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Computers will be transformed by alternative materials and approaches—maybe sooner than you think

June 29, 2022 ndml8 0 Comments computers, transformed

In less than a century, computing has transformed our society and helped spur countless innovations. We now carry in our back pockets computers that we could only have dreamed of a few decades ago. Machine-learning systems can analyze scenes and drive vehicles. And we can craft extraordinarily accurate representations of the real world—models that can…

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Quantum computers may be able to break Bitcoin sooner than you think

February 5, 2022 ndml8 0 Comments computers, Quantum

Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock / REDPIXEL.PL) Advances over the next decade could pave the way for quantum computers powerful enough to crack Bitcoin encryption, new research suggests.Scientists from the University of Sussex in the UK estimate that quantum systems with 13 million qubits would be sufficient to break the cryptographic algorithm (SHA-256) that…

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Quantum Computers “A Million Times Too Small” to Hack Bitcoin

January 31, 2022 ndml8 0 Comments computers, Quantum

By Mark Hunter1 day agoSun Jan 30 2022 10:32:03 Reading Time: 2 minutes Quantum computers are currently a million times too small to hack Bitcoin Hacking Bitcoin’s SHA-256 encryption needs 1.9 billion qubits, but currency quantum computers are far behind this It could be a decade before processors get anywhere near this Bitcoin is safe…

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Why McDonald’s McPlant Became a McFlop

August 9, 2022 ndml8 0

It was early 2022 and the world’s most profitable burger chain was finally rolling out a patty made of vegetables in hundreds of its stores. The pea, rice, and potato mixture mimicked the flavor and texture of its beefy brethren. Chains like Burger King and White Castle had done it before, but McDonald’s was the

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