IonQ Appoints Marco Pistoia as Senior Vice President of Industry Relations

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE —  IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Marco Pistoia as Senior Vice President of Industry Relations. Pistoia is a renowned IBM inventor, quantum computing leader, and former Global Head of Applied Research and Quantum Computing at JPMorganChase, where he achieved […]

Quantum Computers Help Quantum Sensors Think Smarter, Cornell Study Finds

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Insider Brief In the quantum world, computing and sensing are often treated as separate fields within the broader quantum technology landscape. That may change, according to a study from Cornell University that investigates how quantum computers can be used not just to process information, but to process signals from quantum sensors more intelligently. The quantum-on-quantum […]

The Quantum Economy Podcast: Quantum Natives with John Levy and Anders Indset

Insider Brief: In this episode of The Quantum Economy Podcast, SEEQC co-founder and CEO John Levy joins host Anders Indset to unpack some of the most critical challenges and opportunities facing the quantum computing industry today from the technical roadblocks in scaling superconducting chips to the broader implications for markets and infrastructure. Levy brings decades […]

Trade Deals May be a Hopeful Sign, But Tariffs Still Threaten U.S. Quantum Leadership

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Insider Brief A newly announced trade agreement between U.S. and the European Union has averted a full-scale trade war, but looming tariffs on critical imports continue to pose a direct threat to one of America’s most strategically vital sectors: quantum technology. While President Donald Trump touts the deal as a win for U.S. industry, experts […]

Quantum Metric Unlocks Room-Temperature Control in Exotic Magnet

Insider Brief A study published in Nature Communications demonstrates that a magnetic crystal, a quantum magnet known as terbium manganese tin — TbMn₆Sn₆ — can exhibit strong and tunable quantum transport effects at room temperature, a rare feat that could help bridge quantum theory with next-generation electronics. Researchers from Monash University, the Weizmann Institute, and […]

Quantum Could be ‘Threat And Shield’ For Tomorrow’s Warfighters, Strategists Suggest

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Insider Brief With its potential to both crack secret plans and conceal them more effectively than ever before, quantum computing as a disruptive force that is reshaping thinking around military deception, according to a recent report from New America. The study, authored by retired Australian Army officer Mick Ryan and defense strategist P.W. Singer, draws […]

Could Metasurfaces be The Next Quantum Information Processors?

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons — fundamental particles of light — hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of information at room temperature. Photons are typically controlled and coaxed into quantum states via waveguides on extended microchips, or through bulky devices built from lenses, mirrors, and […]

Los Alamos Team Finds a New Path Toward Quantum Machine Learning

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Neural networks revolutionized machine learning for classical computers: self-driving cars, language translation and even artificial intelligence software were all made possible. It is no wonder, then, that researchers wanted to transfer this same power to quantum computers — but all attempts to do so brought unforeseen problems. Recently, however, a […]

Scientists Say Diamond Precision May Cut a Path to Scalable Quantum Devices

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Insider Brief Researchers from Australian National University and the startup Quantum Brilliance have outlined a new method for fabricating diamond-based quantum computers and sensors with atomic precision, a step that could potentially overcome the scalability limits of current fabrication techniques. Published in Materials for Quantum Technology, the study proposes a bottom-up approach for constructing nitrogen-vacancy […]

The Quantum Economy Podcast: Conversations at the Intersection of Technology, Society, and Change

Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — The Quantum Economy Podcast, hosted by business philosopher and deep-tech investor Anders Indset, is coming to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube on Monday, July 28th, at 10 AM CET. As quantum technologies continue to mature and intersect with artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and advanced systems design, The Quantum Economy Podcast creates […]