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The race to quantum-proof the internet is accelerating, and the stakes just got sharper. An Anthropic model last month slashed the work required to crack a leading post-quantum cryptography candidate by a factor of sixty-seven million. That's not a theoretical warning anymore — that's a signal. Ripple is now hardening the XRP Ledger ahead of what researchers call Q-Day, while Bitcoin and Ethereum published their own migration roadmaps this week. The window to act is narrowing.
Staying with security but shifting terrain — Google is making bold claims about the Pixel Watch Five, saying its GPS accuracy beats both the Apple Watch Ultra Three and Garmin on real-world routes. A TechRadar writer took that claim seriously enough to lace up and test all three watches on the London Marathon course. The results were more nuanced than the marketing suggested, which is almost always the story when companies grade their own homework.
And in an unexpected corner of the internet, there is apparently a new Twitter in town. A platform has launched with the tagline "the public square is open again," explicitly distancing itself from X — though a judge has yet to rule on a trademark injunction that could complicate things considerably. Whether it finds traction or becomes a footnote depends entirely on whether people actually show up.
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