Bradford Quantum Hackathon 2025 Launches to Explore Quantum Solutions for Global Challenges
Insider Brief: Aqora, the open collaboration hub for quantum datasets, algorithms, and community challenges, will power the upcoming Bradford Quantum Hackathon 2025, hosted by Quantinuum and the University of Bradford. Opening virtually on October 27, 2025, and culminating in an in-person final at Bradford Live on November 21, 2025, the event marks a meeting point […]
Quantum Companies Join Forces in Italy’s New Quantum Alliance
Insider Brief IonQ and D-Wave, two publicly traded U.S. quantum computing companies, are joining as founding members of Q-Alliance, a new initiative in Lombardy described by organizers as the foundation of “the world’s most powerful quantum hub.” The alliance, formalized in Como with a memorandum of understanding, is designed to accelerate quantum research and industrial […]
Quantum World Tour Heads to Australia, Showcasing Strategy, Science, and Emerging Industry Strengths
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 third episode on October 24, 2025, with a spotlight on Australia, one of the world’s rapidly growing quantum ecosystems. The Australia episode will take place online from 17:00 to 18:30 […]
Is It Time For Time Crystals? Researchers Report Time Crystals Could Power Future Quantum Computers
Insider Brief A team of physicists in Finland and the United Kingdom has shown that a time crystal — a strange, but perfectly natural form of matter that keeps a steady rhythm under quantum rules, even without a steady flow of external energy — can be coupled to a mechanical resonator, forming a system that […]
New Low-Cost, Efficient Single-Photon Source for Powering Future Quantum Internet
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — With the rise of quantum computers, the security of our existing communication systems is at risk. Quantum computers will be able to break many of the encryption methods used in current communication systems. To counter this, scientists are developing quantum communication systems, which utilize quantum mechanics to offer stronger security. […]
BTQ Technologies Announces Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Using NIST Standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — BTQ Technologies Corp. (“BTQ” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ) (FSE: NG3), a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, today announced the first successful demonstration of a quantum-resistant Bitcoin implementation using National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-standardized post-quantum cryptography. Bitcoin Quantum Core Release 0.2 replaces […]
Inside U.S. Center for Quantum Technologies: Study Shows How Industry And Academia Are Collaborating to Unleash Quantum Tech
Insider Brief Scientists and business leaders in the United States are doggedly building comprehensive efforts that can bridge academic research with commercial quantum applications. The U.S. Center for Quantum Technologies, known as CQT, is one of the key builders guiding this quantum bridge project and a recent white paper in arXiv published by the Center’s […]
Swiss Quantum Technology SA Signs €10 Million Agreement to Deploy D-Wave Advantage2 Annealing Quantum Computer
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 the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, today announced an agreement with Swiss Quantum Technology SA (“SQT”) to deploy a D-Wave Advantage2TM annealing quantum computer in Europe. Announced today at […]
QMill Reports Record Quantum Circuit Compression
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — By leveraging the latest advances in artificial intelligence, QMill recently developed a record-breaking method for compressing quantum circuits, bringing useful quantum computations closer in time. QMill demonstrates its capability by sharing QASM files of several benchmark circuits and their compressions. One of these circuits was compressed to just half the […]
LuxQuanta Secures €8 Million in Series A Funding to Accelerate Global Deployment of Quantum-Safe Cybersecurity Solutions
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — LuxQuanta, a pioneering deep tech company specializing in quantum cybersecurity, today announced the successful closing of its €8 million Series A funding round. Led by Big Sur Ventures, and with support of A&G as the main investor, the round also includes new investors GMV, Wayra and the EIC Fund, alongside […]