DOE Launches $215 Million Quantum Genesis Q Competition
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the Quantum Genesis Q Competition, an initiative with up to $215 million in planned funding to demonstrate the world’s first fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers (SRQCs). Applicants are invited to submit proposals to deploy quantum computers with at least 100 logical qubits […]
Montana State Offers Free Quantum Science Curriculum for Middle Schools
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Montana middle school educators are invited to apply for QuantumClub, an education and outreach project developed by Montana State University’s QCORE and the Science Math Resource Center in partnership with the National Girls Collaborative Project. Through QuantumClub, educators from five Montana organizations will receive free virtual training on an engaging […]
Lawrence Semiconductor Appoints Don Garrison as General Manager and COO
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Lawrence Semiconductor, a U.S.-owned manufacturer of engineered silicon and germanium epitaxial materials, today announced that Don Garrison has joined as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer. Garrison reports to Chief Executive Officer Ali Torabi and leads manufacturing, engineering, quality and customer delivery as the company expands capacity to meet growing […]
Qtonic Quantum Launches QShield for Post-Quantum Network Protection
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qtonic Quantum Corp today launched QShield, its SAFE/29 packet runtime, and opened paid, scoped, operator-led engagements to enterprise and government organizations, available now. QShield puts post-quantum encryption on a sensitive network connection using software alone, so an organization can protect what matters most today instead of waiting for a migration […]
TQI and Tesseract Quantum Partner for The Quantum Kid
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Quantum Insider (TQI) is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with Tesseract Quantum, a Swiss educational non-profit, whose flagship YouTube science channel The Quantum Kid sports over 120,000 subscribers and nearly 3 million views. Launched in June 2025, the channel featuring 10-year-old Kai interviewing top researchers […]
Guest Post: Why AI Agent Identities Need Post-Quantum Cryptography
Guest Post by Michael Heinrich, co-founder and CEO of 0G Labs Ask a security team about quantum risk, and the conversation usually starts with encryption: harvest now, decrypt later, with adversaries recording today’s traffic so they can read it once a sufficiently powerful quantum computer exists. That risk is real, and the response is already […]
IonQ and Synopsys Report Up to 14.6% Faster Engineering Simulations
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today detailed research conducted with Synopsys. The publication shows early results that quantum algorithms integrated into mainstream engineering software can accelerate complex industrial design by up to 14.6%. The research illustrates hybrid quantum computing can address major computational bottlenecks […]
NLM Photonics and LIGENTEC Demonstrate Silicon Nitride Organic Hybrid Modulators
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NLM Photonics, the leader in the development of organic electro-optic (OEO) technology, has partnered with LIGENTEC to produce the first Silicon Nitride Organic Hybrid (NOH) modulators on a commercial photonics platform. Silicon absorbs light in the visible and near-visible spectrum, confining silicon photonics to telecom wavelengths. Silicon Nitride (SiN) has […]
Quantum X Labs Launches QuantumQ Security Program for Quantum Cybersecurity
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum X Labs Inc. (Nasdaq: QXL) (“Quantum X Labs” or the “Company”), a quantum technology company developing technologies across quantum computing, sensing, simulation and cybersecurity, today announced, that as part of its QuantumQ Security operation, it has launched a multi-dimensional quantum cybersecurity architecture program designed around three complementary security dimensions: […]
Sectigo Launches Quantum Ready for Enterprise PQC Readiness
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Sectigo today announced the launch of Sectigo Quantum Ready™, a cryptographic discovery and quantum readiness solution designed to help enterprises discover and map cryptographic assets and dependencies across their entire environment, assess PQC risk exposure and prioritize quantum migration planning. The launch also marks Sectigo‘s entry into the emerging Quantum […]