March 2025

Insider Brief: Entanglement announced plans to acquire of Applied Ocean Sciences to enhance its scientific and research capabilities, particularly in oceanography, marine biology, and atmospheric science. The acquisition would bring together Applied Ocean Sciences’ deep expertise in ocean acoustics and environmental research with Entanglement’s quantum-inspired AI and optimization tools. This Read more…

Insider Brief A new study demonstrates that Quantinuum’s 56-qubit H2 quantum computer can simulate magnetic behavior that challenges classical methods, signaling practical progress toward quantum advantage in materials science. Researchers simulated Floquet prethermalization in a two-dimensional spin system, capturing equilibrium-like dynamics and extracting a diffusion constant from real-time quantum data Read more…

Insider Brief Main Sequence has launched a new investment thesis focused on full-stack quantum computing, committing up to $12 million across multiple startups while capping exposure at 5–6% of its fund. The strategy reflects growing commercial demand and confidence in hybrid quantum-classical systems, despite uncertainty around timelines for fault-tolerant quantum Read more…

Insider Brief ASP Isotopes Inc. has begun commercial production of enriched Silicon-28 at its second Aerodynamic Separation Process facility in Pretoria, South Africa. Enriched Silicon-28, which lacks nuclear spin, is considered essential for next-generation semiconductors and quantum computing due to its reduced quantum decoherence and superior thermal conductivity. The company Read more…

Insider Brief: Norma and Gyeongsang National University have launched South Korea’s first quantum advantage project in aerospace, aiming to develop quantum algorithms for nonlinear high-speed aerodynamics simulations. The project targets exponential improvements in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for hypersonic vehicles and space systems by solving equations like Burgers’ and Navier-Stokes Read more…

Insider Brief: The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has signed a €13 million procurement contract with Pasqal to deliver EuroQCS-Italy, a neutral atom-based quantum simulator hosted by CINECA in Bologna, Italy. The system will initially provide at least 140 analogue-mode qubits, with a 2027 upgrade introducing hybrid Read more…

Insider Brief A new quantum algorithm developed by researchers in Japan and the UK allows quantum computers to both detect and protect quantum entanglement, a key resource in quantum technologies. The method, called variational entanglement witness (VEW), improves accuracy over traditional techniques by distinguishing entangled from non-entangled states without damaging Read more…

Insider Brief The European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI) has launched a new post-quantum security standard designed to protect critical data from future quantum computing threats. The standard introduces Covercrypt, a hybrid encryption system that secures data by allowing only authorized users to access session keys based on specific user attributes, Read more…

Insider Brief Switzerland’s financial sector faces rising risks from quantum computing, prompting a new seven-step action plan to safeguard its status as a trusted global hub. The Swiss Financial Innovation Desk warns of imminent threats such as “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” and calls for coordinated migration to quantum-safe cryptography. The Read more…

Insider Brief A collaborative team from JPMorganChase, Quantinuum, multiple national labs, and UT Austin demonstrated a certified randomness protocol using a quantum computer, marking a major milestone for real-world quantum applications. The researchers used Quantinuum’s 56-qubit H2 trapped-ion system to perform a randomness-expansion task that cannot be replicated by classical Read more…