Both China and the US aim to advance quantum computing
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Quantum computers were once merely a playground for physicists, but their capabilities have attracted attention from the government as well. The US, China and European countries are all competing to develop these exotic machines, but they carefully balance national security needs and commercial opportunities. But are they balanced?
The first countries to develop a sufficiently powerful quantum computer will crack many of the encryption algorithms used today, allowing access to the rest of the world…
Source: www.newscientist.com
