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Google Quantum AI's Hartmut Neven (L) and Anthony Megrant (R) examine a cryostat refrigerator for cooling quantum computing chips at Google's Quantum AI lab in Santa Barbara, California, U.S. November 25, 2024. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis

Google Quantum AI's Hartmut Neven (left) and Anthony Megrant examine a cryostat refrigerator for cooling quantum computing chips.

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