The Google Willow Quantum Chip isn't just a faster computer — it's a computer that does things no other machine on Earth can do. In December 2024, Google announced that its 105-qubit Willow processor had completed a standard benchmark calculation in under five minutes. The same task would take the world's fastest classical supercomputer longer than the age of the universe — roughly 10 septillion years. If that number means nothing to you right now, don't worry. By the end of this article, you'll understand exactly why it matters, what it really means, and — most importantly — how it...