China Forms Quantum Standards Committee to Coordinate Industry Development
Insider Brief China has established a national technical committee dedicated to quantum information standards, underscoring the country’s effort to build the regulatory and technical framework needed to support its expanding quantum technology sector. The committee, established Thursday under China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), will develop and revise industry standards spanning quantum computing, […]
Western Quantum Export Controls Are Evolving Into an Industrial Strategy, IISS Analysis Says
Insider Brief Western governments are no longer using export controls simply to restrict sensitive quantum technologies—they are increasingly using them to shape the future structure of the global quantum industry, according to a new analysis from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). According to the report, the United States and several allies have fundamentally […]
OptQC and NTT Strengthen Collaboration on Large-Scale Optical Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Press release – OptQC Corp. (Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Kan Takase; hereinafter “OptQC“) and NTT, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Akira Shimada; hereinafter “NTT”) have signed a capital and business alliance agreement toward the practical application of a fault-tolerant, one-million-qubit-class optical quantum computer. Under the alliance, NTT plans […]
D-Wave and Nasdaq Verafin Announce Agreement for Quantum Computing Application Development
Insider Brief Press release – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS), (“D-Wave” or the “Company”), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing both annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, and Nasdaq Verafin announced today an agreement designed to evaluate the use of quantum computing to improve financial crime detection. The collaboration will begin with the […]
NSF Awards UC San Diego $18 Million Grant for Materials Science Research Center
Insider Brief The National Science Foundation has awarded University of California San Diego researchers a six-year $18 million grant to fund a new Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). These research centers are transformative for the schools that earn them, putting their materials science research efforts into the global spotlight. In addition to research […]
Qubitrium Supports NATO Training Programme on Dual-Use Quantum Technologies
Insider Brief Press release – Qubitrium is proud to announce its role as a co-organizer and academic co-director of the NATO STO Summer Training Programme 2026: Dual-Use Quantum Technologies (IST-TSI-244), an international initiative designed to educate the next generation of quantum professionals working at the intersection of science, security, and innovation. Organized in collaboration with […]
Atomionics Expands Quantum Gravimetry Research Into Ocean Sensing
Insider Brief The seabed is the largest unexplored territory on Earth. Today, Singapore moved to change that. Atomionics is bringing quantum gravimetry to the ocean—a marine intelligence capability that aims to read the sea in three dimensions: through the water, across the seabed, and into the ground beneath. The work is supported by Enterprise Singapore […]
Gil Kalai (Hebrew University / Reichman University): Why noise may doom quantum computers
Yuval Boger interviews mathematician Gil Kalai about his long-standing skepticism regarding scalable quantum computing. Kalai explains two main arguments behind his theory: correlated noise that may defeat quantum error correction and complexity-based limits on NISQ devices achieving quantum supremacy. They discuss experimental claims such as Google’s 2019 result, potential tests of Kalai’s conjectures, and the […]
SEALSQ Begins Commercial Deployment of Miraex Quantum Photonics Technology
Insider Brief Press release – SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES), (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company focused on semiconductors, PKI, and post-quantum technology solutions, today announced the start of the commercial phase of the groundbreaking quantum photonics technology developed by Miraex SA, following the 100% acquisition of the Swiss company in June 2026. The acquisition represented a […]
IonQ Completes Acquisition of SkyWater Technology
Insider Brief Press release – IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading quantum platform company, today completed its acquisition of SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the largest exclusively U.S.-based semiconductor foundry. “Acquiring SkyWater crystalizes IonQ’s vision to serve as a technology leader, merchant supplier and ecosystem enabler across the entire quantum industry. We are investing in capabilities […]