IBM has made a major announcement in the field of Quantum Computing, with a new 133-qubit quantum processor called Heron that also has an error rate that is three times lower than its previous processor. In addition, they have introduced Quantum System Two, a modular quantum computer. IBM says this new processor and Quantum System Two brings quantum computing into the realm of "utility scale", where the problems you can solve with a quantum computer start to become meaningfully different than what you could solve with a classical computer.

Links from Today:

~ IBM Press Release: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2023-12-04-IBM-Debuts-Next-Generation-Quantum-Processor-IBM-Quantum-System-Two,-Extends-Roadmap-to-Advance-Era-of-Quantum-Utility

~ IBM Promo Video for the Quantum System Two Quantum Computer: https://youtu.be/Qndz54SGCAs?si=HZWElPBIfatCz-Na

~ IBM Keynote IBM Quantum Summit on December 4, 2023: https://youtu.be/De2IlWji8Ck?si=fneQBOro_WsX1iv8

~ Verge Interview with Jerry Chow. He’s the director of quantum systems at IBM: https://www.theverge.com/23988271/ibm-quantum-heron-system-two-jerry-chow-qubits

~ CBS 60 Minutes Story (the second story, about 15:25 mark):
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/T6OrmDMG1JtcjONDspznVmF2hhXglFun/