Photonic Raises $180 Million CAD ($130 Million USD)
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Photonic Inc., a global leader in distributed quantum computing, announced today that it has raised $180M CAD ($130M USD) in the first close of its latest investment round, led by Planet First Partners, with participation from new investors Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), TELUS, and others. This significant raise underscores strong investor confidence and the company’s rapid growth. Existing investors – […]
Guest Post — 2026 Global Strategy Briefing For Boards on Quantum Preparedness (for Non-Technical Audiences)
Guest Post by Marvin Cheung Co-Managing Director, Quantum Oaks Advisory at Unbuilt Labs You’re most likely reading this article on a laptop or a phone, and we use these technologies everyday without fretting over the underlying codes or microchip technologies. We can take a practical approach towards quantum computing as well: you don’t have to […]
Viewbix Secures Stockholder Approval for Quantum X Labs Acquisition
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Viewbix Inc. (Nasdaq: VBIX) (“Viewbix” or the “Company”), an advanced technologies company, today announced that it has received the requisite stockholder approval via written consent of the majority of its stockholders (the “Stockholder Consent”) for its previously announced acquisition of Quantum X Labs Ltd. (“Quantum”), a multi-disciplinary quantum technology hub […]
University of Iowa Secures $1.5 Million for Materials Science Expansion
Insider Brief According to the University of Iowa, the university has received nearly $1.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Defense to expand its materials science center and support research into materials for quantum technologies. The University of Iowa reports that the award will bring together researchers from chemistry, engineering, and physics to […]
Quantum Nation: How Australia’s Policy, Research, and Industry are Building a Commercial Ecosystem
Insider Brief: On the outskirts of Sydney, in a lab etched with atomic precision, Australian engineers are building the quantum chips that underpin the industry and technology of tomorrow. Backed by government equity and born from one of the country’s top universities, these chips are driving value and advantage with companies like Telstra, reducing the […]
Researchers Identify Cobalt-based Molecule That Can Act as a Spin Qubit
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers at Kumamoto University, in collaboration with colleagues in South Korea and Taiwan, have discovered that a unique cobalt-based molecule with metal–metal bonds can function as a spin quantum bit (spin qubit)—a fundamental unit for future quantum computers. The findings provide a new design strategy for molecular materials used in quantum information […]
D-Wave Demonstrates Scalable, On-Chip Cryogenic Control of Gate-Model Qubits
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, today announced a breakthrough in gate-model quantum computing with the successful demonstration of scalable on-chip cryogenic control of qubits. This industry-first milestone advances the […]
What Happens When Quantum Becomes Practical
Insider Brief Quantum computing has been advancing steadily, with consistent progress across hardware, software and early industry pilots. These developments could potentially influence areas like materials research, logistics, and complex simulation – showing that quantum is gradually moving into practical use. But as the technology matures, it also brings structural challenges. Much of the internet […]
SEALSQ C-Suite Visits India to Advance Post-Quantum Semiconductor Personalization Center, Quantum Investments, and Sovereign Space Capabilities
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, announced that its C-suite leadership, led by its Founder and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Moreira, will conduct a strategic roadshow across India in early January to […]
WiMi Introduces a Multi-Channel Quantum Convolutional Neural Network
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc – a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality (“AR”) Technology provider, announced the launch of their independently developed new technology: a Quantum Convolutional Neural Network for Multi-Channel Supervised Learning. This breakthrough method, for the first time, constructs a fully hardware-adaptable quantum convolution kernel design, enabling quantum models […]