The Return of the Majorana: International Team’s Three-Site Kitaev Chain Strengthens Zero Mode Stability
Insider Brief: Majoranas, largely obscure and mostly confined to the pages of condensed matter theory, have have gained renewed visibility following recent announcements from Microsoft. The company’s public investment in Majorana-based quantum computing has reenergized debate over whether topological superconductors—and the elusive zero modes they host—can deliver on the promise of fault-tolerant qubits. Topological quantum […]
Black Holes May Collapse Quantum States as Fast as Physics Allows
Insider Brief A new theoretical study suggests black holes may not only trap information, but destroy fragile quantum states near their boundaries with unmatched efficiency, a finding that could reshape how physicists think about the fabric of space and time. Physicist Daine Danielson of the University of Chicago presented the work at the American Physical […]
The Quantum Insider Trademarks The Letter Q™
Insider Brief The Quantum Insider announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Organization (USPTO) has approved its application to trademark both the upper case and the lower case letter Q™, a letter used in 99.4% of the quantum ecosystem’s brand names. Company officials have now carved out a clear go-to-market plan that will require […]
You Are Here—The Pathfinder Phase: A Systems-Level Framework for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
Insider Brief: Fail to plan, plan to fail—a familiar adage that fulfills the duty of self-chastisement during reflections of perceived failure, a reminder that structure and organization are most high. In a world where action and execution are king, even the most difficult tasks can be broken into smaller iterations and gradually completed over time. […]
PhotonDelta and Silicon Catalyst Announce Strategic Collaboration to Drive Innovation for Early-Stage Photonic Startups
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Photonic chip accelerator PhotonDelta has established a strategic collaboration with Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator and accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry. Over the last five years, PhotonDelta has raised close to $1.5 billion to accelerate the commercialization of the photonics industry. The collaboration brings together two of the leading ecosystems focused […]
D-Wave and Japan Tobacco Validate Quantum and AI Workflow Towards Generative Drug Discovery
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — D-Wave Quantum Inc., a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the pharmaceutical division of Japan Tobacco Inc. today announced the completion of a joint proof-of-concept project that used quantum computing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the drug discovery process. JT and D-Wave enhanced large language models […]
Google Researchers Say Quantum Theory Suggests a Shortcut for Learning Certain Neural Networks
Insider Brief A new theoretical study from Google Quantum AI outlines a way that quantum computers could one day learn certain types of neural networks far more efficiently than classical machines. The research, posted to arXiv and authored by Google Quantum AI scientists Laura Lewis, Dar Gilboa, and Jarrod McClean, shows that quantum algorithms could […]
Australian Government Leads QuintessenceLabs’ $20 Million (AUD) Investment Round
Insider Brief Australia has deepened its bet on quantum technology with a $15 million investment — about $9.4 million USD currently — in QuintessenceLabs, a cybersecurity company using quantum principles to protect sensitive information from future hacking threats, according to the Australian Financial Review. The funding, announced today, comes from the federal government’s $15 billion […]
Study Finds Cells May Compute Faster Than Today’s Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — More than 80 years ago, Erwin Schrödinger, a theoretical physicist steeped in the philosophy of Schopenhauer and the Upanishads, delivered a series of public lectures at Trinity College, Dublin, which eventually came to be published in 1944 under the title What is Life? Now, in the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science […]
Rise of the Logical Qubit
Along with the increasing maturity of quantum computing, we are witnessing an ongoing evolution of metrics used to measure performance. Historically, physical qubit count has been the number at the forefront of headlines – building a machine with 10, 100, and 1000 qubits was a surefire way of getting the attention of the entire quantum […]