French National Quantum Update: July 2026
Executive Summary France’s quantum ecosystem continued to expand in July 2026 through a combination of government oversight, industrial scaling, international partnerships and commercial growth, even as policymakers acknowledged intensifying global competition. The French Court of Auditors concluded that the country’s National Quantum Strategy has been well managed but warned that the international landscape has evolved […]
Why Crypto-Agility Matters for Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
Insider Brief The post-quantum conversation has focused heavily on which algorithms to adopt, but algorithm selection is the second problem, not the first. The real challenge lies in developing the system’s ability to adapt itself to the adoption of new algorithms – all within years and without a massive disruptive replacement project, without breaking dependent […]
UC San Diego Advances Quantum Metamaterials for Ultrafast Optical Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum metamaterials are one of the two research themes of the UC San Diego Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), which is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Quantum metamaterials are a cutting-edge subset of metamaterials. In general, metamaterials control how light moves through the material — […]
IBM CEO Expects Quantum Computing to Drive Revenue by 2020s, Trillion-Dollar Value by End of 2030s
Insider Brief IBM expects quantum computing to begin making a measurable contribution to the company’s financial results within the next few years, as the technology moves closer to commercial use, Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna told CNBC. Speaking on CNBC’s “Mad Money,” Krishna said IBM believes quantum computing is approaching an inflection point after years […]
BlueQubit Supports Qedma, IBM and RIKEN Study on Error-Mitigated Quantum Simulation
Insider Brief Press release – When will meaningful applications of quantum computers arrive? The standard answer has been at least five to ten years, while we wait for fully fault-tolerant hardware with millions of qubits. A new landmark study disagrees, saying Quantum Advantage is already here. BlueQubit supported Qedma Quantum Computing alongside IBM and RIKEN in demonstrating that today’s quantum […]
IBM and University of Chicago Demonstrate Verified Logical Quantum Computation Beyond Classical Simulation
Insider Brief Press release – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and researchers from the University of Chicago today announced a demonstration in quantum computing that achieves the fundamental criteria for quantum advantage: performing computations beyond the reach of leading classical simulation methods while providing trust that the computation returned accurate results. In their new paper, “Sampling hard circuits with verifiably high […]
Booz Allen Backs the Search for Quantum’s Next Breakout Company
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum World Congress today announced that Booz Allen will return as Presenting Sponsor of the 2026 Quantum Startup Pitch Competition, strengthening a collaboration focused on identifying, elevating, and accelerating the companies working to move quantum technologies from scientific possibility to real-world impact. The competition will take place during Quantum World Congress 2026, convening September 23–25 at The Hotel at […]
NIST’s Andrew Regenscheid Explains the Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography
Insider Brief Press release – From our bank accounts to smartphones, all our sensitive data and devices are protected with a technology known as cryptography. Present-day cryptography essentially uses a very challenging set of math problems that are nearly impossible for current computers to solve. These math problems act as a “lock” to keep hackers […]
NRL Expands Quantum Research Efforts Across Sensing, Computing and Networking
Insider Brief Press release — As a recent Executive Order declares, “the United States stands at the cusp of a quantum revolution.”At the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) that future is already taking shape as researchers advance the Navy’s quantum research enterprise through groundbreaking science, technology development and strategic partnerships. The order identifies quantum information […]
Pusan National University Researchers Have Developed a Hybrid Quantum Network with Indistinguishable Quantum Sources
Insider Brief Press release – Large-scale quantum communication networks require both reliable quantum memories and coherent single-photon sources for efficient quantum information exchange. While various single photon sources have been developed recently, each has inherent limitations, making a scalable and functional quantum network challenging to achieve. Hybrid quantum architectures that combine different quantum light sources […]