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Inside ITU’s New Quantum Key Standard (Y.3800)
In late 2019, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) quietly reached a milestone in cybersecurity: it approved a new standard that could redefine how we secure data in the coming quantum era. The standard, known as ITU-T Recommendation Y.3800, is an…
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Google’s Sycamore Achieves Quantum Supremacy
Google announced that its 53-qubit quantum processor, Sycamore, has achieved a long-anticipated milestone known as “quantum supremacy.” In a paper published in Nature, the Google AI Quantum team reported that Sycamore performed a specific computation in approximately 200 seconds –…
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U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act
On December 21, 2018, the United States solidified its commitment to quantum technology advancement by enacting the H.R.6227 – National Quantum Initiative Act. Passed with near-unanimous support from both houses of Congress, this landmark legislation outlines a comprehensive 10-year plan…
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EU Launches Quantum Technologies Flagship
On October 29, 2018, following the Quantum Manifesto published in 2016, the European Commission officially kicked off its ambitious Quantum Technologies Flagship initiative, marking a significant step in Europe’s commitment to quantum technology development. The initiative, backed by the European…
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The Argument Against Quantum Computers
And now for something different from our regular programming. Quanta Magazine just published an interesting article, “The Argument Against Quantum Computers,” by Katia Moskvitch. The article discusses Gil Kalai’s skepticism about the feasibility of quantum computers. Kalai, a mathematician, argues…
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