Quantum computers use qubits, which are based on quantum physics, allowing them to solve complex problems far faster than ...

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.

Microsoft started 2025 with the introduction of its Majorana quantum chip, nearly eight years after its quantum language breakthrough. The computing giant's chip advancement kicked off a fiery ...

The errors that quantum computers make are holding the technology back. But recent progress in quantum error correction has ...

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

QuamCore Ltd, a startup working to develop a quantum computer with one million qubits, today announced that it has raised $26 million in early-stage funding. Sentinel Global led the Series A round ...

Quantum computers work by applying quantum operations, such as quantum gates, to delicate quantum states. Ideally, quantum ...

Two popular quantum computing algorithms for problems in chemistry may have very limited use even as quantum hardware ...

In today's edition of The Edward Snowden Files, The Washington Post reports that the National Security Agency, with a plan that sounds like something Lex Luthor cooked up, is racing to build a quantum ...