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 […]
‘History Won’t Forgive Us’ if We Fall Behind on Quantum Computing, Say Blair And Hague
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — ‘History won’t forgive us’ if the UK fumbles the chance to lead in the quantum computing race, Tony Blair and Lord Hague argue in a new report published today by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. A New National Purpose: A UK Quantum Strategy for Sovereignty and Scale, urges action […]
Physicists Find Quantum Oscillations Deep Within an Insulator
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the exciting new applications and technologies his discoveries could enable. Sometimes, though, what he finds is just too weird or extreme to have any immediate use. Working with an international team of researchers, Li has made one of those […]
U.S. Expands Quantum and AI Partnerships with Japan and Korea
Insider Brief The White House has announced two new Technology Prosperity Deals with Japan and South Korea, expanding the United States’ alliances in quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and other critical technologies. The agreements, signed during President Trump’s trip to Asia, are billed as a major step in aligning scientific and industrial strategies among three […]