There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before
Not anymore. Credit: Getty Images The world has known for decades that the RSA cryptosystem ’s days are numbered. Once quantum computing becomes practical (estimates for that range from 3 to 20 or more years), the…
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Starlink ground station near Warsaw hit by fire, Poland suspects sabotage
Poland’s digital affairs minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, said on Thursday that it looked like sabotage. Speaking to public broadcaster TVP Info, Gawkowski said the blaze appeared designed to knock the station offline and…
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The 13 best smartwatches you can buy in 2026
With so many options available in 2026, however, finding the right one can be tricky. That’s where our hand-picked selection of the best smartwatches comes in. The good news is that you no longer need to spend a fortune…
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The chips for the PS6 and Xbox Helix are rumored to have been finalized — here's what to expect
This comes from well-known tipster KeplerL2 (via VideoCardz ), who also predicts 40 TFLOPS of performance for the Sony hardware and 56 TFLOPS for the Microsoft hardware. That's Tera Floating-Point Operations Per Second…
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Before I Forget by Anne Pauly: a touching and surprisingly funny meditation on caring for ageing abusive parents
We accompany Pauly’s protagonist and narrator, Anne, as she cares for her ailing father, looking after his house and his personal grooming. Having grown up witnessing her father’s recurrent violence towards her mother…
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The Love Hypothesis and the rise of romance adaptations: how readers became part of the marketing machine
The Love Hypothesis, a romantic comedy set in the world of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) academia, is one such example. The bestselling 2021 novel by neuroscientist-turned-author Ali Hazelwood…
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A new venomous British snake? Why there’s no need to panic
Although its bites are rarely life-threatening, they will require a trip to A&E and more than likely ruin your week. On the other hand, the other two native British snakes, the grass and smooth snakes, have been largely…
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Water failures in England and Wales are a warning for Canada and the US
It has emerged as a result of underinvestment, ageing infrastructure, fragmented oversight and governance decisions that allowed financial and operational risks to accumulate outside public view. While Canada and the US…
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Banks are adding AI to a model that AI makes obsolete
A customer decides to open an account, move money into savings or apply for a loan, and the bank’s systems execute that instruction. Artificial intelligence can potentially reverse that sequence. Instead of waiting for a…
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I learned AI can't always beat the best Scrabble players; it restored my faith in humanity
Over the decade after this achievement, we've continually been told AI is the answer to everything, whether it's planning your next vacation, curing disease , or ending civilization as we know it. Sick of hearing AI is…
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