March 2025

Insider Brief: Federal agencies and organizations are slow to adopt post-quantum cryptography, with only 7% having a formal transition plan, despite the urgency. NIST’s new white paper highlights crypto agility as a key solution for seamless cryptographic transitions across protocols, applications, and infrastructure. Technical and logistical challenges hinder migration, including Read more…

Insider Brief China is launching a 1 trillion yuan ($138 billion) government-backed fund to support emerging technologies, including quantum computing, in a bid to strengthen its global competitiveness, Reuters reported. The fund, structured as a public-private partnership, will invest in high-risk, long-term projects across sectors such as quantum computing, artificial Read more…

Insider Brief NVIDIA’s Quantum Day at GTC 2025 is bringing together industry leaders to discuss the technology’s current capabilities and future potential. CEO Jensen Huang’s earlier skepticism about quantum computing’s timeline caused stock declines for several quantum companies, prompting NVIDIA to engage more directly with the quantum industry, analysts suggest. Read more…

Insider Brief: QAI Ventures launches its first North American quantum accelerator in Calgary in partnership with Quantum City, strengthening Canada’s role as a global quantum innovation hub and bridging European and North American markets. The accelerator provides startups with market access, funding, and infrastructure to scale internationally, encouraging cross-border collaboration Read more…

Insider Brief QuantumCT has appointed Albert M. Green, Ph.D., as its inaugural President and CEO to lead Connecticut’s efforts in establishing itself as a hub for quantum technologies. Dr. Green brings over 30 years of experience in technology commercialization, corporate leadership, and quantum-related research, having founded multiple companies and led Read more…

Insider Brief Oxford Instruments NanoScience has launched TeslatronPT Plus, a superconducting magnet measurement system designed for fundamental materials physics, featuring an open architecture for greater flexibility and remote control. The system integrates Lake Shore’s M81 Synchronous Source Measure System and M91 FastHall Measurement Controller, providing researchers with scalable and adaptable Read more…

Insider Brief Rigetti Computing reported a $201 million net loss for 2024, driven by high operating expenses and non-cash charges, while securing a major partnership with Quanta Computer. The company launched its 84-qubit Ankaa-3 system with improved performance and AI-assisted calibration, while also making its first QPU sale to an Read more…

Insider Brief Nanofiber Quantum Technologies, Inc. (NanoQT) has opened a new office in College Park, Maryland, to expand its research and commercialization efforts in the U.S. The expansion is supported by the University of Maryland’s Quantum Startup Foundry and the Maryland Department of Commerce’s Global Gateway Program. NanoQT is collaborating Read more…

Insider Brief A Niti Aayog study calls for a broad quantum computing strategy to maintain India’s technological competitiveness, emphasizing research, education, industry collaboration, and security preparedness. The report outlines key advances in quantum computing, including improvements in qubit coherence, error correction, diverse qubit modalities, and quantum-resistant encryption, highlighting their impact Read more…

Insider Brief Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is emerging as a foundational technology for secure communication, with space-based implementations addressing the range limitations of terrestrial fiber networks, according to Space Insider. Governments and commercial players are advancing space-based QKD, with key initiatives from China, ESA, NASA, and private companies like SealSQ, Read more…