EPAA Report Shows Payments Industry Must Act Now on Quantum Threats
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Emerging Payments Association of Asia (EPAA) today released a report on quantum threats to Asia Pacific payments, highlighting the urgent need for coordinated action before quantum computers crack current encryption. Quantum safe payments: Why the payments industry must act now provides clear steps banks and payments providers must take to […]
Rigetti Announces Purchase Orders for Two Quantum Computing Systems Totaling Approximately $5.7 Million
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announced today that it has secured purchase orders totaling approximately $5.7 million for two 9-qubit Novera™ quantum computing systems. Both systems are upgradeable, allowing the customers to increase the system qubit count for more complex […]
Delft Circuits And Bluefors Join Forces on Scalable Quantum I/O For Next-Generation Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Bluefors, the world leader in cryogenic measurement systems, today announced a strategic partnership with Delft Circuits to offer their turnkey quantum input/output (I/O) solutions. By integrating Delft Circuits’ Cri/oFlex® technology into Bluefors’ dilution refrigerators, customers will now benefit from a complete, proven, fully scalable quantum I/O solution. This collaboration answers […]
Bpifrance Chief Warns U.S. And China Are Outpacing Europe in Quantum and Deep Tech
Insider Brief France’s top state investor has issued a blunt warning: Europe risks falling behind in the race for quantum computing and other deep technologies because its private capital is unwilling to take risks. CNBC reports that Nicolas Dufourcq, head of Bpifrance, said at the IPEM private capital conference in Paris that Europe is “doubly […]
North Wales Police and D-Wave Announce Hybrid-Quantum Application Outperforms Classical Results in Optimizing Police Vehicle Placement
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, and North Wales Police (NWP) today announced the completion of a joint proof-of technology project leveraging a hybrid-quantum application to optimize placement of police […]
French National Quantum Update: September 2025
Executive Summary France’s quantum landscape is entering a new phase, with policy coordination, business expansion, and research milestones reinforcing its role in Europe’s technology ambitions. The Franco-German Council of Ministers has launched an economic agenda that places quantum among the priority areas for deeper bilateral cooperation. Leading investors, including Quantonation, continue to emphasize the need […]
Comcast Partners With D-Wave, Classiq in Launch of Quantum Lab to Test Next-Generation Network Management
Insider Brief Dare I suggest QomQast? Seriously, though, Comcast reports the company is turning to quantum computing to prepare its broadband network for soaring data demand. The company announced it has launched a dedicated quantum lab and begun industry-first trials to test how quantum systems might manage Internet traffic. Comcast said the effort is intended […]
Quobly Unveils New Governance Model With Key Executive Appointments
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quobly, a pioneer in quantum microelectronics announces key appointments to its leadership team to advance the execution of its strategic objectives. Tristan Meunier, co-founder, has been appointed Chief Innovation Officer, Jean-Charles Barbé joins as Chief Technology Officer, and Cyril Condemine as Chief Product Development Officer. Together with the broader leadership team, they strengthen Quobly’s capacity to align […]
Hebrew University Researchers Achieve Record Room Temperature Photon Collection from Diamonds
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A new breakthrough in capturing up to 80% of photons from tiny diamond defects at room temperature achieves a necessary step for quantum technology development. In the article published in APL Quantum, researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) and the Humboldt University in Berlin approached an almost perfect collection of the faintest light […]
GPT-5 Serves as Research Assistant in Proving One of Quantum Computing Theory’s Trickiest Theorems
Insider Brief OpenAI‘s GPT-5 may have just helped prove a theorem in quantum computing theory — potentially marking the first time artificial intelligence has contributed a key step in quantum complexity research. In a new paper, published on the pre-print server arXiv, researchers show that methods for reducing error in Quantum Merlin-Arthur (QMA) — a […]