Trump launches quantum race as crypto faces Q-Day threat

Federal agencies must transition high-value and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography by 2031 under Trump’s executive order. The directive requires migration leads, procurement updates, and coordination with critical infrastructure to address quantum risks. Agencies Face 2030 and 2031 Deadlines for Sensitive Federal Systems President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to move high-value assets and high-impact […]

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at expanding U.S. quantum computing capabilities and speeding the transition to quantum-resistant encryption.

OpenAI has recruited two high-profile figures as it prepares for its public market debut: Noam Shazeer, one of the foundational architects of modern generative AI, and Dean Ball, a former Trump White House AI policy official. Shazeer announced his departure from Google DeepMind on Wednesday after more than two decades at the company, interrupted only […]

California first lady’s Miss Representation: Rise Up studies the backlash against women in the era of algorithms and deepfakes Life moves pretty fast. It is Monday lunchtime when Jennifer Siebel Newsom drops into the Guardian’s office in Washington, just a couple of blocks from the White House, for an interview to promote her new film. Less than two hours later her husband, the California governor, Gavin Newsom, announces that the couple are under investigation by the justice department. One strand of the investigation specifically targets Siebel Newsom’s taxes and the California Partners Project, a gender equity non-profit she co-founded that received $4.3m in donations solicited by her husband. Gavin Newsom denounced the move as a “personal vendetta” directed by Donald Trump because the governor is considering running for US president. Continue reading...

Algorand plans quantum-resistant accounts and consensus updates by 2027 as crypto prepares for future quantum computing risks.

The US-Iran peace deal could stabilize Middle East geopolitics, boost global economic confidence, and shift financial activity from crypto to traditional banking. The post White House briefs Congress on initial US-Iran peace deal as Bitcoin pushes past $65K appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Anthropic still can’t distribute Claude Mythos or Fable 5 after running afoul of the Trump administration. But no one can say exactly what the company did wrong.

Algorand's proactive quantum readiness strategy could set a new security benchmark, influencing blockchain innovation and investor confidence. The post Algorand plans quantum computing readiness by end of 2027 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.