NSF Launches New Programs for Quantum Innovation and STEM Research
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced plans to launch a series of programs and initiatives to support the ambitious vision articulated in the White House report Science: A New Golden Age, the first comprehensive rethinking of the U.S. science and technology enterprise in the last 80+ years. These new programs […]
Quantum Source’s QS-LINK Uses a Single Atom to Help Quantum Processors Connect
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Source, developer of compound photon-atom technology that makes photonic quantum computers practical, published the first technical details of its proprietary QS-LINK, an interconnect built to break the bottleneck that keeps quantum computers from scaling beyond a single processor. Using a single rubidium atom as quantum memory, QS-LINK holds the entanglement with […]
Energy Department Announces New Genesis Mission Awards to Accelerate Scientific Capability
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 12 Phase II project awards for President Trump’s historic Genesis Mission, totaling $159 million, that will expand efforts to harness artificial intelligence (AI), advanced computing, and the nation’s world-class scientific capabilities to accelerate the pace of discovery. “These projects represent a critical […]
Surfshark Adds ML-DSA Authentication to Post-Quantum WireGuard
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — This major security development milestone follows the initial launch of Dausos, Surfshark’s proprietary VPN protocol engineered with complete post-quantum security from the ground up. By pairing encryption with ML-KEM (key encapsulation mechanism) and certificates using ML-DSA (digital signature algorithm) for authentication, WireGuard now incorporates the final step required to deliver […]
Project Eleven and Quantus Plan Integration for Institutional Custody
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Project Eleven and Quantus today announced plans to integrate the Quantus Network with Strongpoint, Project Eleven’s institutional custody platform built for the post-quantum and AI era. Quantus joins as a development partner for Strongpoint support on the Quantus Network, helping shape the integration for institutional users. As blockchain networks begin […]
Quantinuum Processors Stand Out in Study of Quantum Error-Correction Operations
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantinuum’s processors handled a key step toward quantum error correction more reliably than the other machines in a new study, which also proposes a simpler way to judge whether hardware is ready for that step. The study, posted on the preprint server arXiv, found that these measurements and the actions […]
SpecterAI Quantum Security Holds Quantum-Safe Banking Workshop at Asia Fintech Forum
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SpecterAI Quantum Security, a post-quantum cryptography (PQC) assessment, validation and training firm, delivered an interactive Quantum-Safe Banking Workshop at the inaugural Asia Fintech Forum, held on 2 October 2026 at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur and convened by the Responsible Fintech Institute. The workshop was co-led by Dr. Peter […]
Qubo Consulting and Mitacs Offer Quantum Workshops for Canadian Students
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qubo Consulting Corporation, a quantum training and advising organization, is offering six quantum workshops in partnership with Mitacs to prepare post-secondary students for the quantum workforce. The workshops will dive into a variety of quantum topics including: “At Mitacs, we open the door to opportunity, creating jobs and equipping students […]
Diraq Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Diraq today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance to Stage C of the agency’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), the final stage of the world’s most rigorous program evaluating whether any quantum computing approaches can achieve utility-scale operation by 2033. Utility […]
IonQ Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, has advanced to Stage C of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). IonQ and DARPA have signed a Stage C agreement with a potential value of up to $300 million to continue validating IonQ’s approach […]