A secretive US start-up founded Âusing technology developed at the University of Bristol has raised $230m (£179m) as it seeks to beat Google and IBM in the race to develop a working quantum computer.
PsiQuantum, founded by former Bristol professor Jeremy OâBrien, has secured the funds from investors Âincluding a venture capital fund started by former Google executive Andy ÂRubin.
It is believed to be one of the biggest investments to date in quantum computing, a potentially world-changing technology that relies on quantum Âmechanics to produce computers more powerful than any existing âclassicalâ counterpart.
Google recently claimed it had achieved âquantum supremacyâ, a long sought-after breakthrough…
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