SMRTR Science & EngineeringJun 24, 2026BBC News

Scientist publishes fresh doubts over Microsoft's quantum claims

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A UK physicist published a paper in Nature challenging Microsoft's quantum computing breakthroughs, claiming their software verification tool had coding errors and that they never proved creating the Majorana particle. Microsoft defended its work, but critics say insufficient shared data makes independent verification impossible.

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