Insider Brief: Andhra Pradesh plans to establish a Quantum Valley in Amaravati as part of India’s National Quantum Mission, with a task force overseeing its development and investment strategy. The initiative will involve collaborations with IIT Madras, TCS, and IBM, among others, aiming to advance research in quantum computing, artificial Read more…
Insider Brief QuamCore has emerged from stealth with $9 million in seed funding and unveiled a patented superconducting quantum processor architecture capable of integrating 1 million qubits in a single cryostat. The company’s breakthrough eliminates traditional scaling bottlenecks by significantly reducing cabling needs, enabling practical large-scale quantum computing in a Read more…
Insider Brief Nu Quantum has been selected to lead Project HyperIon under Innovate UK’s Quantum Missions Pilot, focusing on advancing quantum computing and networking through its Qubit-Photon Interface (QPI) technology. The project, in collaboration with the University of Sussex, Cisco, and Infineon Technologies, aims to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind QPI prototype Read more…
Insider Brief ConScience AB has launched two new quantum devices, QiB1 and QiB2, expanding its QiB product line to support quantum research and development. QiB1 is designed for versatile testing of single qubits, including fixed and tunable transmon qubits, while QiB2 focuses on studying qubit coupling with various coupling configurations. Read more…
Insider Brief Osaka Metropolitan University physicists developed simpler formulas to quantify quantum entanglement in strongly correlated electron systems, offering new insights into quantum behaviors across various materials. Their approach focuses on local entanglement between individual atoms and their environment, using derived formulas to calculate entanglement entropy, mutual information, and relative Read more…
Insider Brief NIST has selected HQC as a backup quantum-resistant encryption algorithm to complement ML-KEM, ensuring a second line of defense against potential quantum threats to data security. HQC is based on error-correcting codes, a distinct mathematical approach from ML-KEM’s structured lattices, making it a strategic alternative if ML-KEM is Read more…
Insider Brief Alice & Bob announced an advance in cat qubit technology, demonstrating a 160x improvement in bit-flip error rates through quantum state squeezing, a key step toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. Squeezing enhances error suppression by compressing the quantum state, reducing bit-flip errors without increasing phase-flip errors, making error correction Read more…
Insider Brief: IonQ raised approximately $360 million through its at-the-market equity offering program, selling over 16 million shares of common stock. With over $700 million in cash on a pro-forma basis, IonQ has determined that it has sufficient capital for its quantum computing and quantum networking divisions and has terminated Read more…
Insider Brief: The UK has allocated over £12 million (approximately $15.5 million) to ten projects through the Quantum Missions pilot competition to advance quantum computing and quantum networks. Projects focus on overcoming challenges in qubit stability, scalability, and error correction to move quantum systems toward real-world applications. Funding supports improvements Read more…
Insider Brief: Fermioniq, QuiX Quantum, and Deltares partnered to develop quantum modeling solutions aimed at improving water management and infrastructure through advanced hydrodynamic simulations. Each partner contributes specialized expertise: Fermioniq provides quantum-inspired software solutions, QuiX Quantum supplies photonic quantum computing hardware, and Deltares offers domain knowledge in water research. The Read more…