The Browser Wars Begin, Mixed Reality Gets Real, and Quantum Computers Might Actually Work

OpenAI launches Atlas, its AI-powered answer to Google Chrome, but security concerns and a tumbling Alphabet stock price raise questions about the browser wars' first volley. Samsung enters the mixed reality arena with Galaxy XR at a steep discount to Apple's Vision Pro, forcing the question: can Android XR convert loyal iPhone users without ecosystem lock-in? Meanwhile, Apple's ultra-thin iPhone Air dreams are crashing against market indifference, joining Samsung's failed foldable Edge in proving consumers want battery life over thinness. And in genuinely exciting news, Google's Quantum AI achieves a verifiable quantum advantage with their Willow chip—potentially unlocking real-world applications in drug discovery within five years.

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• https://quantumcomputingreport.com/google-quantum-ai-achieves-verifiable-quantum-advantage-on-willow-chip-with-quantum-echoes-algorithm