Chattanooga Launches Quantum Workforce Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) and BuildWithin today launched the nation’s first quantum pre-apprenticeship: a paid, 12-week program built on the U.S. Department of Labor’s apprenticeship framework and designed to prepare early and mid-career professionals to lead quantum adoption inside their companies as the technology moves from research labs into […]
Quandela and Safran Partner on Quantum Fluid Simulation Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quandela and Safran Tech, Safran’s research and technology centre, have announced the launch of the AQeFLU research project. This partnership aims to develop new quantum algorithms dedicated to the complex modelling of fluid flows. The simulation of airflow around aerodynamic profiles is a key challenge in optimising aircraft performance. At […]
Quantum Motion Raises $160M for Silicon Quantum Computing Development
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Motion, the leading company in silicon transistor-based quantum computing, today announced a $160 million Series C round to commercialize its scalable and energy-efficient approach to quantum computing. The round is co-led by DCVC and Kembara, with participation from new investors, the British Business Bank and Firgun, alongside existing investors. The financing positions Quantum Motion to […]
Bluefors joins Chicago Quantum Exchange
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Bluefors has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange, strengthening CQE’s Midwest roots as the region expands efforts to build a quantum supply chain, expand innovation capacity, and scale a quantum workforce. Bluefors plays a vital role in all three areas. We opened our first US-based Bluefors Lab in Chicago last year, with a 320-square-foot location […]
IonQ Reports $64.7 Million Q1 2026 Revenue Fueled by Quantum Contracts And System Sales
Insider Brief IonQ posted a sharp jump in quarterly revenue and raised its full-year outlook as the quantum computing company pushed deeper into government, research, and networking contracts, according to a company news release. IonQ said first-quarter 2026 revenue reached $64.7 million, up 755% from a year earlier and about 30% above the midpoint of […]
Haiqu Launches Agentic Quantum Operating System For Enterprise Applications R&D
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Haiqu, a leading developer of quantum middleware, today announced the launch of its Agentic Quantum Operating System (OS), the first full-stack quantum intelligence platform for enterprise and scientific quantum R&D. Currently, quantum development is impeded by the time and costs it takes to design the right application, execute the experiment, […]
QuTwo Raises €25 Million to Build Hybrid Quantum-Classical Platform
Insider Brief European AI startup QuTwo raised a €25 million angel financing round, increasing its valuation of roughly $380 million, TechCrunch is reporting. The round offers further evidence of continued investor appetite for both artificial intelligence and quantum-enhanced computing. It’s also a boost for European technology firms. The Finland-based company was founded by Peter Sarlin, […]
UC Names Katherine Yelick for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The University of California Board of Regents on May 5 approved Katherine Yelick as the next director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Her appointment as director begins on July 1. Yelick is a leading computer scientist with a highly distinguished research and leadership career at UC Berkeley and […]
ORCA Computing and SiC Systems Partner on Industrial AI and Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — ORCA Computing, a leading quantum computing company, and SiC Systems, a leader in physics-informed multi-agent AI for industrial process systems, today announced a strategic partnership to apply hybrid quantum–classical computing to industrial agentic AI for chemical and biomanufacturing process design, control and maintenance. This collaboration represents the first-time quantum computing is being integrated […]
South Korea Expands Post-Quantum Security Program Across Critical Sectors
Insider Brief South Korea is expanding its post-quantum cryptography implementation across critical infrastructure sectors. The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) announced it will broaden its pilot conversion project for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to include telecommunications, finance, transportation, defense, and space sectors. Last year’s pilot targeted key infrastructure in energy, medical, and administrative sectors, according […]