Guest Post: Why Case Studies Are the Missing Link for Deep Tech Startup Success
Guest Post By Mark M.J. Scott, President of Northern Pixels Inc. The odds are stacked against deep tech and advanced technology startups. Despite record levels of investment and a flood of breakthrough innovation, most of these ventures never reach sustainable scale. According to research from Startup Genome, around 90% of startups ultimately fail, and the rate […]
Quantum Algorithm Outpaces Classical Solvers in Optimization Tasks, Study Indicates
Insider Brief A new study by researchers at Kipu Quantum, in partnership with IBM, demonstrates that quantum computers can now outperform top-tier classical optimization software in specific real-world scenarios. The researchers report that this shows that, at least for specific tasks, quantum systems are already faster — with speed measured in real runtimes, not speculation. […]
Keysight Quantum Control System Embedded within Fujitsu and RIKEN’s World-Leading 256-Qubit Quantum Computer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), announced that its Quantum Control System (QCS) has been selected as the control system embedded within Fujitsu and RIKEN’s recently developed 256-qubit quantum computer at the RIKEN RQC-FUJITSU Collaboration Center in Japan, marking a pioneering step in the industry’s pursuit of fault tolerant quantum computer. The integration […]
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 […]