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Quantum Computing’s Silent Threat: 8 Post-Quantum Solutions to Shield Your Business Now

Spread the loveRemember when quantum computing felt like something out of a sci-fi flick? A theoretical marvel, distant and ...
BBC

Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation

Australians would be able to switch off social media algorithms under draft legislation to be proposed this week. Communications Minister Anika Wells, who last year helmed the government's world-first ...
Engadget

Ring introduces better default encryption standards to address privacy concerns

Ring is addressing some of its privacy issues by overhauling how it handles encryption by default. The Amazon-owned company just introduced something called TAKE, which stands for Throw Away the Key ...
TechCrunch

Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features

Amazon’s smart home division, Ring, said on Wednesday that it is adopting a new encryption standard called TAKE (Throw Away the Key Encryption) as the default setting for video encryption and user ...
The Des Moines Register

Liftoff Introduces Human-First Social Feed Amid Growing Scrutiny of Engagement-Driven Algorithms

LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 19, 2026 — As public scrutiny around engagement-driven social ...
Ars Technica

Mythos attack on 3rd-round PQC algorithm candidate puts it out of commission

A quantum-resistant cryptography algorithm that was under consideration as an official US standard has been taken out of the running after an Anthropic security model helped find a flaw that rendered ...
nytimes.com

Anthropic A.I. Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms

Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more. By Dustin Volz ...
The Gazette

Iowa’s Turek: Landmark disability rights bill example of bipartisan solutions

DES MOINES — During a campaign event with the man he called his political idol, Josh Turek, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and first visibly and permanently disabled member of the Iowa ...
Reuters

Crypto firms prepare defenses as quantum threat to encryption draws nearer

NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters) - The cryptocurrency industry is starting to prepare for the threat of quantum computing as recent advances fuel concerns that the technology could soon be able to crack the ...
Nextgov

Trump signs 2 orders to prepare the US for a quantum future

The long-awaited executive actions aim to protect current infrastructure from a fault-tolerant quantum computer while accelerating U.S. scientific research with quantum technology capabilities. White ...
Science Daily

Scientists just sent unhackable quantum keys across 120 kilometers

Scientists have taken a major step toward ultra-secure quantum communication by demonstrating a remarkably stable quantum encryption system that worked across more than 120 kilometers of optical fiber ...
notebookcheck

Instagram is removing end-to-end encryption from DMs

Instagram removes end-to-end encryption from DMs on May 8, 2026. Here is why Meta made the decision, what it means for your privacy, and how to download your chats today. Instagram is removing ...