A quantum computer algorithm that is used to find the prime factors in an encryption key. Created by applied mathematician Peter Shor in the mid-1990s, Shor's algorithm may be used to break the codes ...

Experts warn that quantum computers, which operate fundamentally differently from classical machines, could soon render ...

Within five years we are likely to start to see real-world applications become possible, even before we get to a large-scale ...

Snapshot: Google's new Willow quantum processor brings real-world quantum computing closer, reviving fears that Bitcoin's ...

Breakthroughs from Google, Caltech, and IBM have reignited debate over “Q-Day,” when quantum computers could break Bitcoin’s cryptography.

When the Robert Redford film Sneakers hit theaters in 1992, most moviegoers had never heard of the Internet. They’d have guessed “World Wide Web” was a horror film involving spiders. And nobody knew ...

Taiwan has advanced significantly in developing quantum computing technology, as a National Central University research team on studying the feasibility of executing the Shor algorithm has ...