Turing Award Goes to Inventors of Quantum Cryptography

At the time, their technique was a fascinating but impractical creation. Forty years later, it is poised to become an ...

An American physicist and Canadian computer scientist devised a way to keep secrets safe from hackers

An American physicist and Canadian computer scientist received the A.M. Turing Award on Wednesday for their groundbreaking work on quantum key cryptography.
Live Science

'Thermodynamic computer' can mimic AI neural networks — using orders of magnitude less energy to generate images

Researchers generated images from noise, using orders of magnitude less energy than current generative AI models require. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Computer Weekly

Chiba University unveils algorithm to reduce blockchain delay in IoT networks

Researchers from Chiba University have developed a lightweight peer-selection algorithm that significantly reduces data propagation delays without increasing resource usage on internet of things (IoT) ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
Bleeping Computer

Predator spyware uses new infection vector for zero-click attacks

The Predator spyware from surveillance company Intellexa has been using a zero-click infection mechanism dubbed “Aladdin,” which compromised specific targets by simply viewing a malicious ...
TechSpot

The Tor project is rebuilding one of the oldest cryptographic algorithms powering the dark web

TL;DR: Although often labeled a "dark web" associated with criminal activity and illicit marketplaces, Tor is an invaluable tool for protecting online privacy. Developers are now working to make the ...
Bleeping Computer

Tor switches to new Counter Galois Onion relay encryption algorithm

Tor has announced improved encryption and security for the circuit traffic by replacing the old tor1 relay encryption algorithm with a new design called Counter Galois Onion (CGO). One reason behind ...
Seeking Alpha

Coinbase to buy Vector, expanding support for solana network

Crypto exchange Coinbase Global (COIN) agreed to acquire Vector, an onchain trading platform built on solana (SOL-USD), the company said on Friday. Integrating Vector's technology into Coinbase's ...
Reuters

IBM, Cisco outline plans for networks of quantum computers by early 2030s

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 20 (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O), opens new tab on Thursday said they plan to link quantum computers over long distances, with the goal of ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Unveils Quantum Computing Breakthrough on Willow Chip

Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path ...