THE QUANTUM INTELLIGENCER

MOUNTAIN VIEW, 15 MAY — The siege against the great cryptographic fortress of RSA intensifies. Regev’s new factoring algorithm, a formidable but profligate engine of war, has been overhauled. Our engineers have devised a tactic of ‘intermediate-uncomputation’—a clever retreat and redeployment of qubit regiments that slashes the garrison required for the assault from a prohibitive number to a more manageable force. The hum of the superconducting quantum computer confirms the tactic’s merit; lattice-based post-processing has successfully retrieved the factors of a small but significant target, N=35. This is not a final victory, but a critical breach in the outer walls. Matters may worsen for the defenders unless new bastions are raised, for the feasibility of the final assault has grown markedly. —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT —Inspector Grey Dispatch from Migration Phase E2