Trump seeks to boost quantum computing with new executive orders

President Trump accelerated his efforts to boost the burgeoning quantum-computing industry, signing a pair of executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present.

One of the orders the president signed Monday directs federal agencies, including the Energy Department, to work with the private sector and academics to deploy a quantum computer powerful enough to conduct scientific research by 2028. Such benchmarks are seen as crucial to showing that the technology has real-world applications.

Quantum computers are capable of solving problems much faster than traditional supercomputers, making them a growing priority for countries around the world.

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