The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In our increasingly digital lives, security depends on cryptography. Send a private message or pay a bill online, and you’re relying on ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) developed its reputation for efficiency and predictability through systematic decision making procedures. However, disruptors are rising to contest the basic algorithms ...

In a nutshell: Researchers at China's Tsinghua University believe they have discovered a quantum-based algorithm capable of breaking today's most complex encryption standards. The team claims that the ...