Insider Brief A new global competition backed by Project Eleven will award 1 Bitcoin—currently valued around $84,000 — to anyone who can use a quantum computer to break elliptic curve cryptography using Shor’s algorithm. Participants must submit a working quantum implementation targeting ECC keys up to 25 bits, with no Read more…
Insider Brief The New Mexico Economic Development Department awarded $100,000 to Mesa Quantum Systems in the first round of its Quantum Technologies Award Pilot Program to support in-state expansion and quantum sensor development. Mesa Quantum, based in Colorado, will use the non-dilutive funding to establish operations in New Mexico and Read more…
Insider Brief Equal1 has validated a commercial CMOS process for quantum computing, demonstrating the feasibility of scalable silicon-based quantum systems using standard semiconductor manufacturing. The company achieved controlled formation of multiple tunnel-coupled quantum dots using the GlobalFoundries 22FDX® FD-SOI platform, marking a first in a commercial environment. Equal1’s approach leverages Read more…
Insider Brief A new survey commissioned by the EU’s Quantum Flagship found that 78% of adults in France and Germany are aware of quantum technologies, with most expressing optimism about their potential to address major societal challenges. Respondents showed the greatest excitement for quantum’s role in healthcare (53%), followed by Read more…
Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated that hybrid quantum algorithms can reduce traffic congestion by optimizing vehicle routing using a quantum-classical approach. The team used the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) and developed a noise-resilient variant, CF-QAOA, which outperformed standard QAOA on IBM quantum hardware. The study found that approximate solutions with Read more…
Insider Brief: QuantX Labs will launch an optical frequency comb into orbit as part of its TEMPO atomic clock system, supported by a $3.7 million grant from the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars initiative. The mission, scheduled for late 2025 aboard Exotrail’s spacevan and SpaceX, will be the first Read more…
Insider Brief HRL Laboratories and Boeing completed construction and validation of a quantum communication subassembly for the Q4S satellite mission to demonstrate four-photon entanglement swapping in space. The system achieved high-fidelity quantum entanglement and over 2,500 photon pair detections per second, meeting key performance targets for space-based quantum networking. The Read more…
Insider Brief Entrust has launched the Cryptographic Security Platform, the first unified solution for managing encryption keys, secrets, and certificates across enterprise environments. The platform addresses rising threats from AI-enhanced cyberattacks and cryptographic sprawl by providing centralized visibility, risk management, and lifecycle control. Designed to support post-quantum cryptography, the system Read more…
Insider Brief: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing the first space-based quantum gravity gradiometer, using ultra-cold rubidium atoms to detect gravitational anomalies with high precision from orbit. The Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf) will test atom interferometry-based sensing in space, with potential sensitivity up to ten times greater than classical Read more…
Insider Brief Quminex, a Canadian startup, is using AI and quantum computing to improve mineral exploration by turning complex data into actionable insights for critical resource discovery. The company has secured pre-seed investments from QV Studio, Quantacet, and Quantonation, and is among the first accepted into the QV Studio program Read more…