Intel’s Classiq Deal May Signal a Pivot From Quiet Quantum Effort To Active Commercialization
Insider Brief Intel, a pioneer in quantum computing, has been relatively quiet about its technology and nearly silent about how it is pursing commercialization. That silence has been shattered. Intel executives said during a media briefing Tuesday that it is moving to turn more than a decade of quantum computing research into a business with […]
NIST Report Provides Guidelines for Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — In August 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards made to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer. Now, the agency has released its high-level road map to help organizations switch to these standards. The report, Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (NISTIR […]
QuantrolOx Raises €12 Million in Series A2
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuantrolOx, University of Oxford spinout headquartered in Finland with offices in the UK, Netherlands, US and India, has raised €12 million in a Series A2 funding round led by IW Capital, with co-investment from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund. The round also includes participation from Voima Ventures, Serendipity Capital, […]
Guest Post: The Next Threat to Encryption May Not Need a Quantum Computer
Guest Post by Ofir Joseph, Quantum Communication Researcher, University of Haifa, and Head of the Cybersecurity Program, Academic College of Tel Aviv–Yaffo, Prof. Irit Hadar, Dean, Faculty of Computer and Information Science & Director, Center for Cyber, Law and Policy, University of Haifa; Sean Galantzan, Researcher, Tel Aviv University and Miriam Shtilman, Tal Ventures A bank […]
Quantinuum and GE Vernova Collaborate to Advance High-Temperature Superconductivity Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantinuum and GE Vernova’s Advanced Research Center are launching a collaboration to apply quantum computing to one of the research community’s most consequential challenges: understanding the behavior behind high-temperature superconductivity. Advances in this field could, over the long term, transform the energy sector by enabling lighter generators, more compact and […]
Beyond Binary Quantum Computing: Exploring Higher-Dimensional Qudits
Quantum computing is often talked about in terms of qubits, the quantum equivalent of a classical binary bit. But what if the most efficient way to process quantum information is not always binary? At the University of Rochester, Associate Professor of Physics Machiel Blok and his research group are exploring that question through work on […]
OpenAI Computing Claim Faces Review, Raising Questions About Quantum Advantage
Insider Brief OpenAI has enlisted outside researchers to examine an AI-generated proof that it says overturns a longstanding assumption about computing’s limits, according to a company news release that identifies three scientific advances under scrutiny. The claim concerns the Exponential Time Hypothesis, or ETH, which describes how quickly the difficulty of certain logic problems grows. […]
IBM Connects Two 120-Qubit Processors With 99% State-Transfer Fidelity
Insider Brief IBM researchers connected two quantum processors through four superconducting cables, demonstrating a way to build larger quantum computers from separate chips. The links transferred quantum states with an average fidelity of 99% and supported operations between computing elements on different processors, according to a study posted on the preprint server arXiv. The team […]
Intel to Acquire Classiq to Create a Full-stack Quantum Computing Platform
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Intel Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, a leading provider of quantum computing software. The combination of Classiq’s synthesis platform with Intel’s spin-qubit manufacturing and existing software would create a user-friendly full-stack quantum computing platform, enabling the promising technology to mature into […]
IDEMIA Secure Transactions Collaborates With KT in Advancing Post-Quantum Security For South Korea’s Defense Communications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST), a global leader in payment, connectivity and cybersecurity, is collaborating with KT, a major South Korean mobile network operator, on South Korea’s 2026 Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Pilot Conversion Project. The project is organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the Korea Internet & […]