Technology Used by Optical Atomic Clocks May Jump From Lab to Consumer

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — University of Auckland research may help the world to miniaturize the laser tools used for ultraprecise measurements such as atomic clocks and quantum computing. There are big scientific and commercial implications. So far, the laser tools called optical frequency combs have been trapped in the lab because of their size […]
Quantum Elements’ Constellation Wins TMCnet 2026 Quantum Computing Product Award

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Elements, developers of software shortening the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing, today announced that its Constellation platform has been named a winner of TMCnet’z inaugural 2026 Quantum Computing Product of the Year Awards. Constellation gives quantum teams a hardware-aware development environment, running on classical computer architecture, to design, test […]
Fujitsu Launches Collaboration With State of New Mexico to Establish Quantum Computing Research Center

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Fujitsu announced a collaboration with New Mexico to establish a quantum computing research center in New Mexico. The center will conduct advanced research spanning quantum computing hardware, software, algorithms, and theory, while supporting education and workforce-development initiatives designed to expand the quantum talent pipeline and strengthen collaboration across industry, academia, […]
Arqit Announces Preliminary Fiscal 2026 Financial Results

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Arqit Quantum Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQQ) (“Arqit”), a global leader in quantum-safe encryption, announces select preliminary financial results for the second half and full fiscal year 2026. Based on preliminary unaudited results, management expects revenue for the second half period ended 30 September 2026 of approximately $355,000 to $380,000. For the […]
NSF Names Founding Partners for X-Labs Consortium, With Occam Foundry and Florida Quantum Center Among Them

Insider Brief The U.S. National Science Foundation has put names to the founding partners of its new NSF X-Labs Consortium, the private-sector and philanthropic backbone for the agency’s $1.5 billion X-Labs initiative. In a post on X, NSF thanked the Astera Institute, Ginkgo Bioworks, Tom Secunda at the Secunda Family Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan […]
DOE Announces Science Applications For Quantum Computing

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of Quantum Genesis Priority Applications (QGPAs), a set of eight key scientific utility problems that will guide the Quantum Genesis’s goal of developing fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers. This effort directly supports the goals outlined in President Trump’s Executive Order Ushering in […]
Oratomic Raises $775 Million to Develop Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Oratomic, whose mission is to build the first fault-tolerant quantum computers, announced today that it has raised a total of $775 million since its launch in March 2026. The company will use the funds to accelerate the development of utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers. ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures, […]
NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and Classiq Partner on Enterprise Quantum Computing in Japan

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation) and Classiq Technologies G.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Classiq Technologies Ltd., today announced a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic business partnership aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption of quantum computing in Japan. Under the partnership, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS will propose and sell […]
NVIDIA Commits $1 Billion to U.S. Science and Quantum Computing

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NVIDIA today announced commitments valued at $1 billion to build out the United States’ capacity for super intelligence research and development in fields critical for U.S. leadership, including quantum computing, healthcare and energy security. The announcement was made during the Science: A New Golden Age event in Washington, D.C., where […]
PsiQuantum Receives Conditional $150M Loan Commitment From U.S. Department of War

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PsiQuantum announced today that the company has received a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $150 million from the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), which would expand the company’s advanced manufacturing and prototyping capabilities in the United States. The financing would support PsiQuantum’s 140,000-square-foot […]