IBM and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce Proposed $1 Billion CHIPS Award to Fund Purpose-Built Quantum Foundry
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build an American quantum chip foundry, securing the nation’s global quantum leadership and fueling the country’s growing quantum ecosystem. The CHIPS incentive from the DoC will support the research and development efforts of […]
WISER and Fraunhofer ITWM Advance Quantum AI for Industrial Applications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — At its core, the collaboration explored how emerging quantum computing methods can support anomaly detection in manufacturing, a critical task for identifying faults in complex production systems. By analyzing sensor data from industrial equipment, such approaches aim to detect irregularities at an early stage, helping to reduce downtime, improve quality control, and increase overall […]
D-Wave Signs Letter of Intent for Proposed $100 Million CHIPS Act Funding to Accelerate U.S. Leadership in Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for $100 million of proposed funding under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, which is […]
Aquark Becomes First UK Company Registered at Niels Bohr Institute
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Aquark Technologies, the specialists in miniaturizing deployable quantum sensing and timing technologies, today announced its expansion into Europe with the launch of its Danish subsidiary, Aquark Technologies ApS. As the first UK company to be registered at the prestigious Niels Bohr Institute, the launch of Aquark Technologies ApS builds on […]
QuiX Quantum Introduces PACU, a Photonic Assembly Control Unit For Scalable Quantum Systems
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuiX Quantum today introduced PACU, its new Photonic Assembly Control Unit designed to provide a scalable, standardized control layer for the company’s photonic quantum systems and future universal quantum computers. The unit is designed to host photonic chips with up to 1,000 low-speed and up to 32 high-speed phase shifters, giving QuiX Quantum the control […]
University of South Carolina Establishes National-Level Quantum Senior External Advisors to Strengthen Research and Education
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The University of South Carolina (USC) has established two multi-year university Senior External Advisor roles designed to strengthen advanced research, education, and program development in quantum information science. The agreements bring two nationally recognized leaders in science and technology to South Carolina: Dr. Nasser F. Barghouty, former Chief Scientist for […]
Reports: US to Award $2 Billion to Quantum Companies, Take Equity Stakes
Insider Brief The Trump administration is preparing a new round of industrial policy aimed at quantum computing, with roughly $2 billion in grants expected to go to nine companies developing quantum hardware and related technologies. According to Reuters, citing a Wall Street Journal report, the U.S. Department of Commerce plans to distribute the funding through […]
Toshiba and Quantum Bridge Demonstrate Quantum-Safe Global Networking
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Toshiba Europe Limited (Toshiba) and Quantum Bridge Technologies Inc. (QBT) today announced the successful demonstration of an international communication network delivering provably secure, quantum-safe data transmission. The system integrates Toshiba’s Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology with QBT’s Distributed Symmetric Key Establishment (DSKE) platform and was deployed on field-installed fibre infrastructure in collaboration with Telehouse Canada Inc. (Telehouse), a […]
Italtel and Quantum Bridge Partner on Post-Quantum Security
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Italtel, an Italian system integrator with extensive experience in network infrastructures and cybersecurity, announces a strategic partnership with Quantum Bridge Technologies, a Canadian company specialized in quantum security and communications, with the aim of bringing advanced solutions to the international market for protecting communications against threats arising from the evolution of […]
Q.ANT Expands Photonic AI Computing Through IONOS Partnership
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Q.ANT, a pioneer in commercial photonic computing, today announced a collaboration with IONOS — a major European cloud and hosting provider serving approximately 6.8 million customers across 17 markets in Europe and North America — to make Q.ANT’s Native Processing Server (NPS) accessible to commercial customers through IONOS’ cloud infrastructure and customer ecosystem. The agreement […]