In August 2016, China sent the world’s first quantum satellite into space from a launchpad in the Gobi Desert. Micius, which circles the earth at an altitude of 500km, is a powerful signal of ...

RSA encryption uses an ingeniously simple mathematical premise. Recent news stories suggesting it's been cracked are an ...

Shenzhen-based SpinQ expects to deliver a 100-qubit quantum computer by the end of the year, founder and CEO says.

China already has the world’s fastest supercomputer and has now built a crude quantum computer that could outpace today’s PCs and servers. Quantum computers have already been built by ...

The claims coming out of China are credible and the research paper appears to be totally legit. But I still don’t believe it. What we know: the researchers built a 66-qubit quantum computer ...

China is reportedly spending $10 billion on the effort, building a center devoted to quantum computing and artificial intelligence; the U.S. government has committed $1 billion; and corporate and ...

Participants view a quantum computing prototype model during the 2021 Quantum Industry Conference in Hefei, China, Sept. 18, 2021. Xinhua via Getty Images / Han Xu ...

China’s quantum* crypto tech may be unhackable, but it's hardly a secret. Story by Rupert Goodwins ... This is very clever, but in the same way that quantum computing is very clever.

Although China has been accused of stealing technology in the past, its quantum computing effort is home-grown and substantial. It reportedly spent $400 million on new research labs in Anhui province.

HEFEI ― In a significant stride toward practical quantum computing, a Chinese startup has successfully deployed its superconducting quantum processor to improve the accuracy of breast cancer ...

Quantum computing, once the realm of science fiction, could bring massive economic gains. But it also threatens to upend national security, and governments are racing to prepare.