IBM Backs Startups That Fit Its AI-and-Quantum Playbook
Insider Brief Could your startup be the next IBM investment? IBM is looking for businesses in the quantum space as it sharpens its investment strategy around startups that can plug directly into the company’s growing focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, according to Emily Fontaine, the company’s global head of venture capital. Fontaine […]
Germany opens INQUBATOR to support quantum adoption in industry
Insider Brief Germany has launched INQUBATOR, a new Fraunhofer-led initiative designed to help industry prepare for practical quantum computing and strengthen the country’s long-term technological competitiveness. The four-year project is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF and is supported by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). Participating […]
U.K. Budget Leaves Quantum Out—But Builds the Infrastructure the Sector Will Rely On
Insider Brief The U.K. government — in a bit of a surprise — unveiled a new budget, but if the nation’s quantum community members were expecting something specifically for them, the budget contained no pleasant surprises. The U.K.’s Autumn 2025 budget contains little direct reference to quantum computing, quantum sensing or quantum materials. However, while […]
FSQS 2025 Expands France-Singapore Quantum Collaboration
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — France and Singapore’s quantum ecosystems signed three new research agreements at the second French–Singaporean Quantum Symposium (FSQS 2025) in Paris, strengthening collaboration in quantum computing (hardware and algorithms), energy-efficient quantum technologies and quantum photonics. Connections formed at the inaugural FSQS 2024 continued into 2025, contributing to some of the partnerships announced at this year’s […]
IQM to Invest Over €40 Million to Expand Finland Production Facility
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IQM Quantum Computers, a global leader in superconducting quantum computers, today announced over €40 million investment to expand its state-of-the-art production facility in Finland. This strategic expansion will accelerate the development, fabrication and testing of advanced quantum processing units and the assembly of quantum computers, paving the way for scalable, […]
Japan to Link Major Cities with 600-km Quantum Encryption Network
Insider Brief Japan is preparing to build and test a quantum-encrypted fiber network linking Tokyo with major cities in central Japan. The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology will operate the network, while major technology companies — including Toshiba and NEC — will join telecom carriers in deploying the system, Nikkei Asia reported. Japan […]
World Strategic Forum Shifts Quantum Conversation From Theory to Implementation
Insider Brief At the World Strategic Forum in Miami, the conversation surrounding quantum technology shifted from theory to implementation, signaling that Florida is becoming a meaningful contributor to the industry’s global trajectory. The dialogue no longer centers on whether quantum will transform critical sectors—the question is how quickly governments, investors, and institutions can prepare for […]
Sparrow Quantum-Led Initiative Targets Integrated Single-Photon Transceiver
Insider Brief According to a QTRAIN consortium announcement – Sparrow Quantum, Single Quantum, Refined Laser Systems, and the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have joined forces to launch an exciting new initiative: the Quantum Transceiver Based on Deterministic Single-Photon Sources (QTRAIN). Backed by global R&D funding network EUREKA, QTRAIN aims to develop a single-photon quantum transceiver by January 2027. The QTRAIN transceiver would […]
Xanadu, Rolls-Royce, and Riverlane Complete Quantum Simulation Project
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xanadu, Rolls-Royce, and Riverlane have successfully completed their collaborative project on applications relevant to modeling jet engine airflow by utilizing quantum computing. By integrating Xanadu’s PennyLane software and Riverlane’s state-of-the-art quantum algorithms, the project enabled Rolls-Royce to achieve a reduction in simulation runtimes by orders of magnitude—shrinking calculation costs from weeks […]
Covesion Takes Part in Successful Quantum PNT Sea Trial
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum may be famous for living in labs full of vacuum chambers, vibration-isolated tables and earnest physicists clutching mugs of cold tea, but it is now getting its sea legs. Covesion is buoyed-up with excitement to have played a central role in the recent successful sea trials of CPI TMD […]