Royal Bank of Canada Expands Quantum Strategy With New Director and University Partnerships
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is advancing its quantum strategy with the appointment of a Director of Quantum, the signing of two strategic partnerships with leading Canadian universities and a multi-year roadmap to drive innovation while ensuring quantum-safe operations. “As quantum technologies move from research to real-world applications, RBC is […]
Terra Quantum and Empa Develop AI Model for Laser Welding Prediction
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Terra Quantum, a global leader in quantum technologies, and Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, announced LP-FNO (Laser Processing Fourier Neural Operator), an artificial intelligence surrogate model that predicts full three-dimensional melt-pool dynamics in laser welding up to 100,000 faster than traditional multiphysics simulation. Removing the […]
UCSB Researchers Join Three NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Through the National Science Foundation’s Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) program, several UC Santa Barbara researchers are poised to tackle hurdles on the road to building widespread, powerful quantum-based technologies. “We are very proud that UC Santa Barbara professors Dan Blumenthal, Michel Devoret, Andrew Jayich, Ania Jayich and David Weld […]
NeSQom 2026 Workshop Examines Hybrid Quantum-Classical Networks
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum computing, an emerging subfield of engineering and computer science that relies on quantum mechanics to tackle problems that are out of reach for today’s most powerful classical computers – could change computing forever. But first, researchers need to overcome some challenges. “Quantum computing uses quantum mechanics to process information […]
EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. File S-4 for Proposed Business Combination
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — EigenQ, Inc. (“EigenQ” or the “Company”) and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAQ) (“SVAQ”) today announced the public filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of a registration statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) in connection with their previously announced proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”). The […]
CTM and Huawei Launch Integrated QKD Network in Macao
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — To counter the emerging network security challenges posed by quantum computing, CTM has actively embraced the national quantum strategy. It is designing a quantum-secured framework to build an integrated QKD-communication network security foundation, further enhancing the end-to-end transmission security of critical data. In addition, CTM plans to roll out quantum-secured […]
UIC Joins Midwest Quantum Collaboratory
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — UIC has joined the Midwest Quantum Collaboratory, a consortium of eight universities shaping quantum technology’s future through collaborative research, innovation and workforce development. “UIC is claiming a larger presence in this constantly evolving quantum ecosystem,” said Daniela Tuninetti, professor and department head of electrical and computer engineering in the College […]
C12 and Thales Develop QuantumTrack for Real-Time Radar Tracking
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — C12, the French quantum computing company building carbon nanotube spin-qubit processors, and Thales, the global technology leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Cyber & Digital, today announced QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum-classical solution for real-time multi-target radar tracking. The project has won the 2026 Quantum Effects Award in the Quantum Computing Hardware […]
Simula to Lead Quantum Software Testing and Integration for EU Project
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum computing promises unprecedented processing power, with the potential to transform fields from medicine to finance. However, today’s quantum computers operate in a noisy, error-prone environment, and their programming tools remain fragmented across different hardware vendors. To take on these challenges, the EU-funded Q-VERSE (Quantum Virtual Ecosystem for a unified […]
One Giant Leap: Researchers Demonstrate Programmable Quantum Photonic Processor in Orbit
Insider Brief Researchers have operated a programmable quantum photonic processor in orbit, demonstrating a light-based computing capability that could eventually help satellites analyze data before sending it to Earth. The experiment used two photons traveling through a circuit with six optical paths aboard a spacecraft about 317 miles above Earth. Researchers programmed different circuit settings […]