Every time you send a text, pay for groceries with your phone, or use your health site, you are relying on encryption.

Every time you pay online, your data is protected by a maths problem nobody has proved is unbreakable. Here is what that means, and why the world is already preparing for the worst.

By Cade Metz Cade Metz has reported on quantum technologies since the 1990s. In the mid-1980s, Charles Bennett and Gilles ...

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AI I built a library of 'thinking prompts' for Claude — these are the ones I use most AI I tried the '3-prompt rule' with ChatGPT — the results got dramatically better AI ChatGPT-5.4 is OpenAI’s ...

Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our ...

There are a few simple things you can do to make your digital life much more secure, says cybersecurity expert Jake Moore - follow these tips to tighten up your passwords ...

Having trouble coming up with good passwords? Don't rely on AI. Here's why.

For the word game, the solution can be any theatre-related word or phrase - a show title, performer, recognizable lyrical phrase, and more. Try to guess the daily word using as few letter guesses as ...

Reading analog clocks is a pretty straightforward skill to learn. However, if you’ve already learned to read and don’t want to pick up the extra skill, a word clock is a perfect ...

A good VPN can protect your privacy and data, as long as you use it correctly. Here’s how to choose the right one, cut through the marketing lingo, and get the most out of it. I’ve been writing about ...