Much interest in quantum computer development was spurred by Peter Shor's 1994 discovery of an algorithm that showed how ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. After trying out algorithmic trading on a quantum computer, HSBC recently joined a growing list of companies to ...

Quantum computing, which leverages the probabilistic nature of quantum physics to accelerate certain types of computations exponentially, may be the next major technological revolution. While quantum ...

For the past year, I kept bringing the same story to my editor: quantum computers are on the edge of becoming useful for scientific discovery. Of course, that has always been the goal. The idea of ...

Quantum computing has long lived in the realm of lab demos and bold PowerPoint slides, but two of the industry’s biggest players now say the first truly useful machines are less than five years away.

IBM is innovating quickly as it pushes toward useful quantum computing. The company has a clear roadmap and the resources to get to the finish line over the next decade. Quantum computing, which ...

Quantum computers are thought to be able to perform processes that are impossible with conventional computers by utilizing properties such as ' Some companies developing quantum computers, such as IBM ...

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. I’m standing in front ...

Google says it is setting a timeline to migrate to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by 2029, warning that action is needed before “a future quantum computer can break current encryption”. View on euron ...

IBM is innovating quickly as it pushes toward useful quantum computing. The company has a clear roadmap and the resources to get to the finish line over the next decade. Over the next decade, it's ...

Quantum chaos used to be the kind of phrase that made experimental physicists wince, a shorthand for fragile devices going off the rails when too many particles started talking to each other. Now a ...