Google's Willow chip has achieved a verifiable quantum advantage, running a new algorithm 13,000 times faster than the best supercomputers. This breakthrough, named Quantum Echoes, can explain atomic interactions and paves the way for drug discovery and materials science. The verifiable result marks a significant step towards real-world quantum computing applications.
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