Global Scans · Quantum computing · Weekly Summary

• [New] By 2025, we expect to see quantum computers being used to design new drugs, develop more efficient solar panels, and create stronger, lighter materials for aerospace and automotive applications. TechAnnouncer
• [New] In the next five years, quantum computing is likely to move from labs to applications, and the integration of AI and quantum computing is expected to become a trend, added Sun. Borneo Post Online
• [New] By 2035, quantum computing could be worth $28 billion to $72 billion, quantum communication could be worth $11 billion to $15 billion, and quantum sensing could be worth $7 billion to $10 billion - for a total of as much as $97 billion. McKinsey & Company
• [New] As quantum computing advances, traditional encryption methods, such as RSA and ECC, are at risk of being broken by quantum computers. Security Boulevard
• [New] A: PQC develops encryption algorithms resistant to quantum computer attacks, unlike current methods like RSA that quantum computers could break. FreePixel Blog
• [New] Quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption could emerge within the next 10-20 years. FreePixel Blog
• [New] With quantum computers expected to break traditional encryption within the next decade, organizations and governments are racing to adopt quantum-resilient infrastructure. SEAL Semiconductors
• [New] Quantum computing is at the cusp of change, with hybrid systems like Cuda Q expected to solve real-world problems sooner than previously anticipated. Stocktwits
• [New] After so many years of research and experimentation, IBM believes that in 2029 it will finally deliver a fault-tolerant quantum computer. Forbes
• We probably will not see a quantum computer powerful enough to crack RSA-2048 encryption until around 2055 to 2060, based on the current trends in quantum volume - a metric used to compare the quality of different quantum computers. VentureBeat
• With new quantum tools like Nvidia's CUDA-Q platform enabling quantum processing units to seamlessly integrate with classical GPUs, quantum computing now stands poised to address real-world problems far sooner than anticipated. Qryptonic, LLC
• Delivered by 2029, IBM Quantum Starling will be built in a new IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York and is expected to perform 20,000 times more operations than today's quantum computers. The Integrator
• Google late last year showed off a new quantum computing chip that it said could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. The Star
• The computer, dubbed IBM Quantum Starling, will be built in a new data center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and have 20,000 times more operations than current quantum computers. eOption
• A sufficiently powerful quantum computer (theoretically possessing approximately 1 million stable qubits) could break standard 2048-bit RSA encryption in a matter of hours, a stark contrast to the billions of years that would be required by even the most powerful classical supercomputers. Welcome to COE Security | AI Cyber Security Solutions C
• Quantum computers could possess the capability to effortlessly break RSA encryption, thereby rendering a significant portion of today's cryptographic safeguards obsolete. Welcome to COE Security | AI Cyber Security Solutions C
• IBM has unveiled a new quantum computing architecture it says will slash the number of qubits required for error correction. IEEE Spectrum
• IBM announced detailed plans today to build an error-corrected quantum computer with significantly more computational capability than existing machines by 2028. MIT Technology Review
• The technological leap of quantum computing could pose new risks to cryptocurrency users and potentially undermine the cryptographic backbone of blockchain. The Week
• Oxford Quantum Circuits, a UK-based quantum computing company, has published a roadmap detailing its projected development of quantum computers capable of delivering 200 logical qubits by 2028 and scaling to 50,000 logical qubits by 2034. Quantum Zeitgeist
• New research now estimates that it could be 20 times easier for quantum computers to break RSA encryption. TechRadar
• Qatar is investing in quantum computing, a technology that has immense potential for solving complex problems faster and more efficiently than classical computers. Roza.Pace@trade.gov

Last updated: 30 June 2025