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 ...

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

Quantum computers of the future may be closer to reality thanks to new research from Caltech and Oratomic, a Caltech-linked start-up company. Theorists and experimentalists teamed up to develop a new ...

Although the potential applications of quantum computing are widespread, a new feasibility study suggests quantum computers still face major hurdles in solving quantum chemistry problems. The study, ...

Quantum computers are already here, but they make far too many errors. This is arguably the biggest obstacle to the technology really becoming useful, but recent breakthroughs suggest a solution may ...

Two research groups say they have significantly reduced the amount of qubits and time required to crack common online ...

Wave, the testnet has drawn 13,000 sign-ups and early work from six research teams, but remains an experimental environment ...

In our latest Computing research we look at developments in quantum computing and cryptography, whether UK IT leaders believe ...

Google warned that quantum advances could break crypto security sooner than expected, with analysts recommending ‘appropriate ...

Caltech slashes quantum computing requirements 100x, undermining the core argument that Bitcoin's encryption is safe for decades.

Secure Multi-Party Computation protects Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments from quantum threats while ensuring AI data privacy.