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Relevant reading: "Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog" by Peter Gutmann and Stephan Neuhaus [0].

Shows in a humorous way how the vast majority of quantum computing "records" are utter nonsense based on simplifying the factorization so far, that it turns into a problem on the difficulty level of "factorize 9" - _before_ running the experiment.

Journalists however tend to lack the knowledge to accurately represent that, resulting in nonsensical record claims.

[0]: https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/1237.pdf