Insider Brief The Global Quantum Forum will debut July 23–24, 2025, in Chicago as part of TechChicago Week, convening over 70 global leaders to shape the future of quantum technology through business and policy dialogue. Speakers include Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, and NYU’s Scott Galloway, with Read more…
Insider Brief India is launching its first indigenous quantum-secure satellite through a partnership between Space TS and Synergy Quantum. The collaboration will develop post-quantum encrypted satellite systems, secure ground infrastructure, and autonomous mission control technologies. The initiative aims to protect national space assets from future quantum cyber threats and support Read more…
Insider Brief IonQ announced a $1.0 billion equity offering, including common stock and pre-funded warrants sold at a 25% premium, along with additional seven-year warrants, in a transaction purchased by Heights Capital Management. The offering will result in IonQ holding approximately $1.68 billion in pro-forma cash as of March 31, Read more…
Insider Brief Groove Quantum secured €10 million in EIC Accelerator funding to scale its germanium-based quantum chip technology. The Delft startup was one of 40 companies selected from over 1,000 applicants to receive a mix of grant and equity support. Groove’s qubits use standard semiconductor processes, aiming to build scalable Read more…
Insider Brief A research team in China has developed a quantum search algorithm that extends Grover’s quadratic speedup to continuous optimization and spectral problems. The algorithm rigorously proves quantum speedup for searches over uncountably infinite solution spaces and establishes a lower bound confirming its optimality. The team also designed a Read more…
Insider Brief: A recent study from Quantum Source introduces a deterministic, atom-mediated architecture that replaces probabilistic photon interactions with high fidelity photon-atom gates. The system uses single rubidium-87 atoms coupled to in resonators to generate single photons and entangle them through SWAP and CZ gates. Modular nodes can be reconfigured Read more…
Insider Brief Hefei has emerged as a national model for turning frontier science into commercial industries by aligning research, policy and supply chain development. Quantum companies such as China Telecom Quantum Group and deep tech clusters like “Quantum Avenue” have grown out of basic research at USTC, supported by municipal Read more…
Insider Brief SpeQtral and Thales Alenia Space have expanded their strategic partnership to jointly demonstrate satellite-to-Earth quantum communications using quantum satellites and a new ground station. The collaboration will test entangled photon transmission, synchronize data collection, and evaluate environmental impacts on quantum signal quality to support future global quantum networks. Read more…
Insider Brief QEDMA, a developer of quantum error reduction software, has raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Glilot+ with participation from IBM, Korea Investment Partners, and others. The company’s platform-agnostic solution learns noise patterns of quantum devices to suppress and mitigate errors, enabling computations up to 1,000 Read more…
Insider Brief The Pentagon’s $179 billion FY2026 RDT&E budget signals a strategic shift toward integrating quantum technology, AI and space systems as foundational elements of U.S. defense capability. AI and autonomy — spanning drones, robots, and decision-support systems — received over $2.2 billion in funding, reflecting widespread operational deployment across Read more…