# QRL Weekly, 2024-August-20

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Published: 2024-08-20
Updated: 2024-08-20



Author: The QRL Core Contributors
















Weekly Development Snapshot Reviewed code for applyTransaction, ApplyMessage, TransitionDB, preCheck, IntrinsicGas, stateDB.Prepare, setNonce, refundGas, types.Receipt, StateDB.Finalise. First draft implementation for Zond chrome extension wallet finished, other features such as support for tokens, dApps, UI polishing in progress. Updated qrl.proto & regenerated stub files for walletd-rest-proxy. Updated XMSS MaxHeight limit to 30 in go-qrllib and updated panic message for the same. More tests are being added for Go-Zond. Quantum News Rigetti Unveils Breakthrough Chip Fabrication Process For Scalable QPUs On 18 Aug 2024: Rigetti Computing has introduced a new chip fabrication process called Alternating-Bias Assisted Annealing (ABAA), which enhances qubit frequency targeting, reduces defects, and improves scalability for their quantum computing systems, with the 84-qubit Ankaa-3 system expected by the end of 2024. - quantumzeitgeist.com
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