New System Lets Multiple Users Share a Single Quantum Computer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum computers have operated under a significant limitation: they can run only one program at a time. These million-dollar machines demand exclusive use even for the smallest tasks, leaving much of their expensive and fast-running hardware idle and forcing researchers to endure long queues. Columbia Engineering researchers have developed HyperQ, a […]
New Method Helps Researchers Check Quantum Computer Results on Regular Computers
Insider Brief Quantum computers still face a major hurdle on their pathway to practical use cases: their limited ability to correct the arising computational errors. To develop truly reliable quantum computers, researchers must be able to simulate quantum computations using conventional computers to verify their correctness – a vital yet extraordinarily difficult task. Now, in […]
NSF Advances 29 Semifinalists in NSF Regional Innovation Engines Competition, Includes 3 Quantum Teams
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program announced the 29 semifinalists advancing to the next stage of the second competition – spanning critical technologies and applications ranging from energy grid security to maximizing the yield of critical minerals mining to advanced optical sensors. The semifinalist teams, many of […]
BTQ Launches Quantum Proof-of-Work Simulator, Delivering Demonstration of Quantum Advantage in Blockchain Consensus
Insider Brief BTQ Technologies Corp. (the “Company”) (CBOE CA: BTQ) (FSE: NG3) (OTCQX: BTQQF), a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, today unveiled its Quantum Proof-of-Work Simulator, the first publicly accessible platform that showcases a fully quantum-native mining algorithm that remains verifiable on classical hardware. The release marks a milestone in securing digital […]
Carbon Qubits Break Record for Longevity in Quantum Circuits
Insider Brief A team of researchers report they have demonstrated microsecond-scale coherence times in a carbon nanotube circuit driven by cavity photons—showing longer-lived quantum states than any previously recorded for carbon quantum dots and surpassing similar systems built with silicon. The study, published in Nature Communications by a team that included scientists from C12 Quantum […]
Did Quantum Fears Prompt a Bitcoin Whale to Make an $8 Billion Move?
Insider Brief An $8 billion Bitcoin transfer from a dormant whale wallet has sparked fresh speculation that quantum threats may be prompting long-term holders to bolster their digital defenses. The massive movement involved 80,000 BTC from eight Satoshi-era wallets untouched since 2011. According to blockchain intelligence firm Arkham, and as reported in Blockchain News, the […]
Global Quantum Forum to Debut During TechChicago Week
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — P33, Intersect Illinois, and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs today announced the inaugural Global Quantum Forum, a two-day international conference dedicated to advancing quantum technology and shaping the global business and policy landscape. The event will take place July 23–24, 2025, at Venue SIX10 in Chicago. Serving as the […]
Indian Companies Launch Effort to Build First Quantum-Secure Satellite
Insider Brief India is moving to harden its space infrastructure against emerging quantum-era threats through a new partnership aimed at developing the country’s first fully indigenous quantum-secure satellite. Space TS, a space systems engineering company, and Synergy Quantum, a cybersecurity firm specializing in post-quantum encryption, signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly design, build, and […]
IonQ Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion Equity Offering
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) (“IonQ” or the “Company”), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced the pricing of a $1.0 billion equity offering consisting of 14,165,708 shares of IonQ’s common stock, each at $55.49 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,855,557 shares of IonQ’s common stock, […]
Groove Quantum Secures €10 Million to Scale Germanium-Based Quantum Chips
Insider Brief A Dutch startup building quantum chips from germanium has secured €10 million from the European Innovation Council Accelerator, a vote of confidence in its plan to make quantum computing scalable using mainstream semiconductor processes. Groove Quantum, based in Delft, was one of only 40 companies selected from over 1,000 applicants across Europe to […]