Quantum computing is getting there. After years of slow but steady development to create a useful quantum computer that can outperform classical machines, we’re still squarely in the so-called “noisy intermediate-scale quantum era.” However, many of the pieces needed for building more advanced — and stable — machines are starting to fall into place now. At the Microsoft Ignite 2024 conference, Microsoft and Atom Computing on Tuesday announced yet another breakthrough on the way to a fault-tolera...