Part one explained the physics of quantum computing. This piece explains the target — how bitcoin's encryption works, why a ...

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The spin-off company ParityQC has implemented the largest quantum Fourier transform ever reported using an IBM quantum ...

Quantum technologies like quantum computers are built from quantum materials. These types of materials exhibit quantum properties when exposed to the right conditions. Curiously, engineers can also ...

Noah Giansiracusa asks: How nutritious is your social media diet? Containing too much social media 'junk food,' he notes for Science News Explores, can have deleterious effects, and so individuals ...

Jon McNeill was one of Boston’s most successful serial entrepreneurs, on the verge of selling his sixth startup in 2015, when he met Elon Musk and took a detour to the West Coast to help run Tesla for ...

A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...