INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
While commercial quantum computing is still a ways off, Microsoft has officially launched its own hardware network.The Microsoft Quantum
Network made its official debut during a Startup Summit at the company's Redmond HQ which laid out the its vision for the future of quantum
computing.Representatives from 16 startups attended Microsoft's summit which featured talks from leaders of its quantum team as well as
demos and workshops related to its programming tools.Corporate vice president of Microsoft's Azure Hardware Systems Group, Todd Holmdahl
problems like climate change
We think we have opportunities to solve problems around materials science, personal health care, machine learning
All of these things are possible and obtainable with a quantum computer
over the last year and a half by releasing a new programming language specifically for quantum workloads called Q# as part of its Quantum
Development Kit and the company has also worked with researchers and academic institutions.According to Julie Love, director of Microsoft
technology will be applied in such a way that customers can switch between traditional computing and quantum computing based on the
individual needs of the problems they're trying to solve.Last year, Holmdah predicted that commercial quantum computers would be available
in five years and while we'll have to wait to see if his prediction has come true, Microsoft has certainly made big steps towards that goal
with the release of the Microsoft Quantum Network.Via GeekWire
