Education giant Pearson has apologised after errors in its digital GCSE computer science exam. Pupils sat the second paper of Pearson Edexcel’s on-screen computer science GCSE on Tuesday afternoon.

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IBM makes all of its quantum computer chips at Albany NanoTech, seen in 2025 in Albany. The Trump administration is awarding IBM $1 billion for the program. IBM released this photo of a quantum chip ...

The US Department of Commerce is awarding $2 billion to American quantum-computing companies — half of which will go to IBM — to bolster the buildout of super computers that could solve some of the ...

The clock is ticking on Q-Day, the looming yet unknown date when quantum computing will have the capacity to quickly and easily break the encryption keys that keep most internet communication safe.

Scientists in Japan have developed a new way to instantly detect elusive quantum “W states,” a major milestone for quantum technology. The breakthrough could help unlock faster quantum communication, ...

Anthropic PBC has signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with cloud services provider Akamai Technologies Inc. to meet surging demand for its artificial intelligence software, according to people ...

The venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft is one step closer to the end of its scientific road. NASA turned off one of its three remaining operational instruments last Friday to save power after the ...

Shira is eager to hear from college students and their families about how you’re feeling about the job market. Drop her a line at shira.ovide@washpost.com. A lot of students took the advice to learn ...

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If China finally eclipses the United States as the world’s preeminent scientific superpower, there won’t be an official announcement. Neither will there necessarily be a dramatic Promethean ...

The UK will spend more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion) on quantum computing research over the next four years, as governments boost investment into a technology that’s increasingly considered critical ...