Google’s quantum leap

Coming up today: Google’s quantum leap, Operation Matterhorn, and Uber’s kind-of licence renewal.

Join the WIRED Bookclub! We’re reading Factfulness, by Hans Rosling. Find out more and read an extract here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wired-book-club-factfulness

The stories we talked about this week:

Inside Operation Matterhorn, the dizzying aftermath of Thomas Cook’s collapse
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/thomas-cook-collapse-caa-operation-matterhorn

Google’s quantum breakthrough means quantum’s finally getting serious
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/google-quantum-computers-supremacy

Uber’s licensing troubles won’t see it vanish from London’s streets
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uber-london-licence-renewal

Music by Filip Hnizdo

Show produced and edited by Matt Reynolds