This article is part of a package on the future of quantum computing. Read about the most promising applications of these machines here and see an illustrated field guide to qubits here. Inside a ...

For years, the threat of quantum computing lived comfortably in the category of “interesting but distant,” but that comfort ...

Online data is generally pretty secure. Assuming everyone is careful with passwords and other protections, you can think of it as being locked in a vault so strong that even all the world’s ...

A team of U.S. researchers has designed a passive quantum error correction technique that enables qubits to correct their own ...

・Coinbase CEO announced that the firm has formed an independent advisory board focused on quantum computing and blockchain security. ・CEO Brian Armstrong explained that the move is aimed at preparing ...

Google cut the qubit estimate to break Ethereum's cryptography by 20x. Now only a few blockchains have a plan, including ETH.

Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require nearly the resources anticipated just a year or two ago, two independently ...

Researchers at China's Shanghai University have demonstrated how quantum mechanics could pose a realistic threat to current encryption schemes even before full-fledged quantum computers become ...

The White House issued twin executive orders to accelerate U.S. development of large-scale quantum computers while simultaneously hardening federal systems against quantum-enabled attacks on ...

Apple announced today it is upgrading iMessage’s security layer to post-quantum cryptography, starting in iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4 and watchOS 10.4. The technology giant said that in the coming ...