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Unlocking Q-Day: What A Quantum Catastrophe Really Means

Imagine waking up to a world where every bank account, personal message and classified government file is suddenly unprotected and laid open because the encryption that kept billions of secrets safe has been shattered overnight.

Benzinga

Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where artifacts are from

On a cool February morning in 1904, a spark ignited a fire in the heart of downtown Baltimore. Within hours, a raging inferno swept eastward across the harbor district, consuming everything in its path. By evening, the local firefighters were overwhelmed, and the city sent telegrams to the fire chiefs…

The Conversation

AI safety advocates slam Trump administration’s reported targeting of standards agency

The U.S.’s fledgling AI Safety Institute is reportedly about to be gutted by mass layoffs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Fortune

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Tech policy likely set for changes after election - Roll Call

With Donald Trump winning the presidency and the Senate heading into GOP hands, Republicans are poised to seize control of tech policy.

Roll Call

NIST, Cryptography and The Future of VPNs

Anticipating this challenge, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently finalized a set of quantum-resistant encryption standards.

TechRadar

The first set of standards for post-quantum cryptography have been published — here's what it means for you

Q-Day is on the horizon, with NIST revealing encryption standards to protect the internet for when it arrives.

TechRadar

What is Q-Day?

A deep dive into what Q-Day is, and the impact it will have on encryption as we know it

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Biden's excutive order on AI explained

Programs like ChatGPT are largely unregulated. The Biden Admin is attempting to change that but will it work?

Salon

Wildfire Smoke Lingers In Homes, Posing Hidden Health Threats

New research reveals harmful smoke attaches to indoor surfaces, putting residents at risk even after clean-up efforts.

Zenger

Capitol riot suspect arrested near Obama’s home will remain in jail until trial

A man charged in the Capitol riot who had guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his van when he was arrested near former President Barack Obama’s Washington home will remain in jail while he awaits trial

The Independent UK

Capitol riot suspect arrested near Obama's home will remain jail until trial, judge rules

The Independent UK

Pool deck at Florida's doomed Surfside tower had ‘critically low margins against failure,’ probe finds

MIAMI — Investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a preliminary summary of their findings Thursday regarding the catastrophic collapse of Champlain Tower South, stating the pool deck had “critically low margins against failure.”

Miami Herald

400 chunks of concrete may explain what caused a deadly building collapse in Florida

Investigators with the National Institute of Standards and Technology will begin testing concrete cores and reinforcing steel in a search for answers from the Surfside, Fla., condo collapse.

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What is the ‘steal now, crack later’ quantum computing threat?

The capabilities of quantum computing have been rapidly developing over the last decade, and are expected to mature over the next. By 2030, in fact, the industry widely expects commercial quantum computing offerings to be available in the mainstream. While the business use cases of quantum computing are being contemplated,…

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What is quantum entanglement? The physics of 'spooky action at a distance' explained

Quantum entanglement is one seriously long-distance relationship.

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