In Search of the Shortest Route A tangle of bright red cables encircles an unassuming chip in the center. This is the Advantage2 quantum annealer from D-Wave. This quantum computer specializes in optimization problems: tasks that require weighing countless possibilities against each other and quickly push even modern supercomputers to their limits. The Advantage2 quantum annealer from D-Wave is designed to solve complex optimization problems. © D-Wave A simple example of an o