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cryptography
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deadline.compolitics3 days ago
FBI Files Show 1953 Probe of Historian David Kahn Over Cryptography Manuals
Declassified records detail an FBI investigation into David Kahn for mailing restricted Army documents in 1953. The case reached FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover before the agency later shared information with Kahn on espionage cases.
CoinDeskfinance31 days ago
U.S. Commerce Department Signs $2 Billion in Quantum Computing Deals
The Commerce Department signed letters of intent last month to award just over $2 billion to nine quantum computing companies. The funding targets manufacturing scale and aims to reach a cryptographically relevant quantum computer ahead of other nations.
theconversation.comai46 days ago
AI Tools Help Decode Centuries-Old Encrypted Manuscripts
Researchers are using machine learning to transcribe and decipher historic coded texts held in archives. The work has revealed medical remedies and diplomatic correspondence from the 17th century.
techjuice.pkscience51 days ago
Researchers Explore Quantum Jamming to Test Cryptography Assumptions
Physicists are examining whether a hypothetical process called quantum jamming could alter entangled particles without violating the no-signaling principle. The work aims to reduce reliance on quantum mechanics assumptions in future cryptographic systems.
manilatimes.netfinance68 days ago
Bitcoin Post-Quantum Migration Will Require Broad Participation, Project Eleven CEO Says
Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference that Bitcoin developers should move from research to production on a post-quantum signature scheme. He said the migration will be substantially harder than the Taproot upgrade because every bitcoin user, wa…