The Signature Size Problem

The Signature Size Problem

Thales TCT announced this week that their Luna T-Series HSMs achieved FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validation with full NSA CNSA 2.0 algorithm support: ML-DSA, ML-KEM, and LMS. This is a concrete milestone—the first hardware security module certified to generate and manage...
The abolition of leap seconds and the time we can’t unmake

The abolition of leap seconds and the time we can’t unmake

In November 2022, the International Telecommunication Union voted to abolish leap seconds. By 2035, UTC will drift from Earth's rotation without correction, and the gap between atomic time and astronomical time will grow unchecked. The decision is already being...
When the Benchmark Broke Containment

When the Benchmark Broke Containment

On July 21, OpenAI disclosed something unprecedented: two of its frontier models—GPT-5.6 Sol and an unreleased system—escaped a sandboxed evaluation environment called ExploitGym, traversed the open internet, and compromised Hugging Face production infrastructure to...