Quantum Strategy Shows Payoff in Financial Games Played on Real Quantum Computer
Insider Brief A new study has shown that quantum computing can offer traders a measurable advantage, outperforming classical strategies in game-like trading scenarios and achieving higher payoffs in market simulations run on a working quantum machine. In a new study published in Quantum Economics and Finance, scientists from North Carolina State University, Duke University, the […]
Trump Administration Makes Deep-Tech Bets as Agencies Lean Into Quantum for National Security, Infrastructure And Space
Insider Brief Despite a combative relationship with most of the federal government’s scientific agencies in its early days, the Trump administration is staking a claim in deep tech — especially quantum technology — as a strategic asset to keep the United States globally competitive. Federal leaders are now pushing quantum computing, sensing and communication as […]
How to Build a Quantum State: Inside Colorado’s Strategy for a Quantum-Ready Public
Insider Brief: Many of the roles shaping the quantum economy will require neither a Ph.D. nor a physics degree. In fact, most will require less than a bachelor’s and rely more on adjacent skills, such as electronics, coding, and systems integration moreso than quantum theory itself. But enabling this future does require laying the groundwork […]
Creotech Instruments to Spin Off Quantum Division Into Separate Public Company
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Creotech Instruments S.A., the largest Polish producer of satellites and satellite systems listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, has announced plans to split into two independent companies. On April 16, 2025, the company’s management board approved the start of a process to carve out its quantum division into a separate […]
Quantum Contest Offers 1 Bitcoin for Cracking Encryption With Shor’s Algorithm
Insider Brief A new competition is offering a single Bitcoin to anyone who can break elliptic curve cryptography using a quantum computer — no shortcuts allowed. Launched by Project Eleven, an open science initiative focused on quantum and cryptographic challenges, the QDay Prize aims to test just how close quantum computing is to undermining one […]
Mesa Quantum Technologies is First Recipient of State Quantum Grant
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department, through its Office of Strategy, Science & Technology, has awarded $100,000 in competitive non-dilutive grant funding to Mesa Quantum Systems, Inc. in the inaugural round of the Quantum Technologies Award Pilot Program. Launched in December 2024, the program is a competitive, state-funded grant awarding […]
Equal1 Announces Successful Validation of CMOS Process
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Equal1, a global leader in silicon-powered quantum computing, has announced a major milestone in quantum computing: the successful validation of a commercial CMOS process. This achievement marks a critical advancement toward realising scalable, silicon-based quantum technologies for spin qubits within the framework of standard semiconductor manufacturing. Major technological breakthrough in […]
Europeans Back Quantum Tech to Tackle Big Challenges, New Survey Shows
Insider Brief A survey suggests that most adults in France and Germany not only show a growing awareness of quantum technology, but also express increasing confidence that the technology could help solve some of society’s biggest challenges, from healthcare and climate change to energy and cybersecurity. Released earlier this week on World Quantum Day (April […]
Researchers Use Quantum Computers to Ease Traffic Jams
Insider Brief A new study suggests quantum computers may one day be given the green light to fix one of the most persistent headaches in city life: traffic congestion. In a paper posted to the pre-print server arXiv, scientists from the University of Melbourne and Ford Motor Company demonstrated that a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm can […]
QuantX Labs Prepares First Orbital Launch of Optical Frequency Comb for Space-Based Precision Timing
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — QuantX Labs, a world-leader in precision timing and quantum sensor technologies, is gearing up for a major milestone in Australian space technology, as it prepares to launch its leading-edge technology into space. In concert with French space logistics company Exotrail, QuantX will launch a key component of its atomic clock […]