https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/blocks
https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/nodes
https://blockchair.com/bitcoin/charts/

I absolutely love that site. It provides so many useful metrics to browse through, that it will keep you entertained for hours non-stop.

You read a few too many of these quantum hype articles. It actually surprised me how hard it picked up in the more recent weeks. I really thought that people would just shake it off and move on but it has gotten in people's head, exactly what news outlets and those sponsoring them want.