Japan’s Fujitsu and RIKEN Unveil 256-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Computer, Quadrupling Processing Power
Insider Brief Fujitsu and RIKEN have developed a 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, quadrupling the processing power of their existing system and signaling Japan’s growing competitiveness in quantum technology. The machine, housed at the RIKEN RQC-Fujitsu Collaboration Center, is designed to solve increasingly complex problems and will be offered to global customers starting in fiscal 2025. […]
PsiQuantum Supports Quantum Education in South Chicago with $10K Donation to Bowen High School
Insider Brief: PsiQuantum, a photonic quantum computing company and anchor tenant of the planned Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, has donated $10,000 to Bowen High School on Chicago’s South Side to support its growing quantum science and engineering curriculum. The school, located about a mile from the South Works redevelopment site, will use the funding […]
New Quantum ‘Game’ Showcases Promise of Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Imagine the tiniest game of checkers in the world—one played by using lasers to precisely shuffle around ions across a very small grid. That’s the idea behind a recent study published in the journal Physical Review Letters. A team of theoretical physicists from Colorado designed a new type of quantum “game” that […]
Daniel Porat, CEO, and Emanuele Dalla-Torre, Quantymize
“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Daniel Porat and Prof. Emanuele Dalla-Torre of Quantimize join Yuval Boger to discuss their work in quantum optimization and hybrid quantum-classical algorithms. Daniel, CEO of Quantimize, describes how the company focuses on real-world optimization problems in industries like energy, e-commerce, and […]
India and Italy Sign Pact to Deepen Science Ties, Target Quantum, AI And Biotech
Insider Brief India and Italy have signed a fresh memorandum of understanding to deepen scientific cooperation across high-impact areas like quantum technology, artificial intelligence and biotechnology, signaling a growing alignment in emerging tech strategy between the two countries. The agreement was formalized during a high-level meeting in New Delhi between Italy’s Minister of University and […]
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 […]