A Deeper Look at Xanadu’s Push Into Public Markets
Insider Brief When quantum research stories make the news, our goal is to make them accessible to readers outside the lab. The Quantum Insider’s audience is broad and varied, so it’s important to translate the tricky, complex – and often counterintuitive – science behind these advances into clear, engaging stories that anyone can understand. But, […]
New Documentary ‘Our Quantum Future’ Tackles the Communication Gap in Quantum Technology
Insider Brief A new feature-length documentary, Our Quantum Future, is set to debut, exploring the origins of quantum science, its rapid evolution today, and how it could shape our future. Produced by The Quantum Insider, the film takes audiences on a visually rich and intellectually compelling journey through the past, present, and future of quantum […]
Quantum World Tour: Brazil Demonstrates National Vision Fueling An Emerging Quantum Ecosystem
Insider Brief: The Quantum World Tour, a global initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with The Quantum Insider, will host its next episode on November 7, 2025, spotlighting Brazil, one of the world’s most dynamic emerging quantum ecosystems. The Brazil episode will take place online from 14:00 to 15:30 CEST, hosted […]
Quantum Law Report Maps Legal Minefield for America’s Quantum Tech Frontier
Insider Brief There is a growing sense that quantum technologies are nearing commercial reality and with them comes a tangle of laws that could either accelerate or stall America’s leadership in one of the century’s most consequential industries. A new report from the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) and law firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP argues […]
PsiQuantum and Lockheed Martin Form Strategic Collaboration
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PsiQuantum and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to accelerate the development of quantum computing applications in aerospace and defense. Building on years of strategic collaboration, this joint effort marks a significant step forward in the critical work to address how quantum computing can be deployed against […]
Indian Institute of Science Researchers Use a Packet of Light to Make a Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A quantum computer employs purely quantum phenomena, like superposition and entanglement, to surpass the capabilities of a classical computer. Superposition allows subatomic particles to be in two or more different states simultaneously, and entanglement entails two or more particles linked so strongly that any effect on one influence the other […]
Xanadu Announces SPAC Deal to Go Public, Sets Pre-Money Value at $3 Billion US
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu Quantum Technologies, Inc. (“Xanadu”), a leading photonic quantum computing company, and Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CHAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (“Crane Harbor”), today announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement with a newly formed entity, that is expected to result in […]
D-Wave Advantage2 Quantum Computer Now Available for U.S. Government Applications at Davidson Technologies
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 Davidson Technologies, Inc. (“Davidson”), a mission-driven technology company supporting U.S. Department of Defense and aerospace customers, announced today that D-Wave’s Advantage2TM quantum computer is now operational at Davidson’s headquarters in Huntsville, […]
PIC Summit Europe 2025: Leaders Gather to Debate How to Scale Photonic Chip Industry for Quantum
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — More than 700 leaders from the semiconductor and photonic chip industry are meeting in Eindhoven in one of the largest summits of its kind to discuss the future of the industry. PIC Summit Europe, organized by photonic chip industry accelerator PhotonDelta, brings together designers, foundries, integrators, OEMs, investors and thought […]
YC-Backed Conductor Quantum Partners With Finland’s SemiQon to Push Silicon Quantum Computing Forward
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Conductor Quantum, a Y Combinator–backed startup out of San Francisco, is teaming up with Finland’s SemiQon, a spin-out of VTT Technical Research Centre, to accelerate one of the most promising bets in quantum computing: spin qubits in silicon. The idea is simple. SemiQon makes the chips. Conductor builds the AI […]