A recent report finds that quantum computing poses a genuine threat to Bitcoin, while efforts to safeguard the network are already underway.

Australian researchers have built the first working quantum battery prototype—defying every rule conventional batteries follow.

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can ...

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.

Developers are already working to address quantum risks, and investors shouldn’t mistake a long-term challenge for an ...

A new encryption method developed at Florida International University aims to secure digital content against the threat posed by future quantum computers.

A new quantum system called giant superatoms could protect quantum information and enable entanglement between multiple ...

Reading time 3 minutes According to physicist Paul Davies, a tried-and-true “quantum” device exploits the odd rules of ...

Quantum computers could solve certain problems that would take traditional classical computers an impractically long time to solve. At the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), ...

Quantum AI may become the most consequential technology in human history. Yet it feels like someone else's problem to us.

New Quantum-as-a-Service platform helps entrepreneurs analyze complex tax, investment, and financial decisions faster ...

In The Gold Standard, Saifedean Ammous provides an alternate history to World War One, wherein the war is stopped early by a new, decentralized monetary system.