Right now, quantum computers are small and error-prone compared to where they’ll likely be in a few years. Even within those limitations, however, there have been regular claims that the hardware can ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Elon Musk follows a five-step framework to solve engineering and operational challenges at Tesla and SpaceX. The process, detailed in Walter Isaacson's biography Elon Musk, revolves around five ...

Data is arguably the most valuable asset for today’s businesses. This means it’s vital that people across the organization are able to work with data and extract insights – insights that (hopefully) ...

Quantum computing is rapidly emerging and, as it progresses forward, promises to cross fields of industry—from health sciences to finance and many other fields. Its advent is transforming the face of ...

Two brothers in Singapore have built a data-encryption company on pure mathematics, betting that a problem no algorithm can ...