Tektonic tells stories about the biggest technology trends affecting our world today. This new season is all about quantum computers. They're supposed to change computing forever and impact everything from the security of the Internet to the development of new drugs, even solutions to climate change. The first episode drops on Tuesday; you can find it by searching for Tektonic.
Tech companies and labs around the world are building a revolutionary new computer. Quantum computers harness the mysteries of quantum physics to perform calculations that seem impossible. The people building them say they’re going to change the world.
In a new season of Tech Tonic, FT tech journalists Madhumita Murgia and John Thornhill investigate the race to build a quantum computer, the impact they could have on security, innovation and business, and the confounding physics of the quantum world.
Are we really on the brink of a quantum revolution? And what will a future powered by quantum computing look like?
Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the Technology team at ft.com/technology
Presented by Madhumita Murgia and John Thornhill, produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon and Edwin Lane. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco. The FT’s head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.
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