China Refocuses Hong Kong Labs on Quantum and National Priorities
Insider Brief Hong Kong’s state-backed research labs have been overhauled to align more tightly with Beijing’s national technology ambitions, with new facilities dedicated to quantum research taking center stage. The restructuring reflects China’s broader shift to concentrate scientific resources on fields deemed vital in its rivalry with the United States. The transformation dismantles underperforming labs, […]
MOTH Launches Quantum Brush: A New Tool for Quantum-Driven Digital Art
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – MOTH, a quantum technology company delivering the next era of media, entertainment and creativity, announces the launch of Quantum Brush, an open-source digital painting tool that brings quantum computing into the creative process. By translating brushstrokes into quantum algorithms, the tool allows artists to explore new visual styles shaped directly […]
Qubic Secures Nearly $1 Million Grant to Develop Advanced Quantum Amplifier Technology
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — – Qubic, a quantum technology company pioneering both enhanced radar and cryogenic amplifiers, today announces it has secured a $925,000 (CAD) grant from the Government of Canada through its department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) and the FABrIC program, administered by the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC). This funding […]
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Enters Design Phase
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. National Science Foundation National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NSF NQVL) is coming into sharper focus with the selection of the first four teams that will design high-tech infrastructure to be broadly used across the country. NSF is investing $16 million in the four teams, with each receiving $4 million […]
Quantum World Tour Debuts in Malta, Europe’s Emerging Quantum Hub
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — The Quantum World Tour, a global initiative launched by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with The Quantum Insider, will debut its first episode with a spotlight on Malta, one of Europe’s agile and ambitious quantum ecosystems. The Malta episode will take place online on September 9, 2025 from […]
IonQ Advance in Synthetic Diamond Materials Accelerates Quantum Networking Scale and Production
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced a significant breakthrough in creating essential hardware for building large-scale quantum networks and clustered compute. In collaboration with Element Six, a De Beers Group company specializing in synthetic diamond materials for industrial applications, the team has […]
Honeywell Announces $600 Million Capital Raise For Quantinuum at $10 Billion Pre-Money Equity Valuation to Advance Quantum Computing at Scale
Insider Brief In a historic fund-raising announcement during a historic week in the quantum industry, Honeywell confirmed in a news release that Quantinuum has raised $600 million in equity capital in a Series B, giving the quantum computing company a pre-money valuation of $10 billion, which may be the highest so far of a privately […]
Riverlane to Deploy Quantum Error Correction at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Riverlane, the global leader in quantum error correction, today announced that it will deploy its QEC technology, Deltaflow 2, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The installation, scheduled to complete by the end of September 2025, represents a major step in integrating quantum error correction with high-performance computing (HPC), accelerating […]
Quantumz.io Unveils VeloxQ Algorithm That Outperforms Quantum Annealers on Standard Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Despite receiving limited grant funding, a small team of physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists from Poland’s most prestigious universities, after two years of focused research, has developed an algorithm that can serve as a foundation for a quantum co-processor. It’s currently better than the best current quantum annealing processor in […]
Defiance’s Quantum Computing ETF Surpasses $2 Billion AUM
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Defiance ETFs, a pioneer in thematic investing, announced that its QTUM – Defiance Quantum Computing ETF – has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management (AUM). This milestone highlights the growing investor interest in quantum computing and related technologies. QTUM also holds a 5-star Overall Morningstar Rating™ (as of June 30, 2025), […]