GSA Outlines Transition to Quantum-Resistant Technology
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — As the Administration advances its updated Cyber Strategy [PDF] and new Executive Order on Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation, GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy, Federal Identity & Cybersecurity Division has been entrusted with critical responsibilities for protecting federal identity and building access systems, including supporting the governmentwide migration to post-quantum […]
Sitehop Launches National Security Unit to Secure Legacy Defence Networks
Insider Brief Press release – Sitehop, the UK-based post-quantum cybersecurity specialist, has launched a national security unit to help the UK and its Five Eyes allies secure ageing defence networks without disrupting critical systems already in service. The launch comes as defence and security bodies across the West race to protect legacy infrastructure in the […]
India Highlights 6G and Quantum Communications as Technology Priorities
Insider Brief India has an opportunity to create an impact in sixth-generation (6G) technology, quantum communications, and quantum security, Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani said on Tuesday, speaking at the 43rd foundation day of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT). “We have the opportunity to impact 6G, rather than just reading […]
Finnish Game Studio MiTale Explores Quantum Computing for Game Development
Insider Brief Press release – Finnish independent game studio MiTale will showcase its upcoming post-apocalyptic role-playing game C.L.A.Y. – The Last Redemption at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne this week. C.L.A.Y. – The Last Redemption is a story-driven role-playing game set generations after the collapse of civilization. Behind its distinctive story world lies something still highly […]
New Mexico Invests $3 Million in UNM’s Quantum Institute
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — New Mexico is investing $3 million in The University of New Mexico’s Quantum New Mexico Institute (QNM-I) to strengthen the state’s quantum workforce and accelerate research and commercialization. Economic Development New Mexico and QNM-I recently signed an Intergovernmental Agreement that aims to build on the institute’s research excellence, attract top […]
NIST Researchers Supersize Quantum Technology to Help Detect Faint Photons
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Our everyday life is flooded with photons, the quantum building blocks of light. For cutting-edge technology, from quantum computing to deep-tissue imaging, detecting every single photon counts. “Photons carry information,” said Kristen Parzuchowski, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. “Whenever a photon comes into your […]
U.S. Treasury Announces the Quantum-Readiness Task Force
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the launch of the Quantum-Readiness Task Force, following President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order 14412 establishing guidelines to strengthen cryptographic protections for America’s sensitive data, critical infrastructure, and digital economy. The Task Force supports the Administration’s efforts to secure American innovation; strengthen supply chains; […]
Infleqtion Helps Launch Japan’s First Operational Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer
Insider Brief Press release – Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, has helped Japan reach a major quantum milestone, supporting a research team led by Professor Kenji Ohmori at the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), part of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, in launching the […]
EuroHPC Opens €119M in Funding Calls for Quantum Technologies
Insider Brief Press release – The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched six new calls to advance strategic quantum technologies and the infrastructure needed to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation quantum systems in Europe. Trapped-Ion Platform Technologies This call, HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-TIPT-09, aims to advance Europe’s leadership in trapped-ion quantum computing by developing a full-stack quantum computer […]
Nations at the Quantum Table
Who’s Playing, Who’s Ahead, and What It Means Insider Brief A year ago, quantum computing read like a research story. Here was a technology that might eventually matter. Now, things are getting very, very real … and nations are preparing. Since mid-2025, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada have each moved quantum […]