MiniSHAKE is a new Keccak variant. It uses an 800‑bit permutation instead of 1600 bits. It runs only 12 rounds instead of 24. The paper is available at eprint.iacr.org/2026/2363.
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Permutation size: 800 bits (vs. 1600 bits).
Number of rounds: 12 (vs. 24).
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Russia ends quarantine after plague lab worker death
Russia’s health watchdog announced the end of precautionary measures following the death of a plague institute lab worker. Most of the nearly 200 people placed under quarantine have been released after tests found no dangerous pathogens. The death occurred on 2 October and the winding‑down was reported on 7 October.
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Quarantine: about 200 contacts were isolated, including roughly 60 institute employees.
Timeline: lab worker died of pneumonia on 2 October; Rospotrebnadzor announced ending measures on 7 October.
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Keld launches live AI work marketplace
Keld is live as a trusted marketplace where AI work is bought and sold. Users can start with Atlas at the signup URL. Links are provided for why Keld was built and to explore the site.
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Launch: Keld is live as a marketplace for AI work.
Access: Start with Atlas at https://keld.co/signup.
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Quantinuum Helios shows ~10× lower hardware error in JSC study
Quantinuum's Helios system was evaluated in an independent study by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre. The study reported that Helios achieved approximately ten times lower effective hardware error compared to superconducting systems.
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Independent study conducted by Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC)
Helios system achieved ~10× lower effective hardware error than superconducting systems
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Coinbase prepares to support hash‑based signatures
Coinbase is preparing to add support for hash‑based signatures aimed at the potential quantum era. The post also states there is no basis to claim AI will break ECC more than hashes, and suggests reasons to the opposite.
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Announcement: Coinbase getting ready to support hash‑based signatures.
Claim: No basis that AI will break ECC more than hashes; reasons suggest the opposite.