Dina Genkina

6 min read Dina Genkina is the computing and hardware editor at IEEE Spectrum Microsoft claims it has finally developed a topological quantum chip, the Majorana 1. John Brecher/Microsoft Yesterday, three members of Microsoft’s quantum team presented their work towards a topological quantum computer at the APS Global Summit in Anaheim. Last month, the team made waves announcing their first topological quantum chip, the Majorana 1. More quietly, Nokia Bell Labs has been working on their

4 min read Dina Genkina is the computing and hardware editor at IEEE Spectrum Lonestar’s Freedom Data Center payload sits onboard Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander for IM-2 before takeoff. Intuitive Machines Tomorrow, 26 February, SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Intuitive Machines mission that will stay on the surface of the moon for approximately three weeks before returning to Earth. Among other things, the Intuitive Machines lander contains a mini data center,