could reduce correction overhead by up to 100 times, especially on neutral-atom platforms. Instead of constantly pausing to check for errors, quantum algorithms now detect and correct on the fly, accelerating the pace at which quantum computers can tackle complex problems like global shipping route optimization—turning theoretical month-long calculations into results delivered in less than a day.

This sense of momentum stretches across continents. The European EQUALITY consortium just wrapped industrial trials using tailored quantum circuits for battery modeling and aerodynamic simulations, while IonQ achieved new accuracy benchmarks in chemical simulations—to the point that these innovations could help slow climate change by revolutionizing how we discover and test climate solutions.

Yet beneath all this buzz and circuitry, the feeling is one of awe at both elegance and audacity. Here in Hefei’s quantum labs, you hear superconducting qubits in harmony; in a Boston start-up, neutral atoms hover in laser traps at room temperature. The diversity is staggering—a global orchestra with varied instruments, from photonics to silicon quantum dots.

As we move deeper into the commercial quantum era, the metaphor that keeps recurring for me is from the world stage: when quantum outpaces classical, it’s like discovering the shortcut in a marathon, or enabling every athlete to run all possible routes and compare results in real time.

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This is Leo, your Learning Enhanced Operator, coming to you from a hum of cold racks, photonic shuttles, and the sharp scent of liquid helium that says: welcome back to Quantum Tech Updates. Today, I’m standing in the epicenter of quantum history—a moment when, after decades chasing milliseconds, we’ve crossed the threshold into hours. Weeks ago, Harvard’s team, alongside MIT and QuEra, announced a quantum processor that ran continuously for over two hours with 3,000 neutral-atom qubits. To put that in perspective, most quantum computers before this had to pack up shop in the time it takes to pour your coffee. Now, imagine finishing your coffee and reading the entire Sunday paper in the time a quantum processor hums along, uninterrupted.

This breakthrough isn’t just numbers—it’s a revolution. Think of quantum bits, or *qubits*, as the musical notes in the orchestra of computation. Classical bits are like light switches—on or off. Qubits, though, are more like jazz musicians riffing in superposition, simultaneously holding multiple states. This gives quantum computers their surreal ability: parallelism on a scale that classical computers can’t imagine.

But here’s the catch: qubits are heartbreakingly sensitive. An errant atom, a stray photon, the tiniest vibration—any of these can decohere the music and end the computation. For years, we’ve been running sprints, stealing brief moments of quantum harmony. Now, with this Harvard system, we’re running marathons. They’ve built optical conveyor belts and deployed atomic tweezers, resupplying lost atoms at a rate of 300,000 per second, keeping the quantum performance going as if the orchestra had an endless supply of new musicians.

Why does that matter? Because, as Nobel Prize–winning physicists John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis showed just last week, quantum phenomena can be coaxed into the macroscopic world—engineered right into our chips. This means we’re leaving the era where quantum computers were as fragile as a soap bubble in a wind tunnel. We’re entering the robust, connected, modular age.

Look around—the impact is everywhere. Ford’s assembly line now schedules thousands of vehicles in minutes, thanks to quantum-enhanced algorithms. Network Rail in London keeps commuters moving through London Bridge Station with new levels of efficiency. Banks like HSBC are using quantum models to improve trading accuracy. The quantum future isn’t just knocking; it has moved in with the family, unpacked its bags, and is making breakfast.

As a quantum scientist, I see the poetry in these advances—the way entanglement mirrors human connection, or how error correction in a qubit grid is almost like society patching itself up after disruption. But above all, I see the potential: faster drug discovery, cleaner energy, breakthroughs in climate forecasting—solutions to problems that classical computers simply can’t handle.

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Hello and welcome to Quantum Tech Updates I'm Leo, a Learning Enhanced Operator, here to guide you through the latest advancements in quantum computing.

In recent days, we've witnessed some remarkable milestones. For instance, researchers at the University of Buffalo have empowered ordinary laptops to tackle complex quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers using an enhanced version of the truncated Wigner approximation. This breakthrough simplifies quantum math, making it possible for researchers to solve intricate quantum dynamics without the need for supercomputers—a bit like finding a shortcut through a dense forest that once seemed impenetrable.

Meanwhile, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three physicists—John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis—for their pioneering work on quantum effects in electric circuits. Their discoveries have been instrumental in the development of quantum computers, leveraging quantum tunneling and quantization to build superconducting qubits. Imagine a ball rolling up a hill and somehow appearing on the other side—that's quantum tunneling in action!

In the realm of quantum hardware, SemiQon and VTT have been recognized for their cryogenic CMOS chip innovation. This technology not only offers superior energy efficiency but also supports sustainable computing by reducing cooling costs. It's like shifting from a gas guzzler to an electric car—suddenly, efficiency becomes the norm.

These advancements are transforming the quantum landscape, enabling faster, more efficient computing solutions. Quantum bits, or qubits, are the backbone of quantum computing, allowing for calculations that classical bits can only dream of. Think of qubits as ballet dancers performing multiple routines simultaneously, while classical bits are like solo performers.

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I’m Leo, your resident quantum computing specialist, and today I can barely contain my excitement. In the last few days, the quantum field has witnessed a seismic event—the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has gone to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for bringing quantum effects out of the microscopic shadows and into the palm of your hand. This breakthrough—the demonstration of quantum tunneling and energy quantization in circuits big enough to handle—didn’t just shake up theory; it launched the hardware revolution at the core of every advanced quantum computer humming today.

I remember stepping into Google Quantum AI’s superconducting lab and seeing the shimmer of ultra-pure aluminum—no bigger than a thumbnail, yet, within it, electrons dance together across a Josephson junction. Devoret himself stands as Chief Scientist there, still reimagining silicon with every new chip. These are not abstract theorists—they’re pioneers whose circuits are the roots of the quantum hardware powering platforms like Google’s Willow chip and those at research giants across the globe. Their work underwrites everything we now do with superconducting qubits.

To grasp just how wild this milestone is, let’s compare a quantum bit—or qubit—to the classical bits in your phone or laptop. A classical bit is binary: it’s either 0 or 1, and that’s its entire range. A qubit, by contrast, can be 0, 1, or any quantum blend of both at once—what we call superposition. But it gets jump-cut dramatic: through quantum entanglement, you can link qubits so their outcomes are intertwined no matter how far apart they are. Now, imagine the difference between toggling one lightbulb off and on, versus painting a city skyline with a thousand hues in a single brushstroke. That’s the quantum leap.

And now, thanks to this Nobel-winning foundation, quantum hardware is scaling rapidly—no longer just isolated testbeds, but prototype processors tackling real-world problems. Just this week, researchers at the University at Buffalo unveiled a new computational shortcut: the expanded truncated Wigner approximation. It takes quantum dynamics that once strained the world’s best supercomputers and shrinks them down, so they run on laptops. It’s as if we handed everyone access to the kind of raw quantum simulations that used to demand entire server farms. The acceleration of hardware and software means previously “impossible” simulations—molecular discoveries, optimization challenges, the quest for new drugs—are now in reach for labs and institutions everywhere.

The wider world is starting to notice. Wall Street just placed a $7 billion bet on a large-scale quantum hardware company, signaling that we’re no longer on the fringe. Quantum tech is pushing center stage, and, like the Nobel Committee highlighted, its reach could soon impact every single person on the planet.

That surge of energy you feel? It’s not just electrons; it’s the pulse of a new computation age. Send your questions or quantum quandaries to me at leo@inceptionpoint.ai. Subscribe to Quantum Tech Updates—stay ahead of the curve. This has been a Quiet Please Production, and for more, check out quietplease.ai. Until next time, stay superposed.

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Here’s Leo, your quantum computing specialist, bringing you this week’s Quantum Tech Updates.

Let me tell you, the world of quantum just shook—literally. Three days ago, John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis, whose work I’ve admired for decades, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for demonstrating macroscopic quantum effects in electrical circuits. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences put it perfectly: they proved that groups of electrons, acting as a single quantum entity, can tunnel across barriers and absorb or emit energy in discrete packets—even in devices you could hold in your hand. This wasn’t some abstract theory; this was quantum mechanics, big enough to touch. Imagine you’re watching a concert, and suddenly the entire orchestra tunnels through the stage—notes, instruments, and all—to reappear on the other side, playing Beethoven without missing a beat. That’s the level of weirdness we’re talking about. Their work, especially Martinis’ doctoral experiments at UC Berkeley in the 1980s, laid the foundation for the superconducting qubits that power today’s quantum processors.

But let’s zoom in on the hardware. The latest milestone isn’t just another lab curiosity. This year, we’ve seen quantum processors with error-corrected logical qubits that, in some cases, outperform classical supercomputers for specific tasks. Think of classical bits as light switches—strictly on or off. Qubits, though, are like spinning tops: they can be up, down, or any dizzying combination of both at the same time. This superposition, combined with entanglement—where quits instantaneously influence each other, no matter the distance—gives quantum machines their edge. When I walk through the lab at UC Santa Barbara, the hum of dilution refrigerators chilling chips to near absolute zero is the soundtrack of the quantum revolution. Superconducting circuits, descendants of Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis’ work, are now being scaled by companies like Google and startups such as John Martinis’ own QoLab. The goal? Noisy, error-prone qubits are giving way to arrays where errors are detected and corrected in real time—something ten years ago I’d have called science fiction.

Meanwhile, the buzz isn’t confined to California. Just yesterday, Palm Beach County hosted the Quantum Beach conference, where twelve Florida universities and industry leaders gathered to sign partnerships aimed at making South Florida a quantum hub. Kelly Smallridge from the Business Development Board called it a play for “industries of the future”—quantum computing, AI, cybersecurity. It’s not just talk; quantum is already accelerating drug discovery, securing communications, and measuring phenomena we couldn’t touch before, like ultra-weak magnetic fields or the precise ticking of atomic clocks.

In a world still dazzled by AI, it’s easy to overlook that every AI breakthrough—from protein folding to language models—depends on classical chips whose limits we’re fast approaching. Quantum computing isn’t just faster; it’s fundamentally different. As Ilana Wisby, quantum entrepreneur, recently noted, the Nobel trio’s work on Josephson junctions turned a quantum curiosity into the backbone of practical quantum technology. And let’s not forget Quantum Brilliance’s diamond-based ‘Quoll’ processor, just named one of TIME’s Best Inventions—showing that quantum isn’t just for mega-labs but can be compact, even portable.

So, here’s the big picture: every time you use your phone, your laptop, or even your smart fridge, you’re surfing on quantum technology. But the real revolution—quantum advantage—is inching closer. We’re not just optimizing what we have; we’re rewriting the rules. As John Martinis said this week, “It was all this basic research we did for decades that enabled this to happen.” And he’s not done yet. Neither am I.

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Did you feel the tremor in the tech world this week? It wasn’t a run-of-the-mill software update or a viral meme; this one was seismic—a shift that rewires how we think about reality at its most fundamental. Just two days ago, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their work that dragged the famously weird world of quantum mechanics out of the subatomic shadows and onto the workbench, in the form of a superconducting Josephson junction device—the beating heart of today’s quantum computers.

I’m Leo, Learning Enhanced Operator, and in a lab, I’d be the one double-checking the entanglement readouts while the cryostat hisses in the corner. But right now, let me take you inside this breakthrough that’s ignited every quantum lab from Berkeley to Beijing. Imagine a world where bits, instead of being just 0s or 1s, can live in both states at once—like an ambiguous headline that’s both clickbait and legitimate news. That’s the quantum bit, or qubit: superposition and entanglement, not unlike the secret alliances you see at global summits, with each nation hedging bets and possibilities.

The Nobel-winning team’s work back in the mid-80s wasn’t just about proving quantum effects in the tiniest particles—it was about scaling up. Their Josephson junction circuits pulled off something audacious: they coaxed whole groups of electrons into tunneling—literally sneaking through barriers that, by all classical logic, should have been insurmountable. Then they listened as those circuits absorbed and emitted energy only in fixed, quantized steps—like a staircase where you can only step from one tread to the next, never standing in between. This is a far cry from classical bits flicking off and on. Picture the differences like comparing Morse code telegraphs to high-bandwidth fiber optics: both send messages, but one operates in a universe of nuance, probability, and mind-bending interconnectedness.

Their results didn’t sit gathering dust—fast-forward to this week’s Quantum Beach conference in West Palm Beach, where figures from universities and industry inked agreements poised to translate this quantum groundwork into real-world quantum computing, cybersecurity, and even medical breakthroughs. Delegates buzzed about how quantum computers could solve problems that take today’s supercomputers years, in only minutes or seconds. The excitement is palpable—like a conductor raising the baton before a symphony of possibilities.

I’m struck by the resonance between this quantum leap and the political leaps reverberating from Nobel announcements: both hinge on moving from the possible to the actual. In the world of quantum hardware, that means moving from tabletop curiosity to experimental setups you can hold in your hand—artificial atoms, where quantized energy states become qubits, forming the backbone of real quantum processors.

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This week, the world of quantum technology was jolted with the same kind of electrifying excitement I felt the first time I watched entangled photons leap into superposition. The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has just been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John Martinis for their pioneering work demonstrating quantum mechanics on a scale you can actually hold in your hand. I’m Leo, your Learning Enhanced Operator, and on Quantum Tech Updates today, I’m going to unpack why their breakthrough is reshaping not just quantum computing, but how we think about reality—and maybe even the devices you’re using right now.

Imagine this: ordinarily, quantum weirdness lurks in the shadows—particles smaller than atoms, vanishing and reappearing, tunneling through walls as if our rules of cause and effect never existed. Now, picture standing in a bustling research lab at Yale or UC Santa Barbara decades ago. Instead of watching invisible electrons, these scientists crafted superconducting circuits large enough to see, cool to the touch, nestled on a chip, humming with current. Here’s where the drama begins: their circuits could actually tunnel—escaping from one energy state to another, as if a marble on your desk rolled through a solid bookcase and appeared on the other side, no force applied. Their devices didn’t just defy everyday logic. They emitted and absorbed energy in precise, discrete amounts—the hallmark of quantum physics.

This may sound abstract, but think about classical bits—the digital ones and zeros behind every photo and file on your phone. They’re like light switches, on or off, no in-between. A quantum bit, or qubit, is an entirely exotic creature. Thanks to quantum superposition, it’s like a dimmer switch that can be on, off, or any combination at the same time, until it’s observed. And crucially, because these scientists proved quantum effects could scale up to circuits we can manipulate, we now design chips where qubits become reality. According to Google’s Quantum AI team, Michel Devoret’s discoveries underpin both their Willow quantum chip and that 2019 milestone when a quantum processor performed a calculation classical computers would take centuries to crack.

That brings us to this week's milestone, recognized even by TIME: Quantum Brilliance’s 'Quoll' system—nominated as one of 2025’s best inventions—is deploying processors that could soon slot into everyday environments, blurring the border between the quantum lab and the real world.

The Nobel committee’s chair, Olle Eriksson, proclaimed that quantum physics “is the foundation of all digital technology.” As I watch the sun filter through the cryostat windows in my own lab, I see the parallel: just as light slips through glass yet energizes what’s inside, quantum breakthroughs illuminate new worlds in technology—shaping communications, security, even the future of medicine.

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This week in quantum computing feels like standing at the edge of a canyon—echoes of the past carrying forward, but today, the landscape has dramatically shifted. Just yesterday, at IBM’s Yorktown Heights facility, a powerful hush fell among the engineers—IBM’s Quantum team announced their Eagle Mark II chipset successfully achieved error mitigation across 256 superconducting qubits during live benchmarking. To put that in perspective: in classical computing, a “bit” is like a light switch—on or off, black or white. Quantum bits, or qubits, on the other hand, are more like paintbrushes swirling every hue at once. But until now, that artwork was smudged with noise and error. Eagle Mark II’s error mitigation is like finally finding the perfect varnish, allowing us to see the full vibrancy of quantum computation, even as we stretch to hundreds of qubits.

IBM’s principal investigator, Dr. Nandita Pai, described watching the qubits maintain coherence like “observing hundreds of talented dancers stay perfectly in time, despite gusts of wind.” This is big—error rates have haunted quantum for years, keeping large-scale computation out of reach. In live tests, they used advanced pulse shaping and real-time quantum feedback, a bit like tuning a thousand violins mid-symphony by listening, adjusting, listening again. Real-time experiments produced reliable results for optimization problems—something that, until now, was reserved for the tightest, smallest quantum circuits. The team ran combinatorial chemistry simulations that would have taken classical supercomputers days, all executed in seconds.

Why does this matter right now? Over at CERN, physicists have found themselves bottlenecked by climate models too complex for traditional silicon. Yesterday’s news from IBM sends ripples across those corridors in Geneva—because the technology for scalable quantum simulations is moving from “wishful thinking” into “tool in reach.” Imagine weather prediction leaping from regional radar imagery to instant planetary simulations, or pharmaceuticals designed on-the-fly for new pathogens. That’s the promise we’re glimpsing this week.

The lab itself, with its cryogenic silence and blinking racks, feels almost otherworldly. I sometimes joke it’s part spaceship, part cathedral. Walking past the dilution fridges—each humming, each glowing faint blue—it’s hard not to feel we’re nurturing something almost alive. One error-mitigated quantum computation is like a heartbeat slowly finding rhythm amid chaos.

Here’s my main takeaway: the comparison between classical bits and quantum bits isn’t just academic. It’s like the leap from monochrome snapshots to living, breathing cinema. As Eagle Mark II surges ahead, bits aren’t just flipping—they’re weaving entire galaxies of possibilities. Keep watching this space—next week, who knows what new frontiers we’ll trespass?

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Right now, somewhere behind layers of reinforced glass and a white tangle of cryogenic pipes, a revolution is chilling at near absolute zero. I’m Leo—the Learning Enhanced Operator—coming to you from the quantum lab, and today’s headline is impossible to ignore: D-Wave has launched its sixth-generation Advantage2 quantum system, packing a staggering 4,400 qubits.

To put that in perspective, think of classical bits as simple light switches, either on or off—ones or zeros. But each qubit? It behaves more like a world-class gymnast balancing on the beam, spinning and stretching in multiple directions at once—superposing states, entangling with its teammates, exploring vast solution spaces no ordinary computer could ever attempt. With Advantage2, D-Wave’s team isn’t just flipping switches; they’re orchestrating a mesmerizing dance of probability, pushing quantum computation into real-world territory in a way that’s reminiscent of how the first moon landing didn’t just prove what was possible—it set off a new era.

Across the quantum world, you can practically feel the energy humming. IonQ, Rigetti, IBM, and Google are racing nearby, each cold chamber lighting up with the blue glow of possibilities. Just this year, IonQ, working alongside AstraZeneca, AWS, and NVIDIA, simulated a notoriously thorny chemical reaction—the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling—over 20 times faster than classical pipelines. Meanwhile, Ford’s Turkish division slashed vehicle sequencing from thirty minutes to less than five, courtesy of quantum. The buzz is deafening: we are seeing quantum usefulness, not just theoretical models.

Let me take you inside the experience. The quantum control room vibrates with the hum of cooling units. A 4,400-qubit processor resides inside a dilution refrigerator colder than interstellar space. Technicians hover at banks of monitors, juggling calibration routines as pulses of microwave energy nudge qubits through their intricate circuits. It's a ballet of precision, error correction, and adaptability. And this is where we see adaptive quantum circuits making headlines this week, as Quantum Machines just announced the AQC25 conference in Boston. Their focus? Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms that adapt mid-experiment—a bit like changing strategies in a chess match after sensing your opponent’s intention. This adaptability is precisely what’s giving quantum systems their new edge.

Quantum hardware progress isn’t just about power for its own sake; it’s about impact. D-Wave, for example, has worked with utilities in Europe, deploying quantum to make wind and solar power generation more reliable and cut waste. In Tokyo, their algorithms delivered smart trash collection, halving fuel use and reducing air pollution—proof that quantum isn’t only about moonshot science; it’s increasingly invisible in the fabric of daily life.

As industries from finance to transit jump on board—and as conferences like AQC25 steer us toward scalable, error-corrected machines—2025 is shaping up as the commercial quantum era. If you’ve got thoughts burning in your mind or questions you want unraveled on air, just drop me a message at leo@inceptionpoint.ai. Remember to subscribe to Quantum Tech Updates for future breakthroughs. This has been a Quiet Please Production. For more information, visit quietplease.ai. Stay curious, and keep reaching for superposition in your day-to-day.

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Today in the lab, amid the hum of helium refrigerators and a forest of spaghetti-thin control cables, I watched a sequence unfold that might be remembered as a turning point in quantum hardware history. My name is Leo—the Learning Enhanced Operator—and you’re tuned in to Quantum Tech Updates. Let’s jump straight in.

This week, Quantum Machines announced a breakthrough at the Adaptive Quantum Circuits 2025 conference: their team unveiled a quantum processor with 276 superconducting qubits and, crucially, the first demonstration of adaptive error correction in real time. Imagine staring at thousands of bits, each both zero and one simultaneously, weaving through logic gates in patterns beyond human intuition. Now, picture adjusting their quantum states on the fly, correcting for errors as they happen rather than after the fact. It’s a seismic shift—almost like switching from riding a bicycle and constantly fixing the chain, to pedaling a bike that self-adjusts when the terrain changes.

To ground this in a familiar comparison, consider classical bits: they’re digital, stubbornly fixed at zero or one, like a room’s light switch. Qubits—especially in the superconducting realm—are more like dimmer switches, floating inside a fog of probabilities, entangled with their neighbors. With 276 operational qubits, and adaptive mid-circuit corrections, Quantum Machines’ chip can now sustain coherence longer, which is the holy grail in quantum hardware. Sustaining these delicate quantum states is like trying to preserve soap bubbles in a wind tunnel. The team used real-time feedback loops—think of a conductor listening and correcting a full orchestra mid-performance.

Adaptive quantum circuits are especially thrilling because they build on hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. These algorithms don’t just process information once but change their course based on what’s happening right now within the quantum computer. At the AQC25 conference, IBM’s Dr. Sima Rosen described how adaptive error correction could scale to thousands of qubits within a decade. The world’s top minds—physicists from Tel Aviv, engineers from MIT, theorists from the Max Planck Institute—are collaborating like quantum states themselves, interconnected, superposed, and occasionally, colliding in constructive interference.

What does this mean for the world outside chilled labs? IBM and Vanguard’s study this week predicts quantum-enhanced financial portfolio optimization could revamp trillion-dollar markets by reducing risk faster than any classical machine can compute. The Royal Society’s conference tomorrow is set to spotlight quantum advances in materials science—think drug design and battery tech, where the difference between possible and impossible is a few well-managed qubits.

In quantum hardware, each milestone is a step closer to practical quantum advantage—a goal that just last year seemed outside the fog, now a few more measurements away.

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Picture this: It’s midnight in a quantum lab, the air tinged with the faint chill from liquid helium and the deeper thrill of possibility. I’m Leo—the Learning Enhanced Operator—and you’re tuned into Quantum Tech Updates. Let’s dive right in because today’s headline is a milestone that makes the word “breakthrough” feel like an understatement.

Earlier today, EeroQ, a quantum hardware innovator out of Chicago, published in Physical Review X what may go down as a keystone moment for scalable quantum computing. For decades, we’ve been locked in a frigid arms race: quantum bits—qubits—needed to be conscripted to near absolute zero, just a few millikelvin, to keep their delicate quantum states alive. But EeroQ flipped the script. Their scientists managed to corral and control individual electrons on superfluid helium at temperatures over 1 Kelvin—more than a hundred times warmer than before!

Let me set the scene: These electrons levitate above an impossibly pure pool of liquid helium, dancing to the tune of superconducting microwave circuits. It’s like coaxing fireflies to blink in perfect unison, except the “light” here is the potential for computers that dwarf classical machines. Why does this matter? Imagine running your laptop in Antarctica’s harshest winter—not exactly handy or scalable. With EeroQ’s advance, suddenly it’s as if your quantum laptop could operate comfortably in your living room. Less chilling, more thrilling.

Now, for a sense of scale. In classical computing, one bit is a light switch: it’s on or off. But a quantum bit is like a suspended coin spinning in the air, holding both heads and tails, and also entangling with every other coin in the room. Every time a warm-blooded qubit stands strong above 1 Kelvin, we move closer to quantum processors with thousands—someday millions—of these spinning coins, unleashing computational forces no supercomputer today can match.

These hardware leaps are transforming theory into reality across the globe. At Duke University, researchers are crafting a 96-qubit quantum computer using trapped-ion technology, each ion holding its quantum coin. The leap from their current 32-qubit scale is enormous, and the goal—a practical, programmable system that acts as the proving ground for quantum error correction and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms.

Of course, nothing in quantum computing is static. Adaptive quantum circuits, as showcased in the upcoming AQC25 Conference in Boston, are enabling live, real-time tweaks to algorithms while they’re running. Imagine a symphony orchestra that can rewrite its music mid-performance—except the composers are researchers from MIT, Yale, and quantum powerhouses IBM and Google.

The quantum world feels, sometimes, like the global scene—ever-adaptive, collaborative, and always one unexpected breakthrough away from a paradigm quake. As you follow market headlines about quantum’s impact on portfolio optimization at Vanguard or HSBC, know the real seismic shifts start at the hardware level—in cold rooms, at the threshold of what’s possible.

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