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title: "Google Says It Just Cracked One of Quantum Computing’s Biggest Bottlenecks"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/google-says-it-just-cracked-one-of-quantum-computings-biggest-bottlenecks/
date: 2026-10-15
modified: 2026-10-15
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Google's Willow chip cut errors 40x on the scarce “magic states” quantum computers burn through, a step toward smaller, useful machines—and toward ones that could threaten today's encryption."
categories:
  - "Technology"
word_count: 28
---

# Google Says It Just Cracked One of Quantum Computing’s Biggest Bottlenecks

Google's Willow chip cut errors 40x on the scarce “magic states” quantum computers burn through, a step toward smaller, useful machines—and toward ones that could threaten today's encryption.