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Quantum Computing Breakthrough Opens a New Path to Larger, More Powerful Processors

Keeping silicon quantum bits accurate while they work together could help turn established chipmaking technology into larger quantum computers capable of tackling increasingly complex problems.

The manufacturing technology behind everyday computer chips could help build larger quantum computers. Silicon spin qubits offer that possibility, but the precision they achieve on their own can slip when several are controlled at once.

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and their collaborators have now demonstrated a way to preserve much of that precision during simultaneous operation. Working with five silicon qubits controlled through a single shared microwave line, they identified a major source of control errors and developed a calibration protocol to compensate for it. Their study was published in Nature Physics.

Scientists Discover Metals That Refuse To Crack at an Astonishing —424°F

Two experimental alloys resisted cracking at −424°F by forming new crystal defects, offering a possible route to tougher metals for extreme cold.

Most metals become stronger as they cool, but some also become more vulnerable to breaking. Iron, tungsten, and chromium belong to a class called body-centered cubic metals, whose atomic arrangement can make them increasingly brittle as temperatures fall. A crack that the metal might otherwise accommodate by bending or stretching can instead cause a fracture.

That ability to deform depends heavily on the movement of dislocations, line-like defects in the metal’s crystal structure. At low temperatures, these defects become harder to move, limiting how much the material can deform to relieve the forces building up around a crack.

WordPress SEO plugin Rank Math compromised to backdoor websites

Some downloads of the Rank Math PRO WordPress plugin from the vendor’s official website carried malware that planted hidden backdoors in a supply-chain attack last week.

According to the vendor, a limited number of users who downloaded version 3.0.123 of the plugin between October 15 at 20:02 UTC and October 16 at 07:12 UTC received compromised versions that could compromise their websites upon activation.

“The affected plugin files contained malware that could compromise your website if the plugin was activated,” Rank Math warned.

Hackers hijack AOMEI update servers to secretly spread malware

Hackers reportedly compromised AOMEI’s servers to distribute malware through a built-in promotional feature in its backup software, briefly tampering with configuration files before restoring them to their original state to hide the attacks.

The supply chain attacks took place between April and July 2026 and targeted the update and notification systems used by AOMEI Backupper, a Windows application for backing up data, cloning disks, and restoring systems.

Researchers at ManageEngine’s Threat Analysis Lab (METAL), working with Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) and Mandiant, uncovered the campaign and investigated the attacks.

OpenCode hack exposes API keys amid AI distillation attacks

The open-source AI coding project OpenCode has notified some users that stored API keys they used with external providers were exposed in a security breach.

Multiple users reported that the incident led to unauthorized API charges and suspended projects in Google Cloud.

According to the project maintainer, the breach affected 1.4% of OpenCode Console users, with some reporting more than $1,700 in unauthorized charges overnight.