The theoretical threat that quantum computers pose to the Bitcoin network moved a step closer to reality on Friday. Project Eleven, a startup focused on quantum security, awarded its "Q-Day Prize" to ...

Explore the potential of quantum computing and the challenges ahead as researchers strive to overcome noise and errors.

Two executive orders pulled federal deadlines for quantum-proof encryption forward to 2030, after 2026 research cut the cost ...

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Helios, a US-based quantum computer, demonstrated 99.9975% fidelity in one-qubit operations, while maintaining 99.921% ...

Quantinuum has unveiled a third-generation quantum computer that could be easier to scale up than rival approaches. The US- and UK-based company Quantinuum today unveiled Helios, its third-generation ...

The alleged dangers of AI have been shoved down people’s throats for years, led by doomerism about it eliminating human jobs ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Science and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are prioritizing collaboration over competition to advance quantum computer development ...

A proposed workaround could enable quantum-resistant Bitcoin transactions without a protocol change, but high compute costs limit real-world use. A Bitcoin researcher has come up with a way that could ...

Quantum computers are often benchmarked by the number of quantum bits (qubits) they have, but a large collection of unreliable qubits is no more useful than a football team of unskilled players.

Last week, cybersecurity researchers woke up to bad news. Research in new papers published by Google and a quantum computing startup, Oratomic, suggests that quantum computers capable of breaking the ...