The day when a quantum computer manages to break common encryption, or Q-Day, is fast approaching, and the world is not close ...

Quantum hardware and software are advancing rapidly – and our online encryption systems need to change to stay ahead.

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star.

Google's quantum paper made headlines with that number. Here's what it means, what's actually at risk, and why 6.9 million ...

The clock is ticking on cryptocurrency.

Caltech researchers cut quantum computing qubit estimates by 100x, putting encryption-breaking quantum computers theoretically within reach this decade.

Chicago has quickly emerged as a hub for quantum computing, with the state of Illinois and technology companies pouring millions of dollars into developing a campus to build the world’s first ...

Quantum computing, on the cusp of a technological revolution, is set to significantly alter the way we process and interact with data. The latest quantum computer has implications far beyond the ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Duke researchers are spearheading an effort to build one of the largest quantum computers in academia that some say can be a game-changer in science and technology. "It's an ...

There are currently about 80 companies across the world manufacturing quantum computing hardware. Because I report on quantum computing, I have had a chance to watch it grow as an industry from up ...

For years, the conversation around quantum computing and cryptocurrency has been dominated by a single, breathless question: Will a quantum breakthrough kill Bitcoin? The fear is simple enough.

If you are to believe the glossy marketing campaigns about ‘quantum computing’, then we are on the cusp of a computing revolution, yet back in the real world things look a lot less dire. At least if ...