A basic feature of number theory, prime numbers are also a fundamental building block of computer science, from hashtables to cryptography. Everyone knows that a prime number is one that cannot be ...

On a special episode (first released on April 9, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Microsoft says it has created a new state of matter to power quantum computers - one that’s neither liquid, solid nor gas ...

Late last week, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered early personal computers like the Commodore PET, VIC-20, ...

An employee of startup PsiQuantum holds a silicon disc containing the company’s quantum computing chips at a facility in San Jose, California. PsiQuantum/Reuters Advancing the United States’ ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. Two years ago, I spent about six months in deep discussions ...