NRFC Announces $13 Million (AUD) Investment in Quantum Brilliance to Build Australia’s First Quantum Diamond Foundry
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The NRFC is delivering on its mandate to develop Australia’s enabling capabilities by advancing mass deployable, small, light-weight and room-temperature quantum technology. This is being achieved through a $13 million AUD, or about $8.3 million U.S., investment in the world’s leading quantum diamond technology company, Quantum Brilliance (QB). QB is […]
Willow Wows Elon Musk in X Exchange With Sundar Pichai
Insider Brief Elon Musk, who hasn’t been vocal on his support for quantum, suddenly seems more interested, based on a recent social media exchange on X (formerly Twitter). When Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced the company’s advance in quantum computing technology and found himself in a moment of alignment with billionaire entrepreneur Elon […]
Google Quantum AI: New Quantum Chip Outperforms Classical Computers and Breaks Error Correction Threshold
Insider Brief Google Quantum AI announced that it is moving past the Sycamore era and taking another leap down its roadmap with the introduction of the 105-qubit Willow, a new quantum chip that has achieved a milestone in computational power and error correction, marking a major step toward large-scale, commercially viable quantum computing. The team, […]
China Launches Institute to Integrate Quantum Computing with Data-Driven Medicine
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — On the morning of December 8, the Hefei Institute of Quantum Computing and Data Medicine, jointly established by Bengbu Medical University and Origin Quantum Computing Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd., was officially inaugurated. This marks the establishment of the first institute in China dedicated to the intersection of quantum computing and […]
SpinQ and TII Collaborate to Address Quantum Hardware Challenges and Advance UAE’s Research Framework
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — In a recent release, SpinQ announced its partnership with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), a leading research center under Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council. The partnership centers around integrating SpinQ’s superconducting quantum processing units into TII’s quantum research framework. While the collaboration began in 2023, the announcement brings light […]
University of Stuttgart Spin-Off Wants to Put Quantum Sensors in The Palm of Your Hand
Insider Brief A spin-off from the University of Stuttgart is aiming to revolutionize how food shelf life and other critical properties are measured using quantum sensors small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, according to a university news release. The startup, SpinMagIC, has secured funding from Germany’s EXIST research transfer program, part […]
Pasqal and Sungkyunkwan University Partner to Advance Quantum Computing in South Korea with Training and Innovation
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sungkyunkwan University’s Quantum Information Research Support Center (Q Center). This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing the development and application of quantum computing technologies in South Korea and at a […]
India’s Himalayan Site Ideal for Transmitting Quantum Signals to Space, Study Finds
Insider Brief A new study in EPJ Quantum Technology identifies the Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) in Hanle, nestled in the Himalayas, as a prime location for transmitting quantum signals into space, which could advance global quantum communication capabilities. The study highlights the advantages of IAO Hanle’s altitude and atmospheric conditions for uplink quantum communications, a […]
Pasqal Launches Global Quantum AI Hackathon to Address Sustainability Challenges
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — Pasqal, a global leader in neutral atoms quantum computing, has announced a call for ideas for its “Blaise Pasqal Quantum Challenge” Hackathon. Pasqal invites students, startups, developers, researchers, and industry partners from around the world to develop quantum AI solutions that address the most pressing sustainability challenges. In April 2025, […]
Guest Post: Who Will Be Trump’s Quantum Czar?
Guest Post by Arthur Herman Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute When I learned that former Pay Pal founder David Sacks had been named as Trump’s AI/Crypto czar, a thought occurred to me. Why doesn’t Donald Trump name a quantum czar, as well? After all, it was President Trump who signed the original National Quantum […]