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 […]
UK Researchers Can Access More Quantum And Space Horizon Funding
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Minister for EU Relations, Nick Thomas-Symonds, recently welcomed EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, Maroš Šefčovič, ahead of his first official visit to the United Kingdom under this government. Commissioner Šefčovič’s visit follows the recent engagement with European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen last […]
White House Budget Preserves Quantum Funding, But Signals Caution on Emerging Tech Spending Expansion
Insider Brief Congress will ultimately decide how much quantum funding is preserved or expanded. But the White House’s proposal seems to be signaling that quantum matters, but it must compete with a number of other priorities. According to just released numbers, President Trump’s proposed FY 2026 discretionary budget keeps quantum research spending steady but offers […]
IBM and TCS to Deploy India’s Largest Quantum Computer in Andhra Pradesh’s Quantum Valley Tech Park
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — IBM and Tata Consultancy Services are partnering to further develop India’s quantum computing industry as part of the State of Andhra Pradesh’s Quantum Valley Tech Park, currently being built in the capital city of Amaravati. The tech park will be anchored by an IBM Quantum System Two installation, with a […]
Heriot-Watt Opens $3M Quantum Satellite Research Facility, UK’s First Optical QKD Station
Insider Brief: A new £2.5 million (approximately $3.3 million) facility designed to enable quantum-secure satellite communications and space-based optical research has officially opened at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park in Edinburgh. The Heriot-Watt Optical Ground Station (HOGS), developed as part of the UK’s Quantum Communications Hub, is the country’s first major infrastructure investment in free-space quantum […]
Norma to Build Quantum R&D Center in UAE, Supporting AI and Cybersecurity Growth
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — Quantum security and computing company Norma (CEO Hyunchul Jung) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Al Fardan Ventures, a Middle Eastern investment firm, to establish a local Quantum Computing R&D Center. The MOU was signed at the World IT Show (WIS) held at COEX in […]
IonQ Demonstrates Quantum-Enhanced Applications Advancing AI
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced new research advancements in applying quantum computing to artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning, marking significant progress in hybrid quantum-classical approaches that enhance both large language models (LLMs) and generative AI. Detailed in two new research papers, […]
Quantinuum Explains How AI-Guided Quantum System Could Solve Molecular Problems
Insider Brief A new hybrid method combining artificial intelligence (AI) with quantum computing could reshape how scientists solve fundamental chemistry problems, according to a blog post from Quantinuum. The company teases that more news about this quantum AI method and its use in chemistry may soon be on the way. At the center of the […]