One CEO has predicted that the quantum computing industry will take a huge step forward this year.

Quantum computing is a revolutionary form of computing that uses the principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations that would be infeasible or impossible for classical computers. Unlike classical computers, which use bits as the basic unit of ...

On May 21, the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would give a total of $2 billion in grants to nine companies at the bleeding edge of quantum computing technology, including I

Quantum computers have the potential to transform science, accelerating breakthroughs in drug development, cosmology, materials science, nuclear physics, and more.

Quantum power is calculated in qubits. Every 10 qubits supports 1,024 computations, giving hackers 1,024 times the power to break encryption in one swoop, Steward illustrated. There are now machines with up to 6,100 qubits in processing power, and this number keeps growing.

Microsoft's Majorana 2 qubits last 20 seconds vs microseconds for rivals, built with agentic AI. The company now targets a scalable quantum computer by 2029.

The day when a quantum computer can crack commonly used forms of encryption is drawing closer. The world isn’t prepared, experts say.

With dozens of companies, from small startups to tech giants, pursuing quantum computing, there’s a steady flow of results as they try to find a path to utility. We typically focus on new technologies and major landmarks, which can obscure the fact that ...