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India Achieves First Open‑Air Quantum Key Distribution Over 5.5 km, While Global Push Toward Post‑Quantum Cryptography Accelerates

IonQ | IonQ to Acquire Elisity for $1.3B to Advance Quantum Security
IonQ | IonQ to Acquire Elisity for $1.3B to Advance Quantum Security

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India has demonstrated a breakthrough in quantum cryptography by successfully transmitting quantum‑encrypted keys across a 5.56 km free‑space optical link, marking the first “un‑cable” quantum key distribution …

India Demonstrates 5.56 km Free‑Space Quantum Key Distribution as Global Push for Post‑Quantum Security Accelerates

IonQ | IonQ to Acquire Elisity for $1.3B to Advance Quantum Security
IonQ | IonQ to Acquire Elisity for $1.3B to Advance Quantum Security

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India has sent quantum encryption keys across 5.56 km of open air without fibre‑optic cables, using quantum key distribution (QKD) to share a secret cryptographic key via …

Quantum‑Safe Shift Accelerates: Governments, Tech Giants, and the Web Move Toward Post‑Quantum Cryptography

US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, ...
US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, …

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Key developments this week show a multi‑front push toward quantum‑resistant security. A new GAO report flags that U.S. agencies are lagging on post‑quantum encryption, warning that sensitive data remain exposed …

Governments, Tech Leaders Accelerate Push Toward Quantum‑Safe Cryptography

US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, ...
US government lagging in transition to post-quantum encryption, …

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A wave of recent actions shows both policymakers and private firms moving faster to guard data against the coming threat of quantum computers. A GAO report warned that most U.S. …