# QRL Weekly, 2024-August-27

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Published: 2024-08-27
Updated: 2024-08-27



Author: The QRL Core Contributors
















Weekly Development Reviewed code for StateDB.AddLog, Beacon.Finalize, Processor.Process, Blockchain.reportBlock (bad block reporting), BlockValidator.ValidateState, Bloom Filter Review in progress for Processor.insertChain, Processor.writeBlockWithState, StateDB.commit More tests are being added for Go-Zond Added docker support for Ubuntu 22.04: “Jammy Jellyfish” https://github.com/theQRL/qrl-docker/tree/jammy Quantum News Toward a code-breaking quantum computer On 27 Aug 2024: MIT researchers have developed a new quantum algorithm that combines the speed of Oded Regev's recent improvement with the memory efficiency of Shor's original algorithm, potentially bringing practical quantum factoring closer and posing a future threat to RSA cryptography. - news.mit.edu
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Rigetti Unveils Breakthrough Chip Fabrication Process For Scalable QPUs On 18 Aug 2024: Rigetti Computing has introduced a new chip fabrication process called Alternating-Bias Assisted Annealing (ABAA), which enhances qubit frequency targeting, reduces defects, and improves scalability for their quantum computing systems, with the 84-qubit Ankaa-3 system expected by the end of 2024. - quantumzeitgeist.com
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U.S. quantum cryptography standards set for release next week On 09 Aug 2024: NIST is set to release finalized post-quantum cryptography guidance the week of Aug. 12 to protect against future quantum computers' ability to break modern encryption methods. - nextgov.com
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