Every online bank transfer, private message and Bitcoin transaction rests on the assumption that some math problems are practically impossible to solve. Quantum computers threaten to flip that ...

Someday, somebody, somewhere will likely have a quantum computer capable of cracking the fragile codes that underpin every piece of data we exchange over the internet. We don’t know when. It could be ...

Initiative aims to publish a formally verified implementation of Shor’s quantum factoring algorithm with relevance to cryptography and other high-value domains ...

For quantum computers to change the game of computation, scientists need to show that the machines’ calculations are correct. Now, there’s hope. Google’s Willow quantum chip has achieved verifiable ...

Paris-based quantum computing startup Alice & Bob has announced a stunning breakthrough in quantum computing: its qubits can now resist bit-flip errors for more than an hour. That’s four times longer ...

If your New Year’s resolution is to understand quantum computing this year, take a cue from a 9-year-old podcaster talking to ...

The Nvidia logo outside the company's offices in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. In the last two weeks, NVIDIA, the enabler and chief beneficiary of the AI craze, has bought into quantum ...

AI is having a seismic impact on processes across all industries, speeding things up and driving costs down. And digital ...

Is quantum Bitcoin hacking here? Bitcoin was built on the principle that once funds are secured by a private key, only the holder can access them. But what if that assumption no longer holds? In what ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. Two years ago, I spent about six months in deep discussions ...

A quantum computer powerful enough to break Bitcoin could steal coins while the network runs as usual. If a quantum computer capable of breaking modern encryption were to come online today, Bitcoin ...