IBM Quantum Users Gain One-Year Free Access to Qunova’s HI-VQE Algorithm
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qunova Computing, a developer of software applications designed with the goal of bringing quantum advantage to the chemical, pharmaceutical and industrial engineering sectors today announces its participation in a new promotion for IBM Quantum Premium Plan clients. Those users may now access Qunova’s HI-VQE algorithm for free for a period […]
Africa Quantum Consortium Launches Pan-African Quantum Challenge
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Africa Quantum Consortium (AQC) today announced the launch of Hack the Horizon: The Pan African Quantum Challenge, a landmark initiative designed to assemble and activate the continent’s sovereign quantum ecosystem. Registration for this continent-wide challenge, which unites Africa’s top innovators with the global diaspora, opened on Nov. 20. More than just a competition, Hack […]
Classiq, BQP and NVIDIA Showcase Hybrid Quantum-Classical Workflow for Digital Twin and CFD Simulation
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Classiq, the global leader for quantum computing software, today announced a joint demonstration with BQP and NVIDIA that showcases an advancement in hybrid quantum-classical simulation for digital twin and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workloads. BQP, a quantum-powered simulation startup, accelerates digital twin workflows for mission-critical industries with its platform, BQPhy. The collaboration integrates Classiq’s […]
Guest Post — The Next Wave Of AI for the real world: Why CEOs Must invest in LQMs
Guest Post by Rodrigo Madanes & Stefan Leichenauer For the past few years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have rightly captured the C- suite’s attention, demonstrating impressive abilities to generate text, assist with code, and enhance customer service. But while LLMs are mastering the digital world, a new class of AI is poised to deliver a far […]
Hacken Audit Validates QANplatform’s Quantum Security Protocol
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QANplatform, the blockchain platform delivering quantum-resistant security for Web3 development, today announced that its QAN XLINK, a cross-signer protocol that enables integration of Ethereum-compatible wallets with quantum-safe signature-capable keypairs, has successfully completed a comprehensive cybersecurity audit by blockchain security firm, Hacken. This confirms the protocol’s ability to protect against the […]
Quantum Progress Demands Manufacturing Revolution, Martinis Says
Insider Brief Quantum computing’s next breakthroughs will come from factories, not physics labs, according to John Martinis, who wrote in the Financial Times (FT) that the field is hitting a wall that only advanced manufacturing can fix. Martinis, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, co-founder of Qolab and 2025 Nobel Prize winner, […]
YQuantum Receives CHF 150,000 From Venture Kick to Create Scalable Hardware For Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — YQuantum has obtained CHF 150,000 (about $186,000 US) from Venture Kick to develop miniaturized hardware components for the next generation of quantum computers. The engineering startup is bridging the gap between laboratory prototypes and commercially viable systems, bringing practical quantum computing closer to everyday use. Quantum computers promise unprecedented computing […]
DOE Partners with Fermilab and Qblox to Scale U.S. Quantum Control Technology
Insider Brief The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Commercialization has announced a new partnership between Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) and Qblox to manufacture and distribute the Quantum Instrumentation Control Kit (QICK) domestically. The collaboration aims to accelerate U.S. capabilities in quantum computing, sensing, and networking, while supporting workforce development in high-tech quantum […]
Cleveland Clinic and IBM Use Hybrid Quantum Computing to Simulate Molecules
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A team led by Cleveland Clinic’s Kenneth Merz, PhD, and IBM’s Antonio Mezzacapo, PhD, is developing quantum computing methods to simulate and study supramolecular processes that guide how entire molecules interact with each other. In their study, published in Nature Communications Physics, researchers focused on molecules’ noncovalent interactions, especially hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic species. […]
Nu Quantum Adds Former Amazon Braket Leader and New CFO to Support Commercial Expansion
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Nu Quantum, the category creator and leader in distributed quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Richard Moulds, the architect behind Amazon’s quantum computing service, Amazon Braket. With a proven track record in building global quantum access platforms, he will join Nu Quantum’s Strategic Advisory Board alongside Bob Sutor, Roland […]