Israeli startup to build quantum computing center

Israel is making progress in the development of quantum computing, as are Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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A laser tests the optical waveguide of a chip for quantum computing in a laboratory at the technology company Q.ant in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Sept. 14, 2021. - THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images
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An Israeli startup has been selected by the government to build a large quantum computing center in the country. 

The Tel Aviv-based Quantum Machines announced today that the Israel Innovation Authority tapped them to establish the Israel Quantum Computing Center. Israel is setting up the first-of-its-kind center in line with the 2018 Israel National Quantum Initiative, Quantum Machines said in a press release. 

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