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DARPA's new quantum initiative just leaked the real timeline: useful quantum computers by 2033, not 2040. That's a 7-year compression. They're benchmarking 17+ companies simultaneously which means... they saw something in the data that scared them. When quantum becomes cheaper than classical for industrial tasks, every encryption breaks overnight. The race isn't public yet but the finish line just moved up dramatically.
Published September 13, 2025