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D-Wave’s fresh claim that it has achieved “quantum advantage” has sparked criticism of the company—and of the scientific process itself

D-Wave Quantum shares popped Wednesday, along with other quantum computing stocks, after the company claimed to achieve a breakthrough.

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D-Wave's claim that its quantum computers can solve problems that would take hundreds of years on classical machines have been undermined by two separate research groups showing that even an ordinary

Regardless, it is unlikely to be a game-changer for the stock in the near term. D-Wave Quantum remains a capital-intensive company with very little revenue. It will remain a high-risk dilutive investment for the foreseeable future.

The company says it has solved the first problem of scientific relevance with a quantum processor faster than it would be done with classical computers.

Shares of some quantum computing companies rallied on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session and bucking the broader market's trend after D-Wave Quantum forecast stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue.

D-Wave is the latest quantum computing company to say it has achieved “quantum supremacy,” better known as the ability to solve a problem with a quantum computer that can’t be done with a traditional computer.