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Professor Nalini Joshi has been named the NSW Scientist of the Year.

The Sydney mathematician finding a better way to keep your data safe

Quantum computers can decode encryption keys increasingly quickly. Professor Nalini Joshi is developing the mathematics to make your secrets stronger.

  • Siena Fagan

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Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Playground Global was an early investor in quantum computing start-up PsiQuantum.

‘I told you so’ moment for Albo as $1b computer bet pays off

The very notion of the Albanese and Queensland governments being ahead of Nvidia or Macquarie at picking an IT winner feels both bizarre and a fluke.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Quantum scientists David Reilly and Tom Ohki at the University of Sydney after launching their new R&D company, Quantum Emergence.

Why these scientists rejected Microsoft’s riches to stay in Sydney

The salaries were large enough “to buy a house in Sydney without a mortgage”. But these quantum scientists had other ideas.

  • Angus Dalton
Microsoft’s new quantum chip is based on a new state of matter and a particle that previously only existed in theory.

Powerful quantum computer just years away after chip breakthrough: Microsoft

The quantum computer, more powerful than all the world’s computers combined, could lead to the development of new drugs and chemicals.

  • Angus Dalton
The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese addresses the media in Brisbane ahead of the PsiQuantum announcment.

Albanese defends $1b start-up bet as Queensland support wavers

The contentious $1 billion project relied on federal and state co-operation, but the new Queensland government is sceptical.

  • Paul Sakkal and David Swan
Opposition frontbencher Paul Fletcher has been leading the opposition’s prosecution of the quantum tie-up.

Coalition questions whether close friendship swayed Labor on $470m tech contract

The Coalition has upped its pursuit of Labor on the quantum deal, raising concerns about a ministerial adviser’s relationship with a member of the venture capital firm backing a quantum firm.

  • Paul Sakkal
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PsiQuantum’s Aussie founders professor Jeremy O’Brien and Terry Rudolph say their plans are ‘bigger than the government of the day.’

Probe flagged for Labor’s $1b showcase quantum computing deal

The auditor-general has opened the door to scrutiny of public investment of almost $1 billion in high-tech start-up PsiQuantum.

  • Paul Sakkal

Chandeliers, ‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat: Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing

In the quantum realm, the laws of physics are different. Now its mind-bending tech could soon transform our lives. How does it work?

  • Angus Holland, Jackson Graham and Angus Dalton
The movie poster for Oppenheimer.

Confused by the quantum computing race? It’s just like the Oscars

The government just bet $1 billion on one kind of quantum. But there are many other contenders in the race for the golden gong.

  • Angus Dalton
Y2K was all bang, no bite. Could Q-Day deliver on the promise of chaos?

Y2K was a flop. But Q-Day could really screw us over

Quantum computing accelerated on Tuesday with a $1 billion injection of government funding. But the rise of the tech poses a key threat to the way we live.

  • Angus Dalton

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