Latest Quantum Computing Post
The week ending November 22, 2025, delivered a powerful surge of advancements in quantum computing demanding your attention—from Hong Kong deploying the city’s first chip-based quantum network to IBM and Cisco unveiling plans for a distributed, fault-tolerant quantum infrastructure. Funding accelerated, hardware reached new milestones, and post-quantum defenses hardened. These developments aren’t hype; they’re the building blocks of the next computing era. Here’s the full summary you can’t afford to miss.
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Recent Quantum Computing Posts
How to Create Magnetic Skyrmions in Ultra-Short Time Scales Using Pulses of Laser Light
In a new study, researchers Claudio Verdozzi from Lund University and Emil Viñas Boström and Angel Rubio from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg have found a new approach. “In our study, we have theoretically shown how it is possible to meet one of these requirements, that is, how to create magnetic skyrmions in ultra-short time scales using pulses of laser light”, says Claudio Verdozzi, physics researcher at Lund University.
Security Teams Should Be Addressing Quantum Computing’s Likely Cyber-Threats, Now
Organizations should be communicating to their cybersecurity vendors about this issue, “asking them what their quantum-safe roadmap looks like”…
Decrypting Crypto: Cryptocurrencies and the Quantum Computer Threat
Thanks to Shor’s algorithm, cryptocurrencies will be exceptionally vulnerable to a future quantum computing attack.
Harvesting Our Encrypted Data: The Quantum Cryptography Conundrum
The United States is developing new algorithms to protect against the adversary’s future—powerful quantum computing that will be able to break into currently encrypted systems and data.
Trial Launched for “World First” Commercial Quantum-Secured Metro Network
Telecommunications giant BT and Japanese conglomerate Toshiba have announced the trial launch of a “world first” commercial quantum-secured metro network…
Demand for Cybersecurity Skills Rises as Quantum Computing Threats Tighten
New technology threatens to make existing cybersecurity skills obsolete and renders many of the forms of protection they rely on null…
Though the Timeline is Far Ahead, Encryption in the Face of the Challenge of Quantum Computing is Concerning
As quantum systems become more powerful, information security will also be affected and will force improved data security both on-premises and in the cloud.
British Encryption Startup Arqit Overstates Its Prospects, Former Staff and Others Say
Arqit says its encryption system can’t be broken by quantum computers, but former employees and people outside the company question the relevance of its technology.
Quantum Computers vs. Crypto Mining: Separating Facts From Fiction
It has long been a concern that quantum computers could one day undermine Bitcoin and other crypto mining networks, but how realistic is that threat?