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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida To Step Down In September Over Financial Misconduct, Rising Living Costs

15 Aug

Politics

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida To Step Down In September Over Financial Misconduct, Rising Living Costs

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August 15, 2024

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Politics tamfitronics In a press conference on Wednesday, Kishida declared he would not seek re-election as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), emphasising that “politics cannot function without public trust.”Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, has announced he will resign in September, marking the end of a tumultuous three-year term overshadowed by political scandals.In a press conference on Wednesday, Kishida declared he would not seek re-election as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), emphasising that “politics cannot function without public trust.”Kishida's tenure has been marred by various controversies, including allegations of financial misconduct and ineffective responses to the challenges of rising living costs.His resignation opens the door for a new leader to tackle these pressing issues and restore confidence in the government.“I will now focus on supporting the newly elected...

NIST releases first encryption tools to resist quantum computing

15 Aug

Science & Technology

NIST releases first encryption tools to resist quantum computing

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August 15, 2024

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Technology tamfitronics The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first three encryption standards designed to resist future cyberattacks based on quantum computing technology.The agency encourages system administrators to start the transition to the new algorithms as soon as possible, since timely adoption is paramount for protecting sensitive information from attackers with a retrospective decryption strategy, also referred to as "harvest now, decrypt later."Technology tamfitronics BackgroundQuantum computing is based on the principles of quantum mechanics, e.g. superposition, interference, entanglement, and uses qubits (quantum bits) as the basic unit of information, the equivalent of bits in classic computing systems.Unlike a binary bit, which can only exist in one state (either one or zero) at a time, a qubit is a two-state system that can exist in a superposition of the two states, similar to...