I think we might lose public key cryptography

What happened

Key facts

• Article URL: https://twitter.com/matthew_d_green/status/2108278850555674975 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50012043 Points: 38 # Comments: 15…
• Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:48:37 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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• Availability, pricing and rollout regions
• Independent testing or verification of the claims made
• Responses from regulators and competing platforms

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