{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/6a984e43d54ec943805d2bb1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Quantum computers are (almost) here","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/1788366174631-d2978a7a-357e-4f64-b09e-66c66c81d09f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The quantum-computing <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/29/quantum-computers-promise-mathematical-superpowers?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">revolution</a> is tantalisingly close. What was once a scientific challenge is now just an engineering one. We visit one of the world’s most sophisticated <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2026/07/29/it-is-past-time-to-upgrade-to-post-quantum-encryption?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">quantum systems</a> to investigate how to build a commercially <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/07/29/ai-and-quantum-computers-will-be-frenemies?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=babbage&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">useful</a> machine.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests and hosts:</p><ul><li>Tim Cross, <em>The Economist</em>’s senior science writer</li><li>Jerry Chow and Daniela Bogorin of IBM</li><li>Alex Hern, <em>The Economist</em>’s AI writer</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Topics covered:</p><ul><li>Quantum computers</li><li>Cryptography</li><li>Artificial intelligence</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via <a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">economist.com/podcasts</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—<a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to <em>The Economist</em></a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}