Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought
Summary
Ars Technica covers Google's announcement that Q Day—the point where quantum computers could break public-key cryptography—has been moved up to 2029, urging industry-wide adoption of post-quantum cryptography. The piece explains the implications for RSA and elliptic-curve cryptography, notes recent research lowering the threshold for breaking RSA, and highlights industry migration efforts and Google's leadership in accelerating PQC adoption.