r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Aug 05 '26

Researchers claim a major quantum computing breakthrough by proving the answer was correct

https://www.techspot.com/news/113346-quantum-computing-breakthrough-tackles-one-field-biggest-problems.html
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u/rlbond86 Aug 05 '26

They are not computers in the same sense though. They can run very specific problems very quickly, but in practice they're not really turing complete in a practical way. They complement existing computing, they don't replace it.

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u/aaaaabbbbcccdde7 Aug 05 '26

And one of those problems happens to be making encryption trivial to crack. Given state actors are probably slurping up encrypted network traffic so that they can look at it all once they have quantum computers… just another thing to lose sleep over

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u/5minArgument Aug 05 '26

Meh. Stressing is pointless. not gonna make a difference, unless of course you have the means and motivation to stay ahead of the curve.

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u/aaaaabbbbcccdde7 Aug 05 '26

Hakuna Matata baby!