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What problems can quantum computers solve right now which classical computers cannot solve? [duplicate]

I know that an error-corrected quantum computer with unlimited amount of qubits can provide a significant speed up compared to classical computers for specific kind of problems, e.g. searching in an ...
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Why does Google's quantum processor outperform IBM's?

I understand that both have 53 qubit devices, yet it is Google that has demonstrated quantum supremacy (although IBM refutes this!). I'm not sure if this is true but it seems like IBM cannot replicate ...
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Why do the IBM and Google processors both have 53 qubits?

As I understand from this IBM post both the IBM and Google teams have independently built 53-qubit processors. What is the significance of the number 53? It is purely coincidental, or is there a ...
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