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• Google unveils computer with 'quantum supremacy', rivals say wait a qubit

  Google researchers expect that quantum computers within a few years will fuel advancements in fields such as artificial intelligence, materials science and chemistry.

• The rise of ‘DARQ’ power

  Organisations are setting their sights beyond digital transformation, and many realise they need new technology in their arsenal to succeed, writes Justin Gray of Accenture

• Digital ethics and privacy emerge as top tech trend to prepare for in 2019: Gartner

  People are increasingly concerned about how their personal information is being used by organisations in both the public and private sector, and the backlash will only increase for organisations that are not proactively addressing these concerns, says Gartner vice president David Cearley

• 5 tech trends that blur the lines between human and machine

  Over the next decade, humanity will begin its ‘transhuman’ era, reports Gartner

• Microsoft puts quantum computing higher on its hardware priority list

  Microsoft is accelerating its efforts to make a quantum computer as it looks to a future of computing beyond today's PCs and servers.

• Diamonds could be building blocks for quantum computers

  Diamonds are among the most expensive gems in the world, but they could also serve as a building block for quantum computers.

• This new model for quantum circuits is like a 5-decker sandwich

  One of the challenges on the way to realising the benefits of quantum computing is finding a way to compactly assemble and then precisely control enough quantum bits, or "qubits," to deliver on the technology's enormous processing potential. Researchers at Penn State University said they've made a big advance.

• Google just made a leap for quantum computing

  Many approaches are being tried in the race to develop a working quantum computer, but Google this week reported using a combination of techniques with particularly promising results.

• Why AI still needs us: To build quantum computers

  We humans may still be licking our wounds following AI's victory at the ancient game of Go, but it turns out we still have something to be proud of.

• Diamonds may be quantum computing's new best friend

  MIT researchers have announced a new approach that uses diamonds to solve a tricky problem with quantum computers.

• Intel promises US$50m for quantum computing research

  Fully functional quantum computers are still a dozen years off, which is why Intel needs to invest in fundamental research now, according to CEO Brian Krzanich.

• Scientists probe quantum sounds

  Physicists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a way to use microwaves to probe the sounds of a ‘quantum dot’, the latest promising discovery in the race to build super high performance computers of the future.