Willow Chip Cuts Magic-State Errors 40-Fold, Reshaping Quantum Economics

Willow Chip Cuts Magic-State Errors 40-Fold, Reshaping Quantum Economics

Google Quantum AI has dragged one of quantum computing’s least glamorous chores off the whiteboard and onto real silicon. In a paper published in Science on 15 October, the company’s researchers report that a technique called magic state cultivation works on the Willow processor, cutting state-preparation errors by roughly 40-fold and lifting logical fidelity for … Read more

Gemini 4 Argon Goes Live: Google’s Frontier Model Hits API, App and Search

Gemini 4 Argon Goes Live: Google’s Frontier Model Hits API, App and Search

Google has unveiled Gemini 4 Argon, its newest frontier model, and pushed it live the same day across the Gemini app, AI Mode in Search and the developer API. Announced on October 13, 2026, Argon is the first release in the Gemini 4 generation and now tops a lineup that also includes Flash and Pro. … Read more