This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can ...

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has built a proof-of-concept quantum battery that completed a full charge, store, and discharge cycle at room temperature, with experimental results showing ...

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.

Although the potential applications of quantum computing are widespread, a new feasibility study suggests quantum computers ...

Quantum physics has been around since the 1920s, while applying the unique characteristics of it in a computer had to wait until the early 2000s. Recent standards from NIST and other government ...

IBM launched the IBM Quantum Network in 2017 with 12 organizations; now, its program has grown to more than 150 Fortune 500 companies. One of those companies is insurance giant Anthem, according to an ...

Quantum computing marks a major change in how we process information. It goes beyond the binary limits of classical "bits," which exist only as 0 or 1. Instead, it uses "qubits" that can exist in ...

BTQ Technologies launches BIP 360 testnet v0.3, introducing quantum-resistant upgrades to Bitcoin through P2MR outputs and ...

IBM offers expanded access to quantum processors as developers prepare for the eventual challenge to Bitcoin's cryptography.

Quantum computers can read encrypted communications, financial transactions - and military secrets. The first nation to achieve quantum supremacy doesn't just win a science prize. It wins the ability ...

MILAN, March 17 (Reuters) - Italy’s antitrust authority on Tuesday launched a fact‑finding inquiry into the quantum computing sector, citing risks linked to market concentration, technological lock‑in ...

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) is back in focus after generating over US$30 million in bookings in January 2026, acquiring Quantum Circuits, Inc., and signing an eight-figure enterprise quantum computing as a ...