Contradictheory: A quantum of truth

A Quantinuum model H2 quantum computer on display during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington on Oct 29. Quantum computing might one day break the encryption that protects everything on the Internet so it's something Malaysia should know about – starting yesterday now. — Bloomberg

IN the 1990s, there used to be a secretary in a company I once worked at who everyone turned to whenever we had to host a high-level event. She had the definitive list of all government ministers, especially the correct full names and titles. People can get extremely sensitive about these two things, so woe betide anyone who got them wrong.

Her secret? After every Cabinet reshuffle, she’d keep the relevant newspaper pullout and update it with clippings. Not exactly high-tech, but still very reliable. If you wanted the correct information, you went to her.