Norma Partners with Rigetti to Launch 84-Qubit Quantum Cloud Service in South Korea
Insider Brief: At the Q2B Tokyo 2025 conference, South Korean quantum technology firm Norma Inc. announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rigetti Computing, a U.S.-based quantum computing company, to launch an 84-qubit quantum cloud service. The partnership is representative of recent efforts by South Korea to bring advanced quantum computing capabilities into […]
China’s Space-Based Atom Interferometer Pushes Limits of Inertial Sensing
Insider Brief A Chinese research team has successfully demonstrated the world’s first cold atom gyroscope operating in space, achieving rotation and acceleration measurements that could pave the way for quantum navigation systems and new tests of fundamental physics, according to the team’s official release. As reported by Space Insider, the results, published in the National […]
Quantum Computing Roadmaps: A Look at The Maps And Predictions of Major Players
Insider Brief Quantum computing, a field leveraging quantum mechanics to perform computations beyond classical capabilities, is witnessing rapid advance toward commercial and research uses. As of May 23, 2025, major players like IBM, Google, Microsoft, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave, IonQ, Quantinuum, Intel, Pasqal and Amazon are shaping the future with detailed roadmaps and predictions from their […]
L&T-Cloudfiniti Forges Strategic Partnership With Deep-tech Startup QpiAI
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — To revolutionise the quantum computing landscape globally, L&T-Cloudfiniti has forged a strategic partnership with Bengaluru-based deep-tech company QpiAI. The collaboration will focus on driving quantum computing workloads, including Quantum Computing as a Service (QCAAS), enabling scalable deployment of quantum solutions across domains. L&T-Cloudfiniti and QpiAI will explore collaborative opportunities under […]
Netherlands’ HQ/2 Collaboration Releases Tuna-5, a Publicly Accessible Open-Architecture Quantum System
Insider Brief: As part of the Netherlands’ HectoQubit/2 project, a new open-architecture quantum system called Tuna-5 has been launched on the Quantum Inspire cloud, a result of culminating contributions from across the Dutch quantum supply chain. The system is the result of a collaboration between QuTech, TNO, and four quantum startups—QuantWare, Qblox, Orange Quantum Systems, […]
University of Sydney Researchers Report First-Ever Quantum Simulation of Chemical Dynamics
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers at the University of Sydney have successfully performed a quantum simulation of chemical dynamics with real molecules for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the application of quantum computing to chemistry and medicine. Understanding in real time how atoms interact to form new compounds or interact with […]
U.S. Presses Federal Agencies to Adopt Post-Quantum Cryptography in Government Acquisitions
Insider Brief Federal agencies are under growing pressure to begin incorporating post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) standards into procurement, as the government prepares for a future when quantum computers could crack today’s encryption systems. Although experts do not expect quantum computers capable of breaking conventional encryption to emerge for at least a decade, federal cybersecurity leaders warn […]
Researchers Demonstrate Error-Corrected Qudits That Beat Break-Even
Insider Brief In what they’re terming a first for the field, researchers at Yale University have demonstrated quantum error correction for higher-dimensional quantum systems that not only works — but outperforms the best uncorrected alternatives. The study, published in Nature, reports the successful encoding and protection of quantum information in qutrits and ququarts — quantum […]
Researchers Report Noise-Minimizing Solutions Should Be Tailored to Specific Quantum Systems
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum entanglement — a connection between particles that produces correlations beyond what is classically possible — will be the backbone of future quantum technologies, including secure communication, cloud quantum computing, and distributed sensing. But entanglement is fragile; noise from the environment degrades entangled states over time, leaving scientists searching for […]
Quantinuum and Al Rabban Capital Launch Joint Venture to Accelerate Quantum Computing Adoption in Qatar and the Region
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantinuum, the world leader in quantum computing, is establishing a Qatari-incorporated Joint Venture with Al Rabban Capital, a division of Al Rabban Holding Company, one of Qatar’s most prominent companies. The Joint Venture will accelerate quantum computing adoption in Qatar and the region, strategically positioning the U.S. and Qatar as […]