From Warsaw to San Francisco: Connecting Women Shaping the Quantum Future
Insider Brief: In June, Warsaw became the center of Europe’s quantum momentum. The Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit, the continent’s largest event for women in science and technology, launched its first-ever Quantum Path, a full-day program dedicated to quantum science, policy, and commercialization. It was a symbolic milestone, one that represented Europe’s growing capacity to […]
New Research Shows Decision-Making Needs Both Quantum and Classical Worlds
Insider Brief A new study from Chapman University argues that neither quantum physics alone nor classical physics alone can sustain something as fundamental as agency — which they define as the ability to model the world, evaluate choices and act on purpose. The finding hints that consciousness, and even artificial intelligence, may depend on physical […]
Forthcoming IBM Paper Expected to Show Quantum Algorithm Running on Inexpensive AMD Chips
Insider Brief IBM said it will release a research paper Monday showing that one of its key quantum computing algorithms can run in real time on chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) — a move that could help make quantum computing more practical and affordable, according to Reuters. The company told Reuters reporters that its […]
Sejong City and KQIA Sign Agreement to Foster Quantum Industry Ecosystem
Insider Brief Sejong Special Self-Governing City (Mayor Choi Min-ho) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Quantum Industry Association (KQIA, Chairman Bang Seung-hyun) on the 22nd in the Sejong Hall of Sejong City Hall. The agreement aims to foster the quantum industry ecosystem and commercialize related technologies. This MOU marks the starting point […]
NYU Launches Quantum Institute to Drive Cross-Disciplinary Research and Innovation
Insider Brief New York University has announced the creation of the NYU Quantum Institute, a move designed to position the university as a major player in the growing field of quantum technology, according to a news release from the university. The announcement, made during the “Quantum Conversations: From Fundamentals to Futures” event co-hosted by Quantum […]
Telecom at the Edge of Scale: How Quantum Technologies Are Recasting the Network Economy
Insider Brief: The global telecom backbone is the unseen architecture of the modern world, the network through which every byte of information, every transaction, and every algorithm moves. But even this foundation of the digital economy, once defined by its reach, is running up against the limits of scale. Networks have never been faster or […]
French Government Backs New Technology for Industrial Quantum Chip Production
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Alice & Bob, a global leader in the race for fault-tolerant quantum computing, together with PLASSYS-BESTEK a specialist in thin film deposition technology, supported by the AID (the French Government’s defense innovation agency), today announced the delivery of a state-of-the-art quantum chip fabrication equipment SQUID-6 UHV as part of the […]
Quandela Delivers Photonic Quantum Computer to EuroHPC and GENCI at CEA’s TGCC
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quandela, GENCI and CEA today announced the delivery of Lucy, a 12-qubit universal digital photonic quantum computer, to the Très Grand Centre de calcul (TGCC) of CEA. The system, delivered by the French-German consortium Quandela-attocube systems AG, was procured by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking in the context of the consortium […]
Quantum Imaging Research Could Improve Retinal Scans
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – A European research consortium is exploring a new quantum imaging technique that could one day help clinicians see the earliest signs of eye disease. Developed under the €4.5 million Horizon Europe-funded SEQUOIA project, the technique combines quantum physics and artificial intelligence to push beyond the limits of Optical Coherence Tomography […]
Universal Quantum CEO Outlines Five-Step Plan Before Parliament Committee to Secure UK’s Quantum Future
Insider Brief The United Kingdom could forfeit its lead in quantum computing unless the government accelerates funding decisions, strengthens domestic procurement, and anchors large-scale manufacturing on British soil, Dr. Sebastian Weidt, co-founder and CEO of Universal Quantum, told Parliament’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee this week. Weidt — whose company spun out from the University […]