A look at the race to build quantum computers, as the tech becomes a geopolitical battleground with potential to transform cybersecurity, finance, and more
THE SO WHAT
Quantum is shifting from research prestige to hard power variable — whoever gets to cryptographically relevant machines first forces a global key-rotation and standards rewrite on everyone else. CISOs and CTOs with long-lived data — healthcare, finance, state — should already be mapping which assets need post-quantum protection before the hardware catches up.
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