{
  "id": 9211082,
  "title": "Microsoft says it will give DARPA on-site access to its latest quantum computing hardware, including the Majorana 2 chip, at its new Maryland research center (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/microsoft-says-it-will-give-darpa-on-site-access-to-its-latest",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/microsoft-give-darpa-hands-on-access-to-quantum-system-new-maryland-site-2026-09-22/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has announced that it will provide the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) with direct, on-site access to its latest quantum computing hardware at a new research center in Maryland. This hardware includes the Majorana 2 chip, according to Reuters.\n\nThe arrangement allows DARPA to access Microsoft's quantum computing technology at its new facility.\n\nThere is no connection between this announcement and other reports about a security researcher, NightmareEclipse, who has found a way to prevent Microsoft Defender Antivirus from updating itself. This separate issue involves a proof-of-concept tool called “BigDiskBuster”.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "NightmareEclipse's latest zero-day leaves Microsoft Defender stuck in the past",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/nightmareeclipses-latest-zero-day-leaves-microsoft-defender-stuck-in",
        "published": "2026-09-22T16:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}