New kinds of processors are being designed to add-on to existing equipment, to give classic computers a quantum boost. The end result isn’t a complete quantum computing system, but more of a hybrid. Rigetti Computing is building small quantum processors that integrate with the cloud. Pharmaceutical company Merck is experimenting with the processors for faster drug development and production.
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