In 1994, the computer scientist Peter Shor discovered that if quantum computers were ever invented, they would decimate much of the infrastructure used to protect information shared online. That ...

Thus, quantum computing begats quantum cryptography. But how does quantum cryptography work, exactly? As the video above — a clip from the BBC’s “Defeating the Hackers” documentary — demonstrates, ...

Nathan Eddy works as an independent filmmaker and journalist based in Berlin, specializing in architecture, business technology and healthcare IT. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill ...

A fundamental concept in the technology sector, Moore’s law foretells the exponential rise in computing power over time and is named after Gordon Moore. Gordon Moore, the co-founder and emeritus ...