Microsoft Open-Sources Q#, its Language for Quantum Computing

At its Build 2019 conference, Microsoft announced it will open-source parts of its Quantum Developer Kit, including the Q# compiler and quantum simulators, this summer on GitHub.

Microsoft Open-Sources CCF Framework to Improve Blockchain Ledgers Throughput and Latency

Microsoft Confidential Consortium Framework (CCF) is an open-source framework aiming to enable the creation of blockchain ledgers that can execute transactions with throughput and latency similar to those of a centralized database, says Microsoft.

Microsoft Launches Blockchain-Based Decentralized Identity System

Recently launched in preview by Microsoft, ION is a Decentralized Identifier (DID) network that runs on top of Bitcoin and aims to provide a decentralized identity system and PKI at scale.

Cloudflare CIRCL Experiments in Post-Quantum Cryptography

Cloudflare has open-sourced CIRCL (Cloudflare Interoperable, Reusable Cryptographic Library), a collection of algorithms for post-quantum (PQ), elliptic curve cryptography, and hashing for prime groups.

Facebook PyRobot Aims to Make Robot Programming Easier

According to Facebook, PyRobot will allow developers to get up and running with a robot quickly thanks to it providing a higher-level abstraction on top of the robot operating system (ROS).