IQM Books €42.2 Million in Orders as Quarterly Revenue Rises 51% in Q3 2026

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Insider Brief IQM Quantum Computers reported growing demand for its systems as it expanded into new markets and invested in technology designed to make quantum computing more reliable. The company said in a statement on its Q3 2026 report that it booked €42.2 million in new orders in the third quarter, led by a major […]

SuperMatics Uses AI to Turn Superconductor Discoveries Into Usable Wire

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Since 1911, scientists have discovered thousands of superconductors, materials that carry electricity with zero resistance. Only a handful have ever been made into commercial wire. SuperMatics, a Berkeley company building AI exclusively for superconductors, is targeting that gap and will present its approach on November 5 at the Plug and […]

IonQ Partners With QuantumCT to Expand Quantum Computing Access in Connecticut

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today announced a partnership with QuantumCT, Connecticut’s statewide initiative to accelerate quantum innovation and economic development. QuantumCT will purchase access to IonQ’s trapped-ion quantum computers on behalf of Connecticut-based, quantum-focused organizations. Under the agreement, QuantumCT will make IonQ‘s cloud […]

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Zero Trust Security Company Elisity

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today completed its acquisition of Elisity, Inc., a Zero Trust security company, in an all-stock transaction. The combination extends IonQ’s quantum security strategy, adding Zero Trust technology that complements IonQ’s post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD) capabilities. […]

EIC Scaling Club Reports €4 Billion Raised, Including Major Quantum and AI Round

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — European deep tech scale-ups have raised more than €4 billion since joining the EIC Scaling Club, an EIC-funded initiative for promising European deep tech scale-ups, growing their funding 2.3 times faster than comparable businesses relative to their pre-joining funding, according to a new report. These technologies will play a pivotal […]

Quantum Base Secures £700,000 UKRI Research Fellowship

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Base (AIM: QUBE), the quantum science company focused on creating a new global standard in authentication, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a UK Research and Innovation (“UKRI”) Future Leaders Fellowship Grant (the “Grant”), with Dr William Thom, Head of Materials Science at Quantum Base, receiving […]

D-Wave Updates Stride Hybrid Solver With Faster Optimization Performance

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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, today announced powerful performance enhancements to its Stride™ hybrid solver. In key benchmark testing, the enhanced solver found better solutions in 15 seconds than the previous […]

CQMTEK Raises More Than $15 Million For Quantum Measurement Expansion

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Insider Brief CQMTEK — Guoce Quantum Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd — has raised more than 100 million yuan — or about US$15 million — to expand manufacturing and commercial applications of its quantum precision measurement products, the company said in a statement that was computer translated. The pre-Series B strategic financing, announced July 16, came […]

China’s Photonic Quantum Computer Among WIC Award Winners

Insider Brief China’s Jiuzhang 4.0 photonic quantum computer has won one of the World Internet Conference’s top science prizes. The prototype, built by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China, or USTC, was among 20 projects honored with the 2026 WIC Leading Science and Technology Awards at a ceremony Monday in Wuzhen, […]

Cannes to Host First World Quantum Cannes Festival on November 17-18

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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Local governments and academic researchers are the driving force behind the World Quantum Cannes Festival, a pioneering event dedicated to quantum technology, taking place on November 17 and 18 at the renowned Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes. Running alongside this two-day conference tailored for the global quantum […]