Chip-based Phonon Splitter Brings Hybrid Quantum Networks Closer to Reality
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers have created a chip-based device that can split phonons — tiny packets of mechanical vibration that can carry information in quantum systems. By filling a key gap, this device could help connect various quantum devices via phonons, paving the way for advanced computing and secure quantum communication. “Phonons can […]
Quantum for Everyone: A New Global Course Launches to Promote Quantum Literacy
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — Following the successful launch of the National Quantum Course in The Hague on World Quantum Day last year, the next major step in bringing quantum technology closer to the public is already underway in this UN International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. On July 11, the International Quantum Course […]
Quantum City to Host Annual Summit to Tackle Tech Adoption in a Changing World
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The University of Calgary’s Quantum City will host the annual qConnect summit from November 5th to 6th, bringing together quantum creators and users to transform ideas into impact. As part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, qConnect 2025 will feature insightful talks, expert panels and strategic networking opportunities. […]
California Enacts Law to Build Statewide Strategy for Quantum Technology
Insider Brief California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 940 into law, establishing the state’s first coordinated strategy to develop its quantum technology sector and expand industrial planning across key strategic industries identified in the California Jobs First State Economic Blueprint. The legislation, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and signed Friday at the […]
Federal Reserve Warns Quantum Computers Could Expose Bitcoin’s Hidden Past
Insider Brief A new Federal Reserve study warns that quantum computers could one day unlock the private history of Bitcoin and other blockchain networks, exposing transaction data once thought to be forever secure. The report, titled “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later,” says the risk is not distant, — it is already active today as attackers quietly […]
Molecular Coating Cleans up Noisy Quantum Light
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum technologies demand perfection: one photon at a time, every time, all with the same energy. Even tiny deviations in the number or energy of photons can derail devices, threatening the performance of quantum computers that someday could make up a quantum internet. While this level of precision is difficult […]
Quantum Computing Inc. Announces $750 Million Oversubscribed Private Placement of Common Stock Priced at the Market Under Nasdaq Rules
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Computing Inc. (“QCi” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, today announced that it has entered into securities purchase agreements with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 37,183,937 shares of common stock in an oversubscribed private placement priced at the market under Nasdaq […]
IBM, Vanguard Test Quantum Approach to Building Portfolios
Insider Brief A team of IBM-Vanguard researchers used a quantum computer to tackle portfolio construction, a financial problem that becomes intractable for classical machines at scale. The team ran experiments with 109 qubits on IBM’s Heron processors, reported in the pre-print server arXiv that a quantum-classical workflow can outperform traditional methods for certain types of […]
The Quantum Economy Podcast: The Universe’s Secret History with Florian Neukart and Anders Indset
Insider Brief: In the latest episode of The Quantum Economy Podcast, host Anders Indset sits down with Dr. Florian Neukart, Chief Product Officer and Management Board Member at Terra Quantum and Professor at Leiden University, for a far-reaching discussion that connects quantum physics, artificial intelligence, and philosophy. Neukart, co-author of Ex Machina – The God […]
ORIENTOM to Build Middleware Platform with Quantum Finance Algorithms by 2030
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — At the “Quantum 3.0 Forum” of AI Festa, Deputy Director Choo (Chu) delivered a keynote titled “How far has quantum advantage come?” — stating that the platform will be applied to derivative products at Kookmin Bank. Orientom (CEO AlfredBang), which develops quantum-based financial algorithms, plans to build a middleware platform […]