In a small shop in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei, one of the rarest pieces of technology in the world is on display. The quantum computer in the showroom of Origin, a Chinese startup, looks ready to be plucked from the shelf and fired up. Only 20 such devices are produced globally each year….
Necessary upgrades to China’s ageing urban infrastructure could see China spend upwards of 4 trillion yuan (US$551 billion) over the next five years, while technology-focused projects such as data centres and AI-related advancements are among the future-facing industries that also hold immense potential for increased investment funds, according to the country’s top economic planner. As…
The West is falling behind China in developing quantum supercomputers that have the potential to infiltrate security systems and develop new materials, the head of one of the industry’s leading companies has said. Rajeeb Hazra, the chief executive of the Anglo-American tech company Quantinuum, warned that China was outspending Western countries two to one on quantum…