Trump signs two executive orders to boost US quantum computing industry

Watch as President Donald Trump signs executive orders. One of the orders President Donald Trump is signing Monday calls for developing by 2028 the “first-ever quantum computer powerful enough for scientific research,” said Michael Kratsios, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. The second order seeks to bolster the nation’s cybersecurity, anticipating a time when such powerful computers will be able to break the best encryption.