Insider Brief: Singapore launched HQCC 1.0, a $24.5 million initiative to integrate quantum computing, high-performance computing, and AI, focusing on middleware development, hybrid algorithms, and workforce training. NSCC Singapore signed MoUs with AMD and CSC Finland to establish a Centre of Excellence, advance HPC-quantum integration, and collaborate on AI, digital Read more…
Insider Brief: Bluefors and Qblox signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on integrated solutions for quantum technologies, focusing on spin qubit systems. At APS Global Physics Summit 2025, they will demonstrate Qblox’s quantum computing control stack working with Bluefors’ cryogenic measurement systems. The partnership aims to improve quantum infrastructure, Read more…
Insider Brief: South Korea launches a ₩1 trillion Science and Technology Innovation Fund, with a dedicated account allocating ₩20 billion annually for quantum startups over four years. The government plans to train 2,500 quantum researchers to expand the talent pipeline and strengthen national quantum capabilities. Key initiatives include developing 1,000-qubit Read more…
Insider Brief D-Wave reported record bookings of $23.9 million in 2024, up 128% from the prior year, but revenue remained flat at $8.8 million, and net loss widened to $143.9 million. The company highlighted a peer-reviewed study claiming quantum computational supremacy and expanded its partnerships, including with Julich Supercomputing Centre Read more…
Insider Brief Infleqtion has secured $6.2 million in ARPA-E funding to develop quantum-enhanced solutions for optimizing energy grids, marking the first-ever quantum technology award from the agency. The company’s ENCODE project, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, EPRI, and NREL, aims to integrate quantum computing into power grid optimization to Read more…
Insider Brief: Lockheed Martin announced they have secured DIU contract to prototype a quantum-enabled Inertial Navigation System (QuINS) to provide precise navigation without GPS, addressing vulnerabilities in contested environments. Lockheed will partner with with Q-CTRL for quantum control expertise and AOSense for high-performance quantum sensors in hopes of transitioning quantum Read more…
Insider Brief D-Wave researchers reported that superconducting quantum annealers have demonstrated superior accuracy and efficiency over leading classical methods in solving specific quantum dynamics problems, suggesting practical quantum advantage beyond random circuit sampling. The study compared quantum annealers against classical techniques such as matrix product states (MPS), projected entangled-pair states Read more…
Insider Brief: Quantum Internet Alliance (QIA) researchers developed QNodeOS, the first operating system for quantum networks, enabling programmable and executable quantum applications across various hardware platforms. QNodeOS removes barriers between networking hardware and software, allowing developers to create quantum network applications without needing system-specific code, similar to classical operating systems. Read more…
Insider Brief D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced a peer-reviewed study in Science demonstrating that its annealing quantum computer outperformed the Frontier supercomputer in solving complex magnetic materials simulations. The study, conducted with international collaborators, showed that D-Wave’s quantum system performed simulations in minutes that would take Frontier nearly a million years Read more…
Insider Brief: The curse of dimensionality limits quantum computing scalability, as the Hilbert space grows exponentially with the number of qubits, making quantum state representation and simulation computationally intractable. Tensor networks provide a structured way to manage quantum complexity, efficiently encoding quantum states and reducing the need for direct manipulation Read more…