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429 points AbhishekParmar | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.409s | source
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elAhmo ◴[] No.45670864[source]
Definitely not a quantum expert, but I have a feeling that news like this have been happening for more than a decade, without anything usable.
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1. terminalbraid ◴[] No.45671850[source]
It's what happens when companies are driven by profit rather than making accurate scientific statements that reputation is built by and further research funding is predicated on.

Hyperbolic claims like this are for shareholders who aren't qualified to judge for themselves because they're interested in future money and not actual understanding. This is what happens when you delegate science to corporations.

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2. bobbyprograms ◴[] No.45673102[source]
Yeah but let’s be honest they aren’t going to be profiting off this. So maybe to help them feel they are contributing to a good cause