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‘Nobody thought it was possible’: Quantum teleportation is here | BBC Science Focus Magazine
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TLDR: They sent information through a fiber-optic cable using fewer photons per bit than before.
They only transmitted information, not any non-photon particles. They didn't exceed the speed of light, or exceed the speed of light through fiber-optic cable.
“Almost instantly.”