New Startup Sygaldry Aims to Rethink AI Infrastructure With Quantum Hardware
Insider Brief A new startup from two veterans of the quantum computing industry is betting that quantum processors could ease AI’s growing energy and hardware burden by speeding up performance and reducing costs in ways GPUs can’t. Sygaldry Technologies, launched by Rigetti Computing founder Chad Rigetti and former Strangeworks Chief Strategy Officer Idalia Friedson, is […]
Study Finds Challenges, Promise For Quantum Computing in Healthcare
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A landmark systematic review has revealed that quantum computing applications in healthcare remain more theoretical than practical, despite growing excitement in the field. The comprehensive study, which analysed 4,915 research papers published between 2015 and 2024, found little evidence that quantum machine learning (QML) algorithms currently offer any meaningful advantage […]
Harper Court Ventures Launches with $25 Million Supporting University of Chicago Deep Tech Startups
Insider Brief MFV Partners, a leading deep technology venture capital firm, today announced the launch of Harper Court Ventures Fund I, a new $25 million early-stage fund dedicated to identifying, investing in, and scaling transformative startups from the University of Chicago ecosystem. Harper Court Ventures Fund I will focus on pre-seed and seed-stage companies leveraging […]
LexRock AI and PINQ² Partnering to Build Digital Ecosystem in Canada
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — LexRock AI Technologies Inc. and the Plateforme d’innovation numérique et quantique du Québec (PINQ² – Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation of Quebec) announce their strategic collaboration serving to strengthen a sovereign, secure and sustainable digital ecosystem for Canadian businesses. As part of this alliance, PINQ² brings its support to […]
Oxford Scientists Develop Technique to Find Materials For Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A research study led by Oxford University has developed a powerful new technique for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. This could end a decades-long search for inexpensive materials that can host unique quantum particles, ultimately facilitating mass production of quantum computers. The results […]
Cornell’s New Cryostat Aims to Boost Quantum Circuit Research
Insider Brief A high-performance cryostat installed at Cornell University is helping researchers explore the limits of superconducting electronics, with potential implications for improving quantum computing hardware. The machine, a BlueFors LD250, was installed in the basement of Clark Hall in summer 2023 and became fully operational in October 2024, according to a news release from […]
Quantum Hits The Road: Mobile Trailer Brings Quantum Science to The Public as Ireland Builds National Network
Insider Brief A new mobile exhibit is hitting the road across Ireland to explain quantum technologies to the public, as part of a €10 million government-backed effort to prepare national infrastructure for a future shaped by quantum computing. The centerpiece is the IrelandQCI Quantum & Answers Trailer — a hands-on mobile unit designed to help […]
Nord Quantique’s Multimode Encoding Advance Means Fewer Qubits and Better Error Correction
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — – Nord Quantique, a pioneer in the field of quantum error correction, today announces a first in applied physics. The company has successfully developed bosonic qubit technology with multimode encoding, which outlines a path to a major reduction in the number of qubits required for quantum error correction (QEC). The […]
Measured in Seconds, Built for Centuries: How Public Science Shaped Quantum And How We Carry It Forward
Insider Brief: Our reality is ruled by one enigmatic entity: time. Time is a double-edged sword, measured quickly in anticipation of good things and excruciatingly slowly during dread. As Einstein taught us, time is relative depending on your position in the universe. But here on Earth, we’ve found ways to measure it with remarkable precision. […]
QuEra Installs First Quantum Computer Outside Its Lab
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – QuEra Computing, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, has officially installed its first quantum computer outside of its own labs – a historic deployment at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Tsukuba. This gate-based neutral-atom computer is a key step in Japan’s ambitious national […]