Quantum Computing news and trends

Google and Nvidia Team Up on Quantum Computer Development
Technology // November 18, 2024

Google Quantum AI is using the Nvidia CUDA-Q platform and the Nvidia Eos supercomputer to help develop its next-generation quantum computing devices. The firm is using the platform to simulate the physics of its quantum processors as it works to overcome “noise” — a limitation of...

Making Sense of Quantum Data Defense in the Payments Space
Cybersecurity // October 25, 2024

For firms in security-critical areas like financial services and payments, it’s time to pay attention to cybersecurity. A data breach in these industries doesn’t just mean a lost paycheck; it could trigger a financial disaster on a global, digitally interconnected scale. And with the news...

Zoom Workspace Brings Post-Quantum Reality Into Focus
Cybersecurity // May 24, 2024

The thing about far-away technological innovations is that they get closer to reality each day. And with the news Tuesday (May 21) that Zoom is making post-quantum end-to-end encryption (E2EE) globally available across its Zoom Workplace platform, specifically Zoom Meetings with Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms coming soon,...

This Week in AI: Digital Agents, Quantum AI, Automated Pharmacies and Spy Chatbots
artificial intelligence // May 10, 2024

This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news, a company is developing AI agents that could enable more lifelike interactions between businesses and customers, and quantum computing could boost AI by applying quantum principles, potentially transforming areas like medicine and cryptography. Neuroscience Meets AI: Altera’s New...

Interviews & Exclusives
Quantifying Quantum Computing’s Value In Financial Services

August 28, 2020
The next great leap for computing may be a bit closer with the help of joint efforts between the U.S. government, the private sector — and hundreds of millions of dollars. And along the way, we might see a benefit for the financial services sector in the form of reduced false positives in fraud detection. […]

Quantum Computing’s Wright Brothers’ Moment

November 05, 2019
On Oct. 23, the team at Google announced it had hit a technological milestone that scientists have been theorizing about for over 30 years: quantum supremacy. Some rejoiced at the...

Quick Reads
Google and Nvidia Team Up on Quantum Computer Development

November 18, 2024
Google Quantum AI is using the Nvidia CUDA-Q platform and the Nvidia Eos supercomputer to help develop its next-generation quantum computing devices. The firm is using the platform to simulate the physics of its quantum processors as it works to overcome “noise” — a limitation of quantum computing hardware that allows it to run only a […]

Apple Launches Security Upgrade to Combat Potential Quantum Computing Attacks

February 21, 2024
In a move to improve the security of its iMessage app, Apple is upgrading its encryption system to fend off potential quantum computing attacks. The new system, called PQ3, is designed to...

Quantum Computing Firm Quantinuum Valued at $5 Billion 

January 16, 2024
Quantum computer firm Quantinuum has been valued at $5 billion following a $300 million fundraising round. The round, which included participation by JPMorgan, will help Quantinuum develop “the world’s first universal fault-tolerant quantum...

Russian Quantum Center Comes Out With Quantum-Proof Blockchain

May 29, 2017
Russian Quantum Center researchers announced late last week that they created what they said is the first quantum-safe blockchain. According to a press release covered by Finextra, the researchers said...