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Alice & Bob reports Phase 1 cat qubit results in France's PROQCIMA programme

Alice & Bob reported Phase 1 results in France's PROQCIMA quantum computing programme, testing three cat qubit chips and demonstrating noise biased CNOT gates and error correction cycles. The logical error rate has not yet fallen below threshold.

Verified AI-drafted Alice & Bob press release via EIN Presswire, 20 October 2026

What it does not test. Does not show fault tolerant quantum computing; the error rate remains above the correction threshold.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. R&D milestone, error rate still above threshold; no ownership/operate/law/parts answer changes. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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