Researcher: factoring 2048 bit RSA integers could be done with ~20x fewer noisy qubits than previously estimated, though still far beyond current quantum tech (Jose Antonio Lanz/Decrypt)

Jose Antonio Lanz / Decrypt:
Researcher: factoring 2048 bit RSA integers could be done with ~20x fewer noisy qubits than previously estimated, though still far beyond current quantum tech  —  Google just dropped a new research paper, and Bitcoin maxis may want to do some quick math.  The tech giant's quantum team found …

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