Atom Computing, a startup, claims to be testing a 1,180 qubit quantum computer that could be available next year, outpacing giants like IBM and Google. They use neutral atoms as their go-to qubits, which promises both stability and the ability to scale up. However, the error rate for individual qubit operations is very high, making it impractical for complex calculations right now. Atom Computing expects to have solved this issue in the near future and is working towards a similar milestone as IBM's upcoming "Kookaburra" 1,386-qubit multichip processor set for a 2025 release.