The US has unveiled a technological strategy to build and operate a specialized quantum

Quantum computing has long been the technology that always seems to be 10 years away. Now, one of the most senior technology executives in the world says the wait is almost over. Amazon's (AMZN) top artificial intelligence (AI) executive has put a firm timeline on when the world will see its first working quantum computer that businesses can use.

US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders to push the US forward in quantum tech in a bid to prepare government systems against future cybersecurity risks.

Quantum computing is becoming an increasingly competitive field, with tech giants including Microsoft, Google and IBM developing the technology.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna just made a bold quantum computing pledge that could reshape U.S. tech dominance.

Quantum computing firm QuEra says it plans to make a fault-tolerant quantum computer and offer it to users through the cloud in 2028, which will require a real leap in engineering

This nascent technology is beginning to move out of the realm of theoretical research and into the early stages of practical applications.

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders Monday aimed at speeding up the development of the cold fusion of computers: quantum computing. One of the orders focused on technological acceleration, and the other focused on risk mitigation should the first one succeed.

A peer-reviewed critique of Majorana 1 claims Microsoft did not conclusively demonstrate a working topological qubit. Microsoft disagrees.

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