Amazon launches a center for quantum computing at Caltech, joining the US, China, IBM, Microsoft, Google, and other rivals in researching the topic (Jeanne Whalen/Washington Post)

Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Amazon launches a center for quantum computing at Caltech, joining the US, China, IBM, Microsoft, Google, and other rivals in researching the topic  —  Quantum computing one day may render current methods of encryption obsolete  —  Amazon is officially entering the race to develop a quantum computer …