California: Technology giant Apple is gearing up to release its most crucial update yet, dubbed "Quantum Apocalypse."
According to the company behind the iPhone, the new iMessage update will secure messages following the advent of quantum computing.
At present, messaging platforms employ classical cryptography to secure messages, ensuring only the sender and receiver can read the content. This method relies on mathematically challenging problems that cannot be solved using conventional computers.
However, computer scientists believe that in the coming decades, quantum computers may emerge, capable of solving previously unsolvable mathematical problems. This could jeopardize the secrecy of messages and make them readable by unauthorized parties.
Experts have dubbed this event the "Quantum Apocalypse." While quantum computers are being developed for applications ranging from healthcare to artificial intelligence, researchers are also working to mitigate potential risks, including the possibility of encryption breaches.
It is crucial to note that quantum computing represents a new paradigm in computation, leveraging fundamental principles of physics to tackle extremely complex problems.