A quantum computer with a million qubits would be able to crack the vital RSA encryption algorithm, and while such machines ...

A new research paper from a Google researcher slashed the estimated quantum resources needed to break RSA encryption, which is used by some crypto wallets.

Microsoft is updating Windows 11 with a set of new encryption algorithms that can withstand future attacks from quantum computers in a move aimed at jump-starting what’s likely to be the most ...

In our hyper-connected world, we rely on encrypted communications every day—to shop online, digitally sign documents, make ...

The spotlight on encrypted apps is also a reminder of the complex debate pitting government interests against individual liberties. Governments desire to monitor everyday communications for law ...

New research claims prime numbers can now be predicted, potentially weakening encryption methods like RSA. While this poses ...

Yet in a crude analogy, the same general sort of thing is plausible in the digital world of encrypted data. Computer ...

The system, known as AlphaEvolve, is based on the company's Gemini large language models (LLMs), with the addition of an "evolutionary" approach that evaluates and improves algorithms across a ...

Learn more Google DeepMind today pulled the curtain back on AlphaEvolve, an artificial-intelligence agent that can invent brand-new computer algorithms — then put them straight to work inside ...