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Fusion42 · 14 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Rigetti Computing has experimentally demonstrated a qubit-efficient quantum optimization algorithm that reduces the required physical qubits for large-scale combinatorial problems. The algorithm achieved near-standard solution quality on a 9-qubit superconducting processor and enables a tunable tradeoff between qubit count and circuit depth, supported by DARPA and U.S. Department of Energy resources.
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Quantum computing founders should cut reliance on qubit-heavy models this week as Rigetti’s new algorithm lets you solve bigger problems with fewer qubits. The sharper tradeoff between qubit count and circuit depth opens a faster route to scaling near-term quantum devices.
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