Magnets Used in Quantum Computing, Report Korean and U.S. Researchers
Insider Brief A team of scientists from South Korea and the United States has demonstrated that magnets can perform quantum computing functions, potentially opening new avenues for building scalable quantum systems using widely available materials. As reported by Chosun Biz, the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) announced that Professor Kim Kap-jin and […]
SEALSQ Announces Pricing of $20.0 Million Registered Direct Offering
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with several institutional investors to purchase 10,000,000 ordinary shares at a public offering price of […]
IonQ Appoints Jordan Shapiro to President and General Manager, Quantum Networking
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, named Jordan Shapiro as President and General Manager, Quantum Networking, effective immediately. Shapiro previously served as Vice President Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. In his new role, Shapiro will oversee the company’s quantum networking business, […]
Study Reveals Quantum Forces Shape Proton Transfer in Living Systems
Insider Brief Proton movement in biological systems—long understood as a purely chemical process—may also be driven by quantum mechanics, according to a new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The findings suggest that the spin of electrons, a fundamental quantum property, can directly influence the ability of protons to move through biological molecules, offering […]
Google Calls for Industry-Academia Alliance to Tackle Quantum Computing’s Scaling Challenges
Insider Brief Google Quantum AI researchers say that building a fault-tolerant quantum computer using superconducting qubits is achievable 0– but not without rethinking everything from materials science to system integration. In a new Nature Electronics study, the team outlined the scale of the challenge and the technical roadblocks that must be cleared before such machines […]
Qoro Quantum and CESGA Demonstrate Distributed Quantum Circuit Simulations on HPC Infrastructure
Insider Brief: Qoro Quantum and the Galician Supercomputing Center (CESGA) have completed a pilot project demonstrating how high-performance computing environments can support scalable, distributed quantum circuit simulations. According to a release from Qoro Quantum, the two-week collaboration focused on deploying Qoro’s middleware orchestration platform to run distributed versions of two key quantum algorithms—variational quantum eigensolver […]
Xanadu, Applied Materials Collaborate on Transition Edge Sensors for Scalable Photonic Quantum Systems
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu, a leading photonic quantum computing company based in Toronto, Canada, is collaborating with Applied Materials, Inc., a leader in materials engineering, to develop the first 300 mm high-volume-compatible process for building superconducting transition edge sensors (TESs). These TESs are a core component of photon-number-resolving detectors (PNRs), which are key […]
Maud Vinet, CEO and co-founder of Quobly
“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Maud Vinet, CEO and co-founder of Quobly. We discuss the company’s mission to build large-scale quantum computers based on silicon qubits. Maud explains how silicon offers unique advantages in scalability, leveraging decades of semiconductor expertise, and why the biggest challenge lies […]
‘Qubits For Peace’: Researchers Warn Quantum Technology Is Deepening The Global Divide
Insider Brief Countries in the Global South risk being left out of the quantum revolution — along with its economic, technological and security benefits — due to growing export controls, siloed research initiatives and national security concerns, a new policy analysis argues. In the first of a series of articles on quantum technologies published by […]
Quantum Tech Remains a Long-Term Bet, Stanford Report Says
Insider Brief Quantum computing is moving forward, but it timelines on its commercially transformative are uncertain, according to the 2025 Stanford Emerging Technology Review. While research groups are making progress on quantum hardware and error correction, the field continues to grapple with reliability issues, scaling challenges and narrow application windows. The Stanford report outlines an […]