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  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
    Tech Tonic podcast25 min listen
    The quantum revolution: ‘Spooky action’

    The weird physics of quantum computers

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    UK to invest £2.5bn in quantum computing drive

    Decade-long scheme intended to boost government pledge to make Britain ‘next Silicon Valley’

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast2 min listen
    Introducing Tech Tonic Season 6: The Quantum Revolution

    In this new season, Madhumita Murgia and John Thornhill talks about quantum computing

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Google claims breakthrough in quantum computer error correction

    Company’s latest research could signal a step towards overcoming one hurdle to the technology

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The dawning of the quantum age

    It is time to consider the opportunities, and risks, of a new form of computing

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    John Thornhill
    Quantum computing is harder than herding kittens

    Whether the industry will rewrite the future of cryptography and computation is still up for fierce debate

  • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
    News in-depth
    Hype around quantum computing recedes over lack of practical uses

    China claims to have made a major breakthrough but western experts say any commercial benefits are still years away

  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    Chinese researchers claim to find way to break encryption using quantum computers

    Experts assess whether method outlined in scientific paper could be a sooner-than-expected turning point in the technology

  • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
    Anjana Ahuja
    What quantum physics tells us about reality

    The new Nobel laureates proved Einstein was not always right

  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
    Nobel prizes
    Three physicists win Nobel prize for quantum technology discoveries

    Award shared for work to prove theory of entangled particles, an idea Einstein once dismissed as ‘spooky action’

  • Tuesday, 4 October, 2022
    FT live news
    Live news updates from October 4: Musk re-proposes initial Twitter deal, Opec+ plans deep oil cuts
  • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
    Danish initiative aims to develop first quantum computer for life sciences

    Novo Nordisk Foundation to spend $200mn over seven years on superfast devices for biomedical research

  • Friday, 2 September, 2022
    Technology sector
    Separating quantum hype from quantum reality

    Are the sceptics too sceptical?

  • Thursday, 25 August, 2022
    Technology sector
    The quantum computing bubble

    The industry has yet to demonstrate any real utility, despite the fanfare, billions of VC dollars and three Spacs

  • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
    Karina Robinson
    Companies cannot afford to be left behind in the quantum revolution

    The technology may still be in its early stages, but it is already delivering value

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    FT MagazineGillian Tett
    Encryptogeddon is coming for us all

    If quantum computing takes off, it will be able to break current encryption systems

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Tech Tonic podcast32 min listen
    US-China Tech Race: Spies & Lies (Part One)

    What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?

  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    Quantum advantage is the next goal in the race for a new computer age

    Companies are jostling to be the first to find a practical application for quantum computers

  • Wednesday, 8 December, 2021
    Lex
    Quantum computing: fear of super hackers will drive sales of specialists Premium content

    To some potential customers this might just sound like fighting fire with fire

  • Thursday, 21 October, 2021
    Inside BusinessMadhumita Murgia
    Quantum computing comes out of shadows into public markets

    A clutch of impending IPOs marks a turning point for the technology

  • Wednesday, 6 October, 2021
    Rigetti Computing
    Quantum start-up Rigetti to go public in $450m spac deal

    Proposed listing would value eight-year-old tech challenger at about $1.5bn

  • Friday, 1 October, 2021
    Quantum computer company IonQ makes Wall Street debut

    First company of its type to be publicly listed raises $635m after Spac merger

  • Friday, 23 July, 2021
    FT Alphaville
    Money’s quantum time bomb

    Efforts are under way to protect the world’s financial networks from a quantum attack. But some question if the threat to crypto assets is really as existential as feared.

  • Sunday, 18 July, 2021
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    US needs Japan and Korea to counter China tech, says Google ex-CEO

    Eric Schmidt urges co-operation in AI, chips, quantum computing and synthetic biology

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