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Researchers have demonstrated that quantum teleportation can share the same optical fiber cables already carrying everyday internet traffic. That's a significant milestone — it suggests quantum communication networks might not require entirely new infrastructure, potentially lowering the cost and complexity of bringing quantum capabilities to the real world.
Turning to a loss felt across both technology and film history, Marcia Lucas, the Oscar-winning editor whose work shaped the original Star Wars into the cultural landmark it became, has died at the age of eighty. Her contributions to pacing and storytelling were widely considered foundational to the film's success, and her influence on modern cinema editing endures deeply.
And in a piece getting attention in technical circles, a researcher has published a detailed walkthrough on what's called parallel reconstruction of lawful TLS wiretapping — essentially demonstrating how legally sanctioned interception mechanisms built into encrypted web traffic can be reproduced and studied. It raises pointed questions about whether building backdoors into encryption, even lawful ones, can ever truly stay in the right hands.
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