Computer scientist Vinay Deolalikar claims to have solved maths riddle of P vs NP

I came across this article and found it intresting. I am curious what the ramifications will be if this is indeed correct. It reminds me of the movie Sneakers from the 90's - Sneakers

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P vs NP is one of the seven millennium problems set out by the Massachusetts-based Clay Mathematical Institute as being the “most difficult” to solve.

Many mathematical calculations involve checking such a large number of possible solutions that they are beyond the current capability of any computer. However, the answers to some are quick and easy to verify as correct. P vs NP considers if there is a way of arriving at the answers to the calculations more quickly in the first place.

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