US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a pair of executive orders to boost quantum computing and strengthen security infrastructure to mitigate threats.

"We believe this can happen by 2028," Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a call previewing the moves and referring to the quantum computer.

Quantum computing leverages the principles of quantum physics to solve complex problems many times faster than today's fastest computers.

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Trump signs two executive orders to boost quantum computing