🔒 Quantum Threat, SpaceX's Europe Deal & EU's Media Probe
Today’s pick
The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future. They call it Q-Day: the day when a quantum computer, one more powerful than any yet built, could shatter the world of privacy and security as we know it. It would happen through a bravura act of mathematics: the separation of some very large numbers, hundreds of digits long, into their prime factors. By Zach Montague via The New York Times
The Race to Save Our Secrets From the Computers of the Future - Dr. Kenneth Warner (@wrestlerkw7)
SpaceX Signs Deal to Launch Key European Satellites. SpaceX has signed a deal to launch up to four of Europe’s flagship navigation satellites into orbit, reinforcing the Elon Musk-led company’s growing foothold in the region as local rivals struggle to get rockets off the ground. By Matthew Dalton via Wall Street Journal
Nothing like "land & extend" in Europe to take off some of the chill of those latest $tsla earnings. - Ira Michael Blonder (@mikethebbop)
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The EU is looking into Meta and TikTok's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. The European Commission is formally requesting information from Meta and TikTok on how they’re handling illegal content and disinformation related to the war in Israel. By Emma Roth via The Verge
The European Commission requested an official statement from TikTok and Meta about what they are doing to counter disinformation on social media about the war between Israel and Hamas. Within the scope of DSA, platforms are also held responsible for shared content. - Can Mumay (@canmumay)
Apple's job listings suggest it plans to infuse AI in multiple products. Apple seems to be finally getting serious about infusing generative AI into its products — both internal and external — after announcing a solitary “Transformer” model-based autocorrect feature on iOS 17 earlier this year. The company has shared several job opportunities listing out specific needs for generative AI in the last few weeks. By Ivan Mehta via TechCrunch
Apple’s job listings suggest it plans to infuse AI in multiple products - Nathanael Durbin (@ndurbin)
Britain's Big AI Summit Is a Doom-Obsessed Mess. The UK government, with its reversals on climate policy and commitment to oil drilling and air pollution, usually seems to be pro-apocalypse. But lately, senior British politicians have been on a save-the-world tour. By Peter Guest via WIRED
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