{
  "id": 6130268,
  "title": "NEC Discontinues Quantum Computer Hardware Development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/nec-discontinues-quantum-computer-hardware-development",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:48:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090700732/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--NEC Corp. discontinued developing quantum computer hardware at the end of March, people familiar with the matter said. The Japanese electronics maker apparently judged that continuing to develop quantum computer hardware will not produce the profits expected, given the many challenges to be cleared for practical use, such as the lack of a dominant hardware approa...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}