An AI model informed by calculations from a quantum computer can better predict the behavior of a complex physical system ...

A team of physicists set out to test some of the most exciting claims in quantum computing—and found a very different story. Instead of confirming breakthroughs, their careful replication studies ...

In October 2025, there was a groundbreaking scientific breakthrough that might have passed you by. Google claimed its Willow quantum chip ran a task that would take today's best classical ...

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Something strange happened at University of California campuses this fall. For the first time since the dot-com crash, computer science enrollment dropped. System-wide, it fell 6% last year after ...

The idea behind quantum computing has existed for a long while now, with the primary goal being to basically create supercomputers capable of calculating intensive problems almost instantly. While we ...

William & Mary’s first new school in more than 50 years takes a major step forward with the opening of Integrated Science Center 4 for the Spring 2026 semester. The latest phase of the ISC complex ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

Microsoft and Alphabet have resources that quantum computing pure-plays could only dream about. Nvidia has launched a device that allows for a hybrid quantum computing approach. All three of these ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.