Research Team Reports AI Model Trains Itself to Understand — and Predict — Quantum Systems
Insider Brief A research team has developed a machine learning model that can both explain and forecast the behavior of quantum systems, a feat that, if successful, could streamline error correction, hardware calibration and algorithm design in quantum computing. The team included scientists from including team members from SpinQ, Hong Kong University of Science and […]
Course Aims to Arm Policymakers With Tools to Tackle the Quantum Era
Insider Brief A new online course is trying to prepare public officials for the next wave of technological change—one powered by quantum computers. The course, titled Quantum Computing: Understanding the Technology and its Implications, is being offered by Apolitical, a learning platform for government workers, with support from Google Quantum AI. It’s aimed squarely at […]
Researchers Demonstrate the UK’s First Long-Distance Communication Over a Quantum Network
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Researchers have successfully demonstrated the UK’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the UK’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call. The team, from the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, created the network, which uses standard fibreoptic infrastructure, but relies on a variety of quantum phenomena to […]
Bosch and Element Six Form Joint Venture to Scale Quantum Sensing Technologies
Insider Brief: In a recent release, Bosch announced the formation of a joint venture with synthetic diamond specialist Element Six to commercialize quantum sensors. The new entity, Bosch Quantum Sensing, is an extension of Bosch’s in-house startup of the same name founded in 2022 and will be based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Bosch will lead operations, […]
Osney Capital Targets Seed-Stage Cybersecurity with $64M Fund, Eyes Calgary’s Growing Quantum Ecosystem
Insider Brief: Osney Capital has closed its £50 million (approximately $64 million) debut venture fund focused exclusively on seed-stage cybersecurity startups in the United Kingdom and Canada. As reported by BetaKit, the firm is positioning itself to facilitate two-way expansion between these markets, with an emphasis on building trust-based cybersecurity solutions tailored to national infrastructure […]
Matthijs Rijlaarsdam, co-founder and CEO of QuantWare
“The Superposition Guy’s Podcast”, hosted by Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing Matthijs Rijlaarsdam, co-founder and CEO of QuantWare, joins Yuval Boger to discuss how his company is enabling the scaling of quantum processors through its VIO technology, a 3D chip architecture that addresses key bottlenecks in scaling qubits. Matthijs explains the three […]
U.S. Risks Falling Behind in Quantum Race, Colorado Leaders Warn
Insider Brief The United States is still ahead in quantum computing, but without urgent and sustained investment, that edge could vanish — and with it, U.S. leadership in global technology. That’s the warning from Colorado Governor Jared Polis and CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz, who argue in an op-ed for The Denver Gazette that the […]
Chinese Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Fine-Tune Billion-Parameter AI Model
Insider Brief Chinese scientists used a quantum computer to fine-tune a billion-parameter artificial intelligence (AI) model, marking what they claim is a global first and a step toward combining quantum computing with advanced AI tasks, the state-affiliated Global Times reported. The experiment was conducted on a superconducting quantum computer called Origin Wukong, which runs on […]
Cat’s Hot: Researchers Create Hot Schrödinger Cat States
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum states can only be prepared and observed under highly controlled conditions. A research team from Innsbruck, Austria, has now succeeded in creating so-called hot Schrödinger cat states in a superconducting microwave resonator. The study, recently published in Science Advances, shows that quantum phenomena can also be observed and used in […]
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Report Urges Faster Prep For U.S. to Become Quantum-Ready
Insider Brief Quantum technology will reshape computing, communications and national defense, but the U.S. must move faster to secure its lead, according to a recent report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The report, released by the Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), calls on the federal government to act urgently on six fronts: speeding up […]