Insider Brief Researchers in Innsbruck have demonstrated that quantum superpositions — Schrödinger cat states — can be created from thermally excited, rather than ground-state, systems. Using a transmon qubit in a superconducting microwave resonator, the team generated quantum interference effects at temperatures up to 1.8 Kelvin. The findings suggest that Read more…
Insider Brief A U.S. Chamber of Commerce report urges faster action on quantum technology commercialization, cybersecurity preparation, and workforce development to maintain national competitiveness. The report highlights risks to encryption from future quantum computers and calls for immediate migration to post-quantum cryptographic standards. Recommendations include expanding public-private R&D investment, avoiding Read more…
Insider Brief Quantum Base began trading on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market under the ticker “QUBE” following a £4.8 million fundraising round. The company develops Q-ID tags, a quantum-based authentication technology designed to prevent counterfeiting by leveraging atomic-level randomness. Proceeds from the listing will fund product development and commercial Read more…
Insider Brief SandboxAQ raised over $450 million in its Series E round, adding new investors including Ray Dalio, Horizon Kinetics, BNP Paribas, Google, and NVIDIA. The company has now secured more than $950 million since spinning out from Alphabet in 2022 to expand its quantitative AI platforms. The latest funding Read more…
Insider Brief A new study found that high school students can learn core quantum computing concepts using diagram-based instruction without prior knowledge of advanced mathematics. The Quantum Picturalism (QPic) method enabled 82% of students to pass a post-training exam, with 48% achieving distinction after eight weeks of tutorials. Researchers concluded Read more…
Insider Brief Celia Merzbacher, Executive Director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), has been named a 2025 Fed 100 Award Winner for her leadership in federal technology. In 2024, she strengthened ties between federal agencies and the quantum industry by establishing shared strategies and communication pathways. Under her leadership, Read more…
Insider Brief A Cornell-led research team developed a new quantum-inspired method for simplifying large data sets and filtering out noise more effectively than traditional techniques. The model improves intrinsic dimension estimation, a key statistical technique often compromised by noise and complexity in real-world data. The approach, called quantum cognition machine Read more…
Insider Brief Utimaco has launched Quantum Protect, a Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) application package for its u.trust General Purpose HSM Se-Series, enabling secure migration ahead of the anticipated 2030 quantum computing threat. Quantum Protect supports NIST-standardized PQC algorithms ML-KEM and ML-DSA, as well as stateful hash-based signatures LMS and XMSS, and Read more…
Insider Brief: Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic developed a hybrid machine learning model that combines classical molecular descriptors with quantum circuits to predict proton affinities efficiently and accurately. Their classical ensemble model achieved a mean absolute error of 2.47 kcal/mol, aligning with experimental uncertainty, while the hybrid model approached similar Read more…
Insider Brief DARPA has selected 18 quantum computing companies for the first stage of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative to assess whether any can build a fault-tolerant, utility-scale quantum computer by 2033. The program involves a three-stage process including technical validation, research plan review, and independent hardware testing by a government Read more…