Amazon has unveiled a prototype quantum chip called Ocelot. The first-generation processor has what is being called “rudimentary computing capability” but is progress on a path toward a more sophisticated machine. Ocelot represents what the company says is its “effort to develop, from the ground up, a hardware implementation of quantum error correction that is both resource efficient and scalable” with an aim of reducing error correction by up to 90 percent. Developed at the AWS Center for Quantum Computing at the California Institute of Technology, Ocelot can be manufactured using microelectronics techniques, Amazon says. Continue reading New Amazon Chip Created for Scalable Quantum Computing

CuspAI, a UK startup that aims to help engineer sustainable materials, has raised $30 million from venture funds in Europe and the U.S., secured a partnership with Meta’s FAIR unit, and employed the advisory services of AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton in its mission to tackle climate change. “CuspAI leverages cutting-edge generative AI, deep learning, and molecular simulation to streamline the material design process,” the company announced. Its platform “functions like a search engine for materials, allowing users to request specific properties for new materials on demand,” speeding the process of “the discovery of materials with precise functionalities.” Continue reading Green Startup CuspAI Secures $30 Million, Meta Partnership