Hello, it's Katie here. We wanted to share a bonus episode from one of the other podcasts

here at The Times. Last week, I was standing in for my colleague Hannah Previtt on The Business,

where we looked at quantum computing. It's a tech so many people think could be the next

big revolution after AI, but one that many of us really struggle to fully understand.

It's a fascinating conversation with James Pallis Dimmock,

who's the CEO of British company Quantum Motion.

And we talk about how quantum could reshape industries

from finance to pharmaceuticals,

and we thought tech listeners would enjoy it too.

This week, quantum computing.

It's billed as a revolutionary technology, but what is it?

And what will it mean for your business?

This is the business where we talk to insiders about markets, companies and survival strategies to help you navigate the business world.

I'm Dominic O'Connell, Times columnist and business correspondent for Times Radio.

And I'm Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor of the Times, standing in for Hannah Prevett this week.

Our business today is quantum computing. Don't be put off. We are going to try and explain it in human and in English. It's one of those things that's been billed as sort of the next big thing for almost as long as I can remember. But it does seem like it's coming down the track really quite quickly. I mean,

we've seen HSBC recently do a trial with IBM about using quantum computing for algorithmic

trading. The National Cybersecurity Center, terrifyingly, has warned companies that they need to get

ready for this because it's going to make it far easier to crack cryptography, so make hacking

easier.

Well, and also there are lots of competing technologies, you know, vying to win in this space.

And I don't think anybody really knows which one's going to crack it.

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