Ueno Bank Brings Its 2.2 Million Customers Quantum-Resistant Banking with SignQuantum and QANplatform
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Ueno Bank, Paraguay’s largest bank with over 2.2 million customers, announced its transition to quantum-resistant cybersecurity to safeguard digital operations and digitally signed documents. Utilizing quantum-resistant digital signatures and quantum-resistant blockchain technology from SignQuantum and QANplatform, the implementation is being supported by ITTI, Paraguay’s leading technology company. As quantum computing […]
Carney Pushes for Sovereign Cloud as Canada Navigates Quantum Future
Insider Brief Prime Minister Mark Carney is steering his new Major Projects Office (MPO) toward building a Canadian “sovereign cloud,” a move framed not only as a data-security measure but as a foundation for quantum technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking in Edmonton on Thursday, Carney added digital sovereignty to the same priority list as […]
UK Clears IonQ Acquisition of Oxford Ionics, With Conditions
Insider Brief The UK government has approved IonQ’s acquisition of Oxford Ionics, a British trapped-ion quantum computing company, but imposed safeguards to keep the technology and talent anchored in Britain. The decision, announced by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under the National Security and Investment Act 2021, allows IonQ to acquire 100% of […]
Scientists Use Google’s Quantum Processor to Probe Exotic Phases of Matter Beyond Classical Reach
Insider Brief An international team of researchers has used Google’s superconducting quantum processor to create and study a new phase of matter that emerges only when a system is driven out of equilibrium. The work, published in Nature, shows how quantum computers can explore highly entangled phases that classical computers cannot efficiently simulate. The study […]
In Quantum Sensing, What Beats Beating Noise? Meeting Noise Halfway
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Noise is annoying, whether you’re trying to sleep or exploit the laws of quantum physics. Although noise from environmental disturbances will always be with us, a team including scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have found a new way of dealing with it at the […]
IonQ Announces IonQ Federal to Meet the Increasing Demand for Quantum Advantage Across U.S. And Allied Governments
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, announced the organization of IonQ Federal aimed at integrating IonQ’s proprietary technologies to serve the U.S. government and its allies. IonQ continues to meet the growing need for quantum advantage in the federal and defense sectors, with some […]
PsiQuantum Raises $1 Billion to Build Million-Qubit Scale, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PsiQuantum today announced it has raised $1 billion in funding for its Series E round to build the world’s first commercially useful, fault-tolerant quantum computers. This funding will equip the company to break ground on utility-scale quantum computing sites in Brisbane and Chicago, deploy large-scale prototype systems to validate systems […]
Qunnect’s Product Suite Deployed at Montana State University to Establish Quantum Entanglement Network
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qunnect, the company pioneering quantum infrastructure for real-world use, announced today that Montana State University (MSU) has deployed Qunnect’s Carina product suite to establish the first quantum entanglement network in the Midwest. This milestone brings entanglement distribution to campus-scale telecommunications fiber and further strengthens MSU’s role as a leader in […]
Time Crystals Break Out of the Quantum Lab
Insider Brief Time crystals — strange states of matter that were once thought confined to the quantum world — have now been realized in liquid crystals driven by ordinary light, according to researchers. The result could broaden thinking about spatiotemporal order and may even open up indirect avenues toward quantum technologies in optics and communication. […]
KAIST Researchers Use Quantum Computers to Unlock New Energy Materials
Insider Brief South Korean scientists have turned to quantum computing to solve a bottleneck in designing multicomponent porous materials, opening a path toward more efficient energy storage, carbon capture and catalytic technologies, according to a news release. Researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said their work marks the first use of […]