Quantum computing closer to reality after another Google breakthrough: NYT

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Google on Monday unveiled a new quantum computer that may end this back-and-forth race with traditional machines and that points to a future in which quantum computers could drive advances in areas like drug discovery and artificial intelligence, according to The New York Times (NYT).

Google said its quantum computer, based on a computer chip called Willow, needs less than five minut