DARPA Selects IonQ to Produce Next-Generation Atomic Clocks
Insider Brief Press release – IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced today that it has been awarded a $28 million contract extension through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) It’s About Time program. Under the program, IonQ will advance its scalable clock production capabilities for its Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks and deliver 125 units to U.S. […]
Amazon Researcher Claims Quantum Algorithm Could Challenge PQC Foundations
Insider Brief A preliminary paper from an Amazon Web Services cryptographer describes a polynomial-time quantum algorithm for a long-standing mathematical problem whose solution could have implications for lattice-based cryptography, the foundation of many post-quantum encryption systems proposed by the National Institute for Standards and Technology, among others. This is early work, but if validated, the […]
Multibeam Appoints David J. Lam as Interim CFO After New Funding Agreements
Insider Brief Press release – Multibeam Corporation today announced the appointment of 25-year finance veteran David J. Lam as Interim Chief Financial Officer, further strengthening the company’s executive leadership team as it enters its next phase of growth with up to $205 million in strategic funding and financing. Lam previously supported the company in securing […]
Florida Atlantic University Launches Quantum Computing Business Strategy Certificate
Insider Brief Press release – Florida Atlantic University’s Executive Education program in the College of Business is launching a new certificate course in quantum computing designed to help business professionals understand, evaluate and strategically prepare for one of the most transformative emerging technologies shaping the future of enterprise. The eight-week course, “Quantum Computing: Business and Sourcing Strategy,” provides participants […]
Pasqal Receives SEC Clearance for Proposed SPAC Combination With Bleichroeder
Insider Brief Press release – Pasqal Holding SAS (“Pasqal”), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, today announced that its joint registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: BBCQ) (“Bleichroeder”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the proposed business combination between […]
D-Wave Reports Bookings Surge as Quarterly Revenue Holds Steady
Insider Brief D-Wave Quantum reported flat second-quarter revenue but continued strong growth in bookings, underscoring growing customer demand as the company accelerated investment in both its annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms. The company reported second-quarter revenue of $3.1 million, essentially unchanged from a year earlier, while bookings increased 59% to $2.1 million. For the […]
Daon Develops Five-Patent Architecture for Quantum-Ready Digital Identity
Insider Brief Press release – Daon®, The Digital Identity Trust Company, today introduced its Quantum Identity architecture, a patent-backed approach designed to help future identity systems determine not only whether cryptography remains secure, but whether the biometric and authentication evidence entering the system is genuine. Backed by five issued US patents, the architecture addresses a […]
Quantum Optics Jena’s ELVIS System Passes Independent Security Testing for Quantum Communication
Insider Brief Press release – Quantum Optics Jena GmbH today announced that its ELVIS system has become the world’s first quantum communication system to resist real-world quantum hacking tricks, passing the most-rigorous round of independent security testing to date. The ELVIS system was subject to six tests, under ISO/IEC 23837, conducted over three months by […]
NIST Researchers Demonstrate Entangled Photon Transmission Over Existing Fiber Networks
Insider Brief In early 2025, special signals wended their way through a fiber-optic highway strung above the streets and sidewalks of the Maryland suburbs. The arrival of those signals at their destination marks a significant step toward a long-held dream of building a “quantum network.” Researchers believe that this emerging technology could someday link quantum […]
Why DARPA Is Turning Its Attention to Quantum Manufacturing
Insider Brief DARPA is shifting more of its attention from demonstrating quantum technologies in the laboratory to figuring out how to manufacture them at scale, according to a news release from the agency. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency this week launched It’s About Time, a new program intended to establish a pilot manufacturing […]