JETRO and Purdue University Sign MOU on Advanced Technology Collaboration

Naoyuki Maekawa, Director-General, Innovation Department, JETRO (right), and Dimitrios Peroulis, Senior Vice President for Partnerships and Online, Purdue University (left)

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Purdue University today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen innovation collaboration in advanced technology fields and further connect the innovation ecosystems of Japan and the United States. The MOU was signed by Norihiko Ishiguro, Chairman and CEO of JETRO, […]

IQM Plans Logical-Qubit System for Finland’s LUMI AI Factory

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QM Quantum Computers (Nasdaq: IQMX) today announced its upgrade path for a logical-qubit-capable quantum computer. The deployment to the LUMI AI Factory, led by CSC – IT Center for Science, will support R&D efforts toward fault-tolerant quantum computing and advancements in hybrid computing. The system, named LUMI-IQ, is an integral […]

IBM, Lockheed Martin Announce Swiss Quantum Innovation Hub at ETH Zurich, Anchored by Switzerland’s First IBM Quantum Computer

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), through an offset agreement with armasuisse, Switzerland’s Federal Office for Defence Procurement, today established a hub for quantum innovation at ETH Zurich, a prominent public research university. The new hub plans to host the country’s first IBM Quantum System Two at the Swiss National Supercomputing Center […]

SEALSQ Expands Quantum Highway to Nine Hubs Across Four Countries

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or the “Company”), a global leader in secure semiconductors, PKI and post-quantum cybersecurity technologies, and its parent company WISeKey International Holding Ltd (SIX: WIHN; NASDAQ: WKEY) (“WISeKey”), today provided an update on the SEALSQ Quantum Highway™, the physical and digital backbone of the Quantum Corridor first […]

a16z Crypto Rebuilds Jolt Proof System With Post-Quantum Security And Faster Performance

Insider Brief A16z Crypto has released a lattice-based version of its Jolt proof system that it says can resist attacks from future quantum computers while producing proofs two to three times faster than the technology it replaces. The open-source system, called Lattice Jolt, is a zero-knowledge virtual machine, or zkVM. These systems allow a computer […]

Former IBM Executive Joerg Behrend Joins Q.ANT as VP Hardware

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Q.ANT, a leading provider of photonic processors for energy-efficient high-performance computing and artificial intelligence, is strengthening its leadership team with the addition of Joerg Behrend, who joined the company as Vice President Hardware. In this role, he will be responsible for advancing the next generations of Q.ANT’s photonic processors – […]

Former Google Executive Gina Fratarcangeli Joins Qtonic Quantum

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qtonic Quantum today announced that Gina Fratarcangeli has joined the company as Senior Advisor, AI Transformation and Global Alliances. The former Google Managing Director will advise on enterprise adoption, commercial strategy and partnerships with global systems integrators and cloud providers, helping connect Qtonic Quantum’s cybersecurity capabilities with the organizations and […]

SandboxAQ Tests GPS-Free Navigation on Northrop Grumman Drone

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — – SandboxAQ announced it has successfully completed the world’s first reported test of a magnetic navigation (MagNav) system on an attritable platform – Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack®, a Group 3 UAS attritable drone. It was also the world’s first reported instance of a MagNav system being paired with a visual navigation system on an […]

Keyfactor Surpasses $200 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Keyfactor, the leader in trust infrastructure for the AI and quantum era, today announced significant business traction as the company exceeded $200 million in annual recurring revenue in the beginning of Q3 2026. This success reflects the increasing strategic demand around machine identity security, reinforcing Keyfactor’s industry leadership at a pivotal […]

Guest Post: Why Enterprises Need to Start Post-Quantum Migration Now

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Guest Post by Sudiptaa Paul Choudhury CMO, QNu Labs  |  TEDx Speaker  |  LinkedIn Top Voice, AI and Quantum Cybersecurity In March 2026, Google’s Quantum AI team published findings suggesting that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could crack Bitcoin’s core encryption in roughly nine minutes, using fewer resources than experts had assumed just months earlier. […]