July 2025

Insider Brief Q-CTRL demonstrated its quantum gravimetric navigation system in a 144-hour Royal Australian Navy trial, enabling GPS-independent navigation via gravity mapping. The software-ruggedized sensor operated autonomously onboard a moving vessel, overcoming ship vibrations and real-world disruptions without human intervention. As GPS denial threats rise, Q-CTRL’s technology positions quantum navigation Read more…

Quantum computing startup eleQtron has appointed former Apple, Intel, and Tesla executive Kaoru Naganuma as Chief Product Officer to lead its product development and industrial scaling efforts. Naganuma brings extensive experience in turning advanced technologies into market-ready products, marking a strategic shift for eleQtron toward product maturity, engineering, and industrial Read more…

Insider Brief Universal Quantum Deutschland and Hamburg University of Technology have partnered to develop a next-generation programming interface for fault-tolerant quantum computing, supported by multi-million Euro funding from the Hamburg Innovation and Development Bank. The project will deliver software tools for algorithm design, quantum error correction, and benchmarking to support Read more…

Insider Brief Researchers from Cornell, IBM, Harvard, and the Weizmann Institute demonstrated the first error-resistant implementation of universal quantum gates using Fibonacci anyon braiding, advancing the development of topological quantum computing. The team encoded quantum information by braiding exotic quasi-particles in two dimensions, showcasing fault-tolerant behavior critical for scalable quantum Read more…

Insider Brief IonQ has completed its acquisition of Capella Space to begin developing a space-based quantum key distribution (QKD) network for secure global communications. The combined platform will integrate IonQ’s quantum technology with Capella’s satellite infrastructure to enable quantum-secure data transfer and quantum-enhanced Earth observation capabilities. The move expands IonQ’s Read more…

Insider Brief Bifrost Electronics, a Colorado-based quantum readout startup, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to advance its development of scalable, magnetically insensitive quantum amplifiers. The company’s electro-optic readout technology improves reliability, noise performance, and integration across multiple qubit platforms, offering a practical alternative to traditional complex and failure-prone Read more…

Insider Brief A new study demonstrates that hybrid quantum-classical methods can accurately simulate complex molecules using today’s quantum computers, marking a step forward for practical quantum chemistry. Researchers combined Density Matrix Embedding Theory (DMET) and Sample-Based Quantum Diagonalization (SQD) to simulate molecular systems like hydrogen rings and cyclohexane conformers using Read more…