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Google’s Willow quantum computer (pictured here) is delivering. Image credits: Google. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows — for the first time in history — that a quantum computer can ...

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer. A quantum computer at ...

Researchers at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world's most powerful computers. The encryption ...

Are quantum computers worth the billions that are being invested in them? The answer is probably many years away. However, the machines could prove to be particularly suited to solving problems in ...

What is Google’s Willow quantum chip? Google’s Willow chip marks a new era in quantum performance, enabling complex computations with significant implications for various industries, including ...

Chinese researchers say they have become the first people to use a quantum computer to compromise the type of password-based security system widely employed in critical industries such as defense.

In a groundbreaking development, Chinese researchers have reportedly used a D-Wave quantum computer to crack encryption algorithms once thought unbreakable. The breakthrough raises concerns over the ...

Researchers said it was the first time a quantum computer “posed a real and substantial threat” to encryption, but multiple limitations still hamper a full-scale hack. Chinese researchers using a ...

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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning algorithms is helping to accelerate brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Published in this month’s Nature Neuroscience is new research that shows ...

Researchers led by Maryam Shanechi at the USC Center for Neurotechnology have revealed an AI algorithm that could change the way we understand our brain activity and its applications in medical ...