The idea that parallel universes may play a role in quantum computing isn't new, but Neven's statement marked the first time a major tech executive linked his company's achievemen

Google’s latest project marks a major milestone in quantum computing. On Monday, the corporation unveiled a new chip, dubbed Willow, that could prove pivotal to the development and potential large-scale use of the field.

Quantum computing has the potential to be much faster than classical computing because it leverages the bizarre properties of matter that emerge at the smallest of scales. Quantum bits (or qubits) rely on superposition and entanglement to run some calculations orders of magnitude faster than classical computers,