Week in Quantum: January 6, 2025

Welcome to our weekly roundup of quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography news.

Headlines

Google Announces Willow Chip Progress

Google shared updates on their Willow quantum processor, demonstrating improved error correction capabilities.

NIST PQC Migration Guidance Published

NIST released new guidance documents for organizations planning their post-quantum cryptography migration.

Major Cloud Provider Adds ML-KEM Support

A major cloud provider announced early access to ML-KEM (FIPS 203) in their key management service.

Research Papers

• “Improved Lattice Attacks on NTRU” - New analysis of lattice-based cryptography security margins
• “Hybrid TLS Deployment Considerations” - Practical guidance for deploying PQC in TLS

Industry Moves

• Banking consortium announces PQC pilot program
• Open-source cryptography libraries add FIPS 203/204 support

Coming Up

• RSA Conference 2025 PQC track announced
• NIST workshop on PQC implementation challenges

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