Postquant Labs Launches Quip Virtual Machine for Quantum and Classical Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Postquant Labs, developer of the quantum computing marketplace quip.network, has launched its Quip Virtual Machine (QVM) and first quantum smart contracts. The QVM is live today on the Aglais testnet at aglais.quip.network and provides a shared programming and execution environment for quantum and classical computing, with support for the leading quantum […]
Vietnam Quantum Expert Urges Closer EU Ties to Build National Capabilities
Insider Brief Vietnam should make European partnerships a central part of its quantum technology development, using joint research, specialist training and access to computing infrastructure to build domestic capabilities, a Vietnamese expert has proposed. Nguyen Luong Quang, a member of the Vietnam Quantum Technology Network, or VNQuantum, outlined the approach in an interview with the […]
Project Eleven and Relm Explore Post-Quantum Risk in Digital Asset Insurance
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Project Eleven, the post-quantum security company for digital assets, today announced Relm Insurance as a development partner for Strongpoint, its flagship institutional custody product. The collaboration will explore how an institution’s post-quantum security controls could be evaluated within digital asset insurance underwriting, helping both companies better understand how quantum readiness may […]
Monarch Quantum Supplies Photonics Hardware for NASA Gravity Sensor Mission
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Monarch Quantum extends congratulations to Infleqtion on receiving the $20 million NASA follow-on contract supporting the Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder (QGGPf). Led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the mission is anticipated to demonstrate the world’s first space-based Earth quantum gravity gradient sensor. The award advances the mission […]
Arqit Invests in Sirius to Develop Quantum-Safe Defence Communications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Arqit Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQQ), a global leader in quantum-safe encryption helping safeguard sensitive information from current and future cyber threats, today announced a strategic investment in Sirius Computer, Inc., a technology provider of secure computing and networking solutions for defence, intelligence and critical national infrastructure. This will accelerate the […]
NowSecure Finds No Detectable PQC Code in 97% of Mobile Apps
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — NowSecure today released an analysis, conducted with NowSecure Platform, of 136,711 iOS and Android apps. It found that 97% contain no detectable post-quantum cryptography (PQC), the new generation of encryption standards designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. Even among the most popular U.S. apps, fewer than 1 in 10 […]
BIRD Foundation Approves $7.4 Million for Seven U.S.-Israel R&D Projects
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — In September 2026, the Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $7.4 million in conditional grants for seven joint R&D projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. Including private-sector investment, total investment in the projects is expected to reach $20 million. The BIRD Foundation supports […]
Guest Post: Why Tokenised Assets Need Quantum-Ready Security
Guest Post by Ludovico Rossi, Co-Founder and CRO at Brickken The conversation on Wall Street has moved from whether to tokenise to how and banks, asset managers and financial institutions are testing tokenisation to improve settlement, simplify asset administration and make capital markets more efficient. I believe we’re still early in understanding the commercial potential […]
Zapata Quantum Adds Peter Shor and Three Scientists to Advisory Board
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata”, “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a pioneer in quantum computing application and algorithm development, today announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Shor and other notable scientists to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Shor is the MIT mathematician whose landmark 1994 algorithm, now known as Shor’s […]
Xanadu Receives Provisional Approval for Up to $10M in DARPA Funding
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited (“Xanadu“; NASDAQ/TSX: XNDU), a leading photonic quantum computing company, today announced that it has received provisional approval for project funding worth up to USD $10 million under DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). This one-year contract extension reflects DARPA’s ongoing support and investment in Xanadu’s R&D, and […]