Quobly Secures Over $23M to Launch Industrial Production of 100-Qubit Silicon Chip
Insider Brief: Quobly, a quantum microelectronics startup based in France, has announced a €21 million (approximately $23.7 million) financing package to accelerate the industrial production of a silicon-based quantum processor featuring 100 physical qubits. According to a release from the company, the Q100T Project is a milestone in transitioning quantum technology from lab-scale demonstrations to […]
Thales Data Threat Report Warns That Q-Day Looms
Insider Brief Last year, a 5,000-qubit quantum computer has successfully attacked a 50-bit RSA encryption key and while that doesn’t make quantum an immediate threat, experts say it demonstrates the theoretical threat of quantum decryption is moving closer to reality. That is one of several stark warnings from the 2025 Thales Data Threat Report, which […]
Quantum Chemistry Gets Error-Corrected Boost from Quantinuum’s Trapped-Ion Computer
Insider Brief A new study shows that quantum error correction can help real quantum computers run chemistry algorithms, marking a step toward scalable quantum applications. In the study, researchers at Quantinuum announce they have successfully demonstrated the first end-to-end quantum chemistry computation using quantum error correction (QEC), according to a paper posted recently on arXiv. […]
Former Microsoft Quantum Team Unites to Form Emergence Quantum And Deliver Missing Infrastructure For Quantum Tech
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A first-of-its-kind research and development company has been launched by the University of Sydney quantum technology team that worked closely with Microsoft Quantum for the best part of a decade. Led by Professor David Reilly and Dr Thomas Ohki, the 20-strong research firm is delivering quantum technology’s “missing link” as companies the world […]
Zurich Instruments And Rohde & Schwarz to Back the National Quantum Computing Testbed Facility in Australia
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Zurich Instruments, a market leader in developing and marketing qubit control and readout electronics for quantum computers, and its parent company Rohde & Schwarz, have been selected as key partners in the National Quantum Computing Testbed Facility (NQCT) project in Queensland, Australia. The project, led by A/Prof. Arkady Fedorov at […]
Bluefors Delivers 18 State-of-the-Art Quantum Cooling System to Power AIST’s G-QuAT Center
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Bluefors is proud to announce the successful delivery and installation of 18 cutting-edge cryogenic systems for the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). This milestone is a bold leap toward the quantum future, making […]
IonQ and Einride Partner to Bring Quantum-Enhanced Logistics to Autonomous Freight Operations
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — IonQ, a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced an investment partnership with Einride, a leading global freight mobility company that provides digital, electric, and autonomous technology to explore how quantum computing can drive the next generation of fleet optimization and logistics. Together, IonQ and Einride will develop […]
United Nations’ ITU Launches ‘Quantum for Good’ to Align Innovation with Global Impact
Insider Brief: This July, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will launch Quantum for Good, a global initiative dedicated to ensuring that quantum technologies deliver real-world, inclusive, and sustainable impact. Set to debut as a dedicated track within the AI for Good Global Summit, Quantum for Good is designed to unite quantum innovation with global development […]
Microsoft Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows and Linux in Early Access Rollout
Insider Brief Microsoft is pushing ahead with its plan to prepare the digital world for the threat of quantum computers by releasing early support for post-quantum cryptography (PQC) on Windows and Linux systems. The move represents another step in Microsoft’s broader security roadmap to help organizations prepare for the era of quantum computing — an […]
NordVPN Launches Post-Quantum Encryption Across All Its Applications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – NordVPN, a leading cybersecurity company, announces the launch of post-quantum encryption (PQE) support for all its VPN applications. The first iteration of post-quantum cryptography was implemented on the NordVPN Linux application last year. In 2025, NordVPN also rolled out its PQE feature for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, including Android […]