Xanadu Selected for Canada’s Quantum Champions Program
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu Quantum Technologies Inc. (“Xanadu”), a leading photonic quantum computing company, today announced that it has been selected to participate in the Canadian Quantum Champions Program (CQCP), a new, first-of-its-kind federal initiative designed to accelerate the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing capabilities in Canada and anchor the country’s quantum leadership for […]
Kyndryl Launches Quantum Safe Assessment for Enterprise Cryptography
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today unveiled Kyndryl’s Quantum Safe Assessment service to help enterprises prepare for the emerging opportunities and security threats posed by quantum computing. The new service identifies and analyzes cryptographic risk exposure across an organization’s entire IT estate, creating a customized transformation […]
Quantum eMotion Joins Kirq Quantum Communication Testbed in Quebec
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum eMotion Corp. (“QeM”) (TSXV: QNC, OTCQB: QNCCF, FSE: 34Q0), a Canadian provider of quantum-safe cybersecurity technologies, announces its integration into Kirq, a quantum communication testbed developed by Numana. The collaboration supports QeM’s ongoing research, testing, and validation of quantum-safe cybersecurity technologies within a collaborative testing environment. The Kirq testbed provides an […]
Anyon Systems Receives $23M CAD to Advance Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Anyon Systems Inc., a leading Canadian quantum computing company specializing in superconducting quantum processors, today announced it has been awarded $23 million CAD under the Canadian Quantum Champions Program. The funding will support the advancement of Anyon’s technical roadmap towards a commercially useful, fault-tolerant quantum computer. “This support from the […]
Canadian Government Backs Four Companies in Push to Back Domestic Quantum Computer Developers
Insider Brief Canada has moved to lock in its position in quantum technology, rolling out the first phase of a national program designed to keep companies, talent and sensitive capabilities anchored at home while pushing the technology closer to real-world use. The federal government announced the launch of Phase 1 of the Canadian Quantum Champions […]
Quantinuum Collaboration Aims at Using AI to Write Quantum Algorithms
Insider Brief Large language models are beginning to generate quantum algorithms that match and, in some cases, surpass human-engineered methods, according to a blog post about new research from Quantinuum and Hiverge. The preliminary findings suggest this could lead to a shift in how quantum software may be developed. The work directly addresses a long-standing […]
QD Plans €152 Million Investment in Next-Gen Quantum-Based Chip Inspection Facility in Munich, Germany
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuantumDiamonds GmbH, a pioneer in quantum sensing for semiconductor inspection, today announced a €152 million investment plan to establish the world’s first production facility for advanced chip testing systems. The Munich facility is seen as a key strategic asset in increasing European leverage in the global semiconductor industry, and is […]
NSF Announces Initiative to Launch And Scale Transformative Independent Research Organizations
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) announced the launch of a new initiative designed to launch and scale a new generation of independent research organizations. These organizations will focus on technical challenges and bottlenecks that traditional university and industry labs cannot easily solve […]
Podcast with Bill Wisotsky, Principal Quantum Systems Architect at SAS
Bill Wisotsky, Principal Quantum Systems Architect at SAS, joins Yuval to discuss SAS’s vendor-agnostic, hybrid approach to quantum and analytics. Highlights include D-Wave warm-starts that let SAS prove optimal kidney-exchange solutions in seconds, as well as QML pilots for fraud and bankruptcy modeling and disaster response. He shares a pragmatic definition of “quantum advantage”, treating […]
Google Opens Its Advanced Willow Chip to UK Researchers in Search For Practical Uses
Insider Brief Google and the UK government are opening access to one of the company’s most advanced quantum chips, a move that aims to uncover practical uses for a technology still searching for real-world traction, according to the BBC. The BBC reports that the partnership will give UK researchers a chance to propose experiments using […]