The Trump administration wants a useful quantum computer in two years. Microsoft wants one in three. Independent researchers ...

Four decades ago, physicists were theorizing that the mind-bending mechanics of quantum physics could be harnessed to make a new kind of computer that’s exponentially more powerful than conventional ...

The US government wants to get hold of a quantum computer good enough to contribute to scientific breakthroughs in just two ...

It’s hard to know what to make of quantum computers. On the one hand, it may very well be like where AI was five or seven ...

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the startup Oratomic have published a theoretical framework showing that a practical quantum computer capable of breaking modern encryption ...

Quantum computing is becoming an increasingly competitive field, with tech giants including Microsoft, Google and IBM ...

Tue, December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM UTC Because the goal is so lofty, tracking its progress has also been difficult. To help chart a course toward truly transformative quantum technology and mark ...

One directs a "national effort" toward a useful quantum computer; the other sets deadlines for quantum-resistant encryption.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -IBM announced on Wednesday it has built a new experimental quantum computing chip called Loon that demonstrates it hit a key milestone toward making useful quantum computers ...

Classical computing gave us automation. What's coming next is something closer to a factory that thinks. But getting there requires two technologies converging in a way that many might not fully ...

Quantum computers can produce randomness much more easily than previously thought, a surprising discovery that shows we still have much to learn about how the strange realm of quantum physics ...

Earlier this year, IBM disclosed that it was nearing $1 billion in cumulative signings related to quantum computing. The tech giant works with hundreds of partners, including established companies, ...