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Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as ...

FileVault encryption can dramatically slow older Macs without dedicated hardware, but disabling it may restore performance on ...

Google says its quantum computer achieved a verifiable calculation that classic computers cannot. The work could point to future applications.

Quantum computers could one day crack the encryption protecting your most sensitive data. Here's how VPNs are adapting.

Signal, a messaging app known for its focus on user privacy, now sees itself forced to address what it calls "future quantum computing threats" and is preparing for the day when extremely powerful ...

Encryption is the secret sauce that keeps private information private as it travels across the internet. Apps like Apple’s iMessage use it to protect the contents of your communication, as do other ...

In a paper published Thursday, researchers illustrated how to access a computer's memory and scan the secret encryption keys used to scramble files. The report, titled "Lest We Remember: Cold Boot ...

Active Cypher built a mini-quantum computer (repurposed hardware running quantum algorithms) to prove that conventional encryption (RSA + AES) is nearing the end. This is designed to be a wake-up call ...

According to the report, the development of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer ( CRQC) is “on the horizon”. Such a ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today said it has chosen four encryption tools designed to protect against quantum computer attacks for a planned ...