Q-Day and the race to protect your data from quantum attack

Day, when an algorithm written more than 30 years ago could run on a quantum computer and compromise the security of data on ...

Q-Day is coming, and it might break the entire internet

The latest Quantum Threat Timeline Report estimates that Q-Day is "quite possible" within the next 10 years, and "likely" in ...

What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Aldo Romero, West Virginia University (THE CONVERSATION) Imagine shining a flashlight ...

Engineer identifies and explains every ’90s computer seen in Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park, while beloved as a film, has been the subject of snarky memes for the infamous line in which one of the ...
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IBM share price slumps more than 20% after Q2 2026 earnings miss — what happened?

IBM shares fell more than 20% on 14 July 2026 after a Q2 earnings miss. Here’s what the preliminary results showed and what ...
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Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government’s First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Codes, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Codebreaking

For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars.