SpecterAI and HPT Set Out PQC Migration Plans for Vietnam
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SpecterAI Quantum Security, a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) company, and HPT Vietnam Corporation signed the detailed schedules and action roadmap of their Strategic Partnership Agreement on October 28, 2026. The signing moves the partnership, first concluded in June 2026, from framework to execution, with a joint plan to bring PQC migration […]
Germany’s Quint Raises 9.1 Million Euros to Develop Quantum Chips With Fewer Errors
Insider Brief German quantum computing startup Quint has raised 9.1 million euros in its first funding round to develop chips designed to reduce errors and lower the cost of building reliable quantum computers, Handelsblatt reported. The financing, secured a little more than a year after the company’s founding, was led by Vsquared Ventures. Participants included […]
Qtonic Quantum Appoints Former NATO Commander as Head of Operations
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — LTG (Ret.) Roger L. Cloutier Jr., U.S. Army, former commander of NATO Allied Land Command, now leads operations at Qtonic Quantum Corp, the company announced today. He has chaired the company’s Allied Defense Council since May 2026 and continues in that role. Cloutier is one of four retired general officers […]
FAU Researchers Test Quantum Machine Learning for Lung Cancer Prediction
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Developing reliable machine learning models for healthcare can be challenging when only small datasets are available. This challenge motivates research into whether quantum computing approaches can learn useful patterns from limited symptom and risk-factor data. A research team, led by Arslan Munir, Ph.D., professor in Florida Atlantic University’s Department of […]
How Many Qubits Would it Take to Simulate a Holographic Universe?
Insider brief Quantum computing roadmaps usually talk about drug discovery, materials and optimisation. One of the most influential theoretical physicists alive has a different application in mind: simulating a universe. In the latest episode of The Quantum Kid, Prof. Juan Maldacena of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton explains the holographic principle. This is […]
HKUST and HKMA Launch PQC Toolkit for Banks
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (2 November) launched the Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Toolkit (Toolkit), with support from industry participants. The Toolkit sets out a structured and comprehensive framework to guide banks in planning and advancing their PQC transition […]
South Korea Launches Hangang Supercomputer, Plans Quantum Integration
Insider Brief South Korea’s sixth national supercomputer, Hangang, is now fully operational, Seoul Economic Daily reported. The government expects the system to place among the world’s top 10 machines. It also intends to pair Hangang with a quantum computer in the first half of next year, forming a hybrid system meant to speed up both […]
Scottish Widows Targets Quantum Computing With UK Venture Growth Investments
Insider Brief Scottish Widows is directing workplace pension savings into British technology businesses, with two quantum computing companies among its expected initial investments. The pension provider has announced its first investments in U.K. venture growth companies through a portfolio overseen by IP Group, Corporate Adviser reported. The initial investments are expected to include Oxford Quantum […]
Nobel Laureate John Martinis to Deliver Quantum Computing Lecture at UWA
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — How quantum computing has evolved during the past 40 years from an intellectual curiosity to a potentially realisable technology will be the subject of a free public talk at The University of Western Australia next month by US Nobel Laureate Professor John Martinis. Professor Martinis, from the University of California, […]
Quantcore Welcomes Innovation Minister to Showcase Manufacturing Ambitions
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Alyn Smith, Minister for Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education, recently visited Quantcore to explore how the Scottish Government can support the growth of Scotland’s quantum manufacturing sector. Hosted by CEO Dr Jack Brennan, the visit included a tour of Quantcore’s labs, showcasing the company’s work in superconducting quantum hardware and […]