Will a Useful Quantum Computer Be a Reality Within 10 Years? DARPA, 2 Australian Startups, IBM & More Are Working On It

Andrew Dzurak, founder and CEO of Australian startup Diraq, holds one of the company’s projects. Image credit: Diraq DARPA has awarded two Australian startups, Diraq and Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC),…

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No, Chinese quantum computers haven’t hacked military-grade encryption

In the last several days, headlines have been plastered all over the internet regarding Chinese researchers using D-Wave quantum computers to hack RSA, AES, and "military-grade encryption." This is true and not true.

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Leading CISO Wants More Security Proactivity in Australian Businesses to Avoid Attack ‘Surprises’

The complexity and change experienced by organisations as they grow is one reason we are seeing similar cyber security risks to a decade ago, says Rapid7’s CISO Jaya Baloo. However,…

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Quantum computing gets hardware boost with spin glass breakthrough

Enterprises can take advantage of D-Wave’s newly published optimization improvement through a hardware-sharing cloud service. Image: Pixabay One of the challenges in quantum computing is overcoming 3D spin-glass optimization limitations,…

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Silicon quantum computing surpasses 99% accuracy in three studies

Three teams of scientists have achieved a major milestone in quantum computing. All three groups demonstrated better than 99 percent accuracy in silicon-based quantum devices, paving the way for practical, scalable, error-free quantum computers.

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Landmark hot qubit research promises bigger, cheaper quantum computers

Current-gen quantum computing "qubits" need to be kept incredibly cold – below 0.1 Kelvin (-273.05 °C/-459.5 °F). But new "hot qubits" developed at UNSW can work 15 times hotter, opening the door to radically smaller, cheaper quantum computers.

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The next big leap: How quantum physics will shape technology

By ITU News At one minute to midnight on 31 December 1999, the world held its breath as we entered the new millennium. The Y2K bug – a computer flaw that was the result of a widely used computer programming shortcut – was expected to cause widespread chaos to computer systems around the world; industries and national infrastructures such as […]

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