The dreaded Q-day could arrive sooner than expected, and when it does, experts say we need to be ready. Reading time 8 minutes In 1994, American mathematician Peter Shor developed a quantum algorithm ...

Recent research papers posted to arXiv have sharply reduced the estimated computing power a quantum machine would need to crack the encryption protecting major cryptocurrencies and other digital ...

Researchers affiliated with Caltech and the quantum computing startup Oratomic have published a preprint claiming that Shor’s algorithm, the theoretical tool capable of breaking widely used public-key ...

Some 30 years ago, the mathematician Peter Shor took a niche physics project — the dream of building a computer based on the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics — and shook the world. Shor ...

The takeaway: Experts have long warned about the threat that conventional cryptography faces from quantum computers, potentially undermining the foundational security of all digital encryption. New ...

Building a utility-scale quantum computer that can crack one of the most vital cryptosystems—elliptic curves—doesn’t require nearly the resources anticipated just a year or two ago, two independently ...

A team of Google researchers just set a new date for post-quantum cryptography migration: 2029. Among other things, this means that Bitcoin, as well as many other cryptocurrencies, needs to adopt new ...

Per Moskvitch, Aaronson later watched the episode with his own two children, who kept asking follow-up questions. “This is ...

科学家们经常被建议用孩子也能理解的语言来解释他们的工作——当涉及到量子力学这样复杂的课题时，这项任务尤其具有挑战性。如果采访者是一个真正的孩子，比如9岁的凯·莫斯科维奇（Kai Moskvitch），又名“量子少年”，事情就变得容易多了。凯和他的母亲，理论物理学家和科学传播者卡蒂亚·莫斯科维奇（Katia Moskvitch），共同主持“量子少年（The Quantum ...

Jon McNeill, DVx Ventures co-founder and CEO, former Tesla president and 'The Algorithm' author joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss a workflow followed by Tesla workers to help drive innovation. Got a ...

Quantum computing headlines increasingly suggest bitcoin is on the verge of collapse, with claims that future machines could crack its cryptography in minutes or overwhelm the network entirely. But ...