February 2025

Insider Brief: Socionext announced a partnership with Google Quantum AI to develop controller SoCs that will enhance the performance and reliability of Google’s next-generation quantum computing system. Socionext’s semiconductor technology is intended to help stabilize and optimize quantum operations by improving qubit control, reducing noise, and increasing scalability. The collaboration Read more…

Insider Brief SEALSQ Corp has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire IC’ALPS, an ASIC design specialist, aiming to enhance its capabilities in post-quantum security and semiconductor technology. The acquisition would combine IC’ALPS’ ASIC design expertise with SEALSQ’s security IP and supply chain capabilities, accelerating development timelines and expanding into new markets Read more…

Insider Brief Rigetti Computing and Quanta Computer have entered a strategic collaboration to advance superconducting quantum computing, with each company committing over $100 million in investments over the next five years. As part of the agreement, Quanta will invest $35 million in Rigetti and purchase shares, pending regulatory approval. Superconducting Read more…

Insider Brief: Researchers at Caltech demonstrated multiplexed entanglement, using ytterbium ions in nanophotonic cavities to increase entanglement rates by leveraging multiple qubits per node. Their approach utilizes frequency-multiplexed photons and a quantum feed-forward correction system, which compensates for frequency mismatches and ensures stable entanglement distribution. Multiplexing significantly boosts quantum communication Read more…

Insider Brief: Mitsubishi Electric, Quantinuum K.K., Keio University, SoftBank Corp., Mitsui & Co., Ltd., YOKOHAMA National University, and LQUOM, Inc. signed a joint research agreement to develop scalable quantum information processing by connecting multiple quantum devices in practical environments. The research focuses on overcoming limitations in single quantum computers by Read more…

Insider Brief Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip, designed to advance error correction and improve scalability for practical quantum computing. Ocelot utilizes “cat qubits” to intrinsically suppress certain errors, reducing the number of physical qubits needed for error-corrected logical qubits by up to 90%. AWS Read more…

Insider Brief A hybrid quantum-classical computing framework to enhance space mission operations by integrating quantum sensors, processors, and communication networks with conventional spacecraft systems, according to researchers. The scientists tested the model on satellite imaging task scheduling using IBM’s Qiskit simulator, finding that the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) outperformed Read more…

Insider Brief Connected DMV has launched the 2025 Global Industry Challenge, inviting innovators and industry leaders to solve real-world problems using quantum, AI, and adjacent technologies. The competition, part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, provides participants access to leading quantum platforms, including those from D-Wave, NVIDIA, Read more…

Insider Brief IonQ reported $43.1 million in 2024 revenue, nearly doubling from the prior year, while posting a net loss of $331.6 million as it continues expanding in quantum networking. The company exceeded its bookings and revenue guidance, secured major contracts, and acquired control of ID Quantique to strengthen its Read more…

Insider Brief IonQ has entered into an equity distribution agreement with Morgan Stanley and Needham to sell up to $500 million in common stock through an “at-the-market” (ATM) equity offering program. The company intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including accelerating its networking business and exploring new Read more…