In a breakthrough towards reaching the first-ever real-world application of quantum computing, Google Quantum AI's Willow chip has achieved the "first-ever verifiable quantum advantage", running its 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm at a speed 13 thousand times faster than the best classical algorithm in the world's fastest supercomputer.

Sharing the news, Google CEO Sundar Pichai celebrated the achievement while highlighting how the new algorithm can "explain interactions between atoms in a molecule using nuclear magnetic resonance" and also pave the way for future discovery in drugs and materials science.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was quick to notice Pichai’s post as the tech billionaire commented, “Congrats. Looks like quantum computing is becoming relevant.”

October 22, 2025

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