Canada Gains Access to Pasqal Quantum Systems via PINQ²
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PINQ² (Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform) today announced it has become the exclusive Canadian distributor of Pasqal’s neutral atom quantum computing technology. The partnership, enabled by DistriQ’s purchase of a 100-qubit quantum processing unit from Pasqal, makes PINQ² Canada’s only not-for-profit platform combining IBM superconducting and Pasqal neutral atom quantum […]
Cryptologist Finds AES-128 Likely Safe From Quantum Attack
Insider Brief Quantum computers are unlikely to weaken today’s widely used symmetric encryption, according to a new analysis that challenges a common assumption about quantum threats and suggests security efforts should focus elsewhere. A blog post by cryptography researcher Filippo Valsorda finds that 128-bit symmetric keys, such as those used in AES-128, remain effectively secure […]
Pasqal Showcases Quantum Progress at 2026 Event
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal, a leader in neutral‑atom quantum computing, hosted its flagship event Pasqal Thoughts 2026 on World Quantum Day at Le Cercle d’Aumale in Paris. The half‑day event brought together more than 150 participants representing industry, academia, government, and finance from more than 10 countries to explore the rapid evolution of quantum computing […]
NPL Collaborates with NVIDIA to Use AI for Automated Quantum Computing Characterization
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NPL, the UK’s National Metrology Institute (NMI), plays a central role in providing accurate and trusted measurement across emerging technology. Within its Institute for Quantum Standards and Technology (IQST), the team is developing methods to characterise and calibrate quantum devices, particularly quantum computing. As part of a new collaboration, NPL […]
Guest Post – Why The Real Quantum Race is Shifting From Hardware to Software
Guest Post by Sean Harpur, CEO of Moth When people talk about the race to build quantum computers, the conversation usually focuses on hardware. How many qubits a machine has. How stable those qubits are. How close researchers are to overcoming the engineering challenges that have held the field back for decades. Those questions matter. […]
Quantum Elements, Rigetti Computing Exploring New Digital Twin Simulation Approach
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Elements, a quantum software start-up based in Los Angeles, today announced it is exploring advanced digital-twin simulation techniques to eventually achieve practical computational results in research conducted on systems from Rigetti Computing, a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing. Through this research, Quantum Elements will run high-fidelity dynamic simulations using its AI-native digital-twin platform to […]
QuEra-led Study Points to Ultra-High-Rate Quantum Error Correction Moving Closer to Practical Hardware
Insider Brief A new study reports quantum error-correcting codes with encoding rates above 50% that can run efficiently on neutral-atom hardware while achieving extremely low logical error rates—an advance that could sharply reduce the overhead required for large-scale quantum computing. Quantum error correction has long been seen as the central bottleneck in building useful quantum […]
Quantum Magnonics: Toward Interconnected Quantum Systems
Insider Brief Quantum technology is advancing rapidly, but solving one fundamental challenge could speed up development even further: getting systems from different modalities to communicate effectively with each other. Assistant Professor Jing Xu’s Experimental Quantum magnetics Laboratory (EQMag Lab) at the University of Central Florida focuses on quantum magnonics, specifically how magnetic excitations – known […]
OrangeQS Extends Seed Round to €15 Million And Partners With Rigetti, QuantWare and Peak Quantum
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Orange Quantum Systems (OrangeQS), an industry leader in quantum chip testing has announced the second closing of its seed round at €15 million. This follows the first closing in summer 2025, at €12 million. The additional funds come in the form of investment from the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) Fund, […]
Ripple Outlines Plan to Protect XRPL From Quantum Computing Risks
Insider Brief Ripple is outlining a multi-phase plan to prepare its blockchain network for a future in which quantum computers could undermine today’s cryptographic systems, signaling a shift from theoretical risk to operational planning across the crypto sector. The company said in a recent technical blog post that advances in quantum computing, which was highlighted […]