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Advances in quantum research have forced a reckoning. Microsoft now targets 2029 to transition critical products and services to post-quantum cryptography. The move comes as the company warns that cryptographically relevant quantum computers could arrive sooner than once projected. Organizations face a compressed window to act. Mark Russinovich, chief technology officer of Microsoft Azure, laid

Rocket Lab has secured a significant contract with the U.S. Space Development Agency that positions the company to deliver 18 spacecraft for a major military communications network. The agreement, valued at $515 million, marks one of the largest single orders in the New Zealand-founded launch provider’s history and reflects growing confidence in its ability to

Smartwatches now track far more than steps or calories. They monitor skin temperature, heart rate variability, respiratory rate and blood oxygen levels. When those readings stray from a user’s personal baseline, algorithms step in. The result can be an alert that something is off, sometimes hours before symptoms appear. Yet the systems remain better at

Andrew Kelley announced a significant shift last week. The Zig programming language has relocated all package management features out of its core compiler binary. They now live inside the build system instead. The change trims the Zig executable by 4%. It also sets up smoother integration with language server tools. The Move That Simplifies Everything

Vertical Aerospace has added another established aerospace name to its roster of partners. The British company signed a long-term agreement with Astronics Corporation to supply the low-voltage power distribution system for its Valo electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The move comes as Vertical pushes toward a critical design review and eyes type certification in

Elon Musk envisions data centers in orbit. Solar power never stops. Heat dissipates into the void. Lasers shuttle bits between satellites. The pitch sounds clean. Yet astronomers see streaks. Bright ones. Persistent ones. They warn that a constellation of up to one million such spacecraft could render ground-based telescopes nearly blind to faint galaxies, exoplanets

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a flexible sensor that allows robots to experience both vision and touch through a single innovative material. The device changes color when subjected to pressure or vibration, giving machines a new way to interpret physical contact while simultaneously capturing visual data. This advancement, detailed in a recent

Alexander Hamilton stared at chaos in 1790. The fledgling United States carried massive obligations from the fight for independence. States owed their own piles of debt. Creditors doubted repayment. Many expected default. Yet the first Treasury secretary proposed something audacious. The federal government would assume those state debts. It would honor every penny owed. One

Software engineering hiring patterns shifted sharply after generative AI tools reached widespread adoption. Entry-level positions in programming contracted markedly. Experienced developers saw their output multiply. The change hit hardest among those just starting out. Data from Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab tells the story in stark terms. Employment for software developers aged 22 to 25 dropped

SYDNEY—Seven months after Australia barred children under 16 from social media, the bold experiment shows cracks. Most kids never left. Now lawmakers have hit pause on fixes meant to force tech giants to comply. The setback comes as other nations eye similar restrictions. They watch closely. The ban took effect Dec. 10, 2025. Platforms including