US users rush in as China opens its top quantum computer Origin Wukong to the world, state media reports

US tops list of users from 61 countries to have accessed Origin Wukong remotely in 10 days, Science and Technology Daily reports. Co-founder of firm that built machine cites notion of ‘scientific exploration without borders’, though ‘US quantum computers are not open to China’. — SCMP

China’s independently developed state-of-the-art quantum computer, Origin Wukong, was opened up to global users 10 days ago.

Since then, remote visitors from 61 countries have been able to access the superfast computer, with the United States topping the list, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday.