The United States may be poised to open a new front in its effort to block China’s access to our high-tech base, namely quantum computing.
[I]t was China that launched the first quantum satellite in 2016, dubbed Micius, and a year later used it to establish how to achieve long-distance QKD communication… So where is the U.S. in all this?
[N]ew wave of rules bans companies from selling advanced computer chips used in AI or supercomputing produced using U.S. technology or machinery to China.
Baidu is the latest entrant in the quantum computing race, which has been ongoing for years among both big tech and startups.
[T]he race toward revolutionary quantum capabilities could hit a breakthrough at any time.
…Chinese search engine giant Baidu revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday and is ready to make it available to external users, joining the global
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China and Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology have recently demonstrated quantum entanglement between two memory devices located at 12.5 km apart from each other within an urban environment.
Both China and the United States, among others, have already started national initiatives for this new paradigm. Israel is also placing bets on quantum computing.
Recently, [scientists], proposed a quantum attack scheme for symmetric cryptography, which may lead to a deadly threat to the security of symmetric cryptography such as AES.
South Korean research bodies and private companies joined hands to form a government-initiated task force for the development of a 50-qubit quantum computer by the end of 2026 with the aim of catching up with the United States and China, which have been far ahead in quantum computing.
