According to the latest Google research, it could take as few as 1,200 logical qubits for a quantum computer to break ...

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At the same time, a March 2026 preprint from a Caltech–Berkeley–Oratomic collaboration explores what might be possible using ...

​For much of the past decade, post-quantum cryptography (PQC) lived primarily in academic journals and standards committees.

A view of NIST headquarters in Gaithersburg, Md. (Photo credit: NIST) The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced an algorithm that could serve as a second line of defense to ensure ...

The very prospect of the quantum apocalypse has driven various stakeholders to consider what that could be like and how to ...

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One of the most well-established and disruptive uses for a future quantum computer is the ability to crack encryption. A new algorithm could significantly lower the barrier to achieving this. Despite ...

Two years ago, researchers in the Netherlands discovered an intentional backdoor in an encryption algorithm baked into radios used by critical infrastructure–as well as police, intelligence agencies, ...