What is Germany’s High-Tech Agenda — And What Does it Mean For Quantum?
Insider Brief Germany is expected to release a draft of its High-Tech Agenda soon, a plan that may place quantum technologies closer to the heart of this new national innovation plan. It’s a bet — which Handelsblatt newspaper is reporting to be part of Germany’s €5.5 billion bet on frontier technologies — that the mastery […]
Quantum Reservoir Computing Could Give Drug Discovery a Boost — Especially When Data Is Scarce
Insider Brief A group of researchers has found that a lesser-known branch of quantum machine learning could help drug developers get more reliable predictions from small, hard-to-collect datasets. This lack of data is a situation that frustrates scientists in everything from rare-disease research to early-stage pharmaceutical development. Published in the Journal of Chemical Information and […]
DARPA’s QuANET Demonstrates Rapid Progress in Quantum–Classical Network Integration
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Can the strengths of classical and quantum communications be combined to create a resilient and secure networking infrastructure? This is the challenge that DARPA is tackling through its Quantum-Augmented Network (QuANET) program. So far, signs point to yes. Quantum networking offers the potential for private, secure and resilient high-speed information […]
Tal David, Co-Founder and CEO, Quantum Art
Tal David, CEO and co-founder of Quantum Art, is Yuval’s guest on this week’s Superposition Guy’s Podcast. We delve into Quantum Art’s focus on full-stack quantum computing using trapped ions. Tal and I explore their unique architecture, which emphasizes sophisticated multi-qubit gate operations, the use of optical tweezers for segmenting ion chains, and dynamic reconfigurability […]
Guest Post: Quantum Wasn’t Magic—It Was a Plan
Guest Post from Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) In 2017, the Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) launched its second chapter with an ambitious goal: to engineer not just quantum devices, but an entire ecosystem — one that linked discovery, application, and community. Seven years on, the impact of that approach is clear. EQUS […]
Japan Launches Quantum Computer With Homegrown Components And Software
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A Japanese superconducting quantum computer, fully designed and built with homegrown components and software, went live on July 28th at The University of Osaka’s Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology (QIQB). This achievement signifies Japan’s technological prowess in quantum computing, demonstrating the nation’s capacity to design, manufacture, and integrate […]
Quantum Startups Move Beyond Theory, Aim at Real-World Impact
Insider Brief Three companies — PsiQuantum, Ideon Technologies, and NVision — say they are pushing quantum science into practical use, reshaping how humans detect disease, locate critical minerals, and design materials. At Playground Global’s Next-Gen Compute event during Deep Tech Week San Francisco, the three portfolio companies company laid out a vision grounded not in […]
UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute Partners With Quantinuum to Access Quantum Computers With Industry-Leading Fidelity
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has entered a strategic agreement with Quantinuum, a world leader in quantum computing, to accelerate the development and benchmarking of next-generation quantum computing algorithms and commercial applications in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). […]
D-Wave Posts Record Cash Reserves and 42% Revenue Growth in Q2, But Faces Widening Losses
Insider Brief D-Wave Quantum Growth D-Wave Quantum Inc. reported a 42% year-over-year jump in revenue for the second quarter of 2025, driven by new customer engagements and the commercial launch of its next-generation quantum system, according to a statement from the company. But the Canadian-American company also posted a steep net loss and highlighted rising […]
Researchers Discover Universal Laws of Quantum Entanglement Across All Dimensions
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A team of theoretical researchers used thermal effective theory to demonstrate that quantum entanglement follows universal rules across all dimensions. Their study was published online on August 5, in Physical Review Letters as an Editors’ Suggestion. “This study is the first example of applying thermal effective theory to quantum information. The results […]