Waseda University Ventures Invests in Japanese Quantum Computer Hardware Startup
Waseda University Ventures — WUV — has made a founding investment of 200 million yen in Waseda University’s Nanofiber Quantum Technologies Co., Ltd., according to a news release translated from the Japanese original. The release claims that this is Japan’s first gate-type quantum computer hardware development startup and the first project funded by the WUV […]
China’s Origin Quantum Ships First Quantum Computer
Origin Quantum, a Chinese quantum computer startup, sold its first device, making China the third country to have a commercial quantum computer enterprise, according to several media outlets. According to the South China Morning Post, state media reported that the company sold its 24-qubit Wuyuan quantum computer to an unnamed customer about a year ago. […]
Quantum Computing Inc. Appoints Technology Strategist Jim Simon to Create and Lead Its Technical Advisory Board as the Company Commences Product Sales
Insider Brief Quantum Computing Inc. announced the appointment of The Honorable James (Jim) Simon, Jr., to establish and lead the company’s technical advisory board. Simon is is a former senior Central Intelligence Agency officer and former executive at Microsoft. Critical Quote: “With the commercialization of QCI’s initial product offering, I believe the company’s decision to […]
U.S., India Hold First Meeting to Cooperate on Building Quantum, Deep Tech Ecosystem
A team of Indian and American officials held the first meeting of an organization developed to elevate and expand strategic technology partnership and defense industrial cooperation between the countries’ governments, businesses and academic institutions. Quantum is one of the technological areas identified for cooperation. Two National Security Advisors led the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and […]
QTIndu: Making European Industry Quantum Ready
Tackling the quantum skills bottleneck We are pleased to announce the commencement of the QTIndu (Quantum Technology Courses for Industry) Project, which will create industry-specific Quantum Technology (QT) training programs to address the growing needs of the quantum-ready workforce. Under the Digital Europe Programme of the European Commission, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency […]
Chairman & CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna Explains Company’s Quantum Computing Achievements @ Davos 2023
400 Qubits Last month, The Quantum Insider covered Klaus Schwab’s interview with Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella at the 2023 edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Still on that theme, a panel discussion, “Technology for a More Resilient World” in partnership with The Atlantic, gave Chairman and CEO of IBM Arvind Krishna some […]
DARPA Collaborating With Atom Computing, Microsoft and PsiQuantum to Develop Utility-Scale Quantum Computers
Insider Brief DARPA selected Atom Computing, Microsoft and PsiQuantum to join the Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing (US2QC) program. The program will explore whether an underexplored approach to quantum computing is capable of achieving utility-scale operation. Critical Quote: “The goal of US2QC is to reduce the danger of strategic surprise from underexplored quantum computing […]
Cybertrust Japan Integrates Quantum-Computing-Hardened Private Keys from Quantinuum into New IoT Authentication Platform
Insider Brief Quantinuum and Cybertrust Japan integrated quantum-computing-hardened private keys into a new certificate issuance and distribution platform for IoT devices. Cybertrust Japan’s new authentication infrastructure for large volumes of IoT devices includes the NIST-selected post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms. Critical Quote: “Integrating Quantum Origin assures our customers that they can build innovative IoT-based solutions on […]
As The FDA Approves New Alzheimer’s Drug, Could Quantum Boost Future Drug Discovery Searches?
Image source: Biogen This month, the world of Alzheimer’s has been rocked by lecanemab, the treatment developed by American biotech company Biogen with Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai. It’s a positive step, but there is more to be done. Research suggests that quantum devices may be able to assist future efforts to discover drug treatments for […]
MIT Researchers Seek to Silence Major Superconducting Circuit Noisemaker
A team of MIT-led researchers report they are beginning to better understand a significant obstacle in the progress of superconducting quantum processors. Specifically, the researchers say they are closer to understanding the underlying mechanism of 1/f magnetic flux noise in superconducting circuits, which has been an open question even after several decades of extensive research. […]