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Cybersecurity
Quantum ComputingUK Cyber Agency Publishes Post-Quantum TLS Settings and Urges Move to TLS 1.3
The NCSC's updated guidance names the quantum-resistant key exchanges to switch on now and warns that TLS 1.2 will never get them.
Topic
Quantum Computing
Progress toward practical quantum systems.
Cybersecurity
Identity & FraudApathy, AI Impersonation and Quantum Top Five Experts' Cyber Threat Lists in WEF Video
A former U.S. acting national cyber director, a Microsoft security executive and three other experts name the risks they think leaders underrate, from indifference to post-quantum delays.
Cybersecurity
Quantum ComputingAgencies' Post-Quantum Migration Plans Due by End of October as CISA Says Inventories Lag
Federal officials say staffing losses, unfunded transitions and identity smart cards are the hard parts of replacing cryptography that future quantum computers could break.
Markets & Capital
Identity & FraudIonQ Agrees to Buy Zero Trust Firm Elisity in Stock Deal Worth Up to $1.3 Billion
The quantum computing company plans to pair Elisity's network access controls with its quantum-resistant encryption products, pitching both to buyers facing a post-quantum deadline.
Startups
Quantum ComputingOratomic Raises $475 Million at $5.5 Billion Valuation for Neutral-Atom Quantum Machines
The year-old startup more than tripled its valuation in three months, while U.K. trapped-ion maker Universal Quantum closed a Series A of more than $100 million.
Policy
AI ResearchNvidia Pledges $1 Billion, Anthropic $150 Million for U.S. Science at White House Summit
Both companies tied their commitments to the Energy Department's Genesis Mission, though Nvidia has not said how its five-year total divides among cash, hardware and computing.
Infrastructure
Cloud PlatformsCloudflare Seeks Root Trust for a Free Certificate Authority With Post-Quantum Plans
Buying an established GlobalSign root gives Cloudflare instant device reach while it pushes compact Merkle Tree Certificates for a post-quantum web.
Enterprise Tech
Quantum ComputingIonQ Targets Quantum Error-Correction Bottleneck With Single-CPU Decoder
The approach aims to reduce the classical-compute overhead required to keep quantum systems reliable.