Quantum Computing Research Suggests Fewer Qubits Needed for RSA Encryption Break

Preliminary findings from Alice&Bob indicate that 'cat qubits' could substantially reduce the qubit count required for Shor's Algorithm to break RSA-2048 encryption. This advancement in quantum computation suggests a potential to achieve the feat in 3.14 days using 22,593 qubits, building on improved bit-flip times. The research marks a significant step in quantum computing efficiency, though these are initial results.