Guest Post — Quantum Strategy Demands a New Operating Model: From Uncertainty to Readiness.
Guest Post by Dr. Richard Padbury, Dr. Aaron Kemp, Dr. Cian Reeves. In boardrooms around the world, a familiar question keeps coming up: When will quantum advantage arrive? It is a fair question. Increasingly, though, it may be the wrong one. That is not because quantum advantage has yet to be observed. A growing number […]
Kartik Srinivasan Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Optica Quantum
Insider Brief Press release – Optica Publishing Group is pleased to announce that Kartik Srinivasan has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Optica Quantum. Srinivasan is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fellow and Fellow of the NIST/University of Maryland Joint Quantum Institute, where he also serves as Co-Director and as an Adjunct […]
D-Wave Awarded National Research Council of Canada Funding to Advance Commercial Annealing Quantum Computing
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 it has been awarded up to CAD $300,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada’s (NRC) Applied Quantum Computing Challenge program to advance annealing […]
Yonsei to Install IBM Nighthawk Quantum Processor for Research and Industry Applications
Insider Brief The Yonsei Quantum Initiative will replace its quantum processing unit with IBM’s next-generation Nighthawk processor in November, the Seoul Economic Daily reported. IBM Miami is currently the only site operating a Nighthawk-based quantum computer, making Yonsei expected to become the world’s second research institution to install one. Yonsei is also the first institution […]
ORIENTOM and softwareQ Partner on Quantum Computing Applications for Finance
Insider Brief Press release – ORIENTOM Co., Ltd. and softwareQ Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore joint research, development and innovation opportunities in quantum and quantum-inspired computing for the financial services, banking, and insurance sectors. Objectives of the Collaboration The collaboration aims to establish a framework for the joint exploration, research […]
Uncovering the Hidden Disorder in Silicon Quantum Computers
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Qubits are the quantum counterpart to the bits used in conventional computers. Bits have a “0” and “1” state that is defined by electric charge. In a type of qubit called a silicon spin qubit, the “0” and “1” states are defined by electron spin. This spin can point either […]
Qunova Appoints CFO and Two Business Development Executives
Insider Brief Press release – Qunova Computing, a maker of quantum software applications designed for the chemical, pharmaceutical and materials science industries, today announces the appointments of Jake Hwang as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Board Member, as well as Evan Kang and Woomin Kyoung as Business Development Executives. The team will take on a […]
Sui Co-Founder Works on $10 Quantum-Safe Hardware Wallet Cards
Insider Brief Kostas “Kryptos” Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, the company behind the Sui blockchain, has disclosed that he has been personally working on affordable quantum two-factor authentication cards for Sui users. In a post on X, Chalkias said he leased a dedicated factory at an undisclosed location to manufacture quantum-safe wallets […]
Alice & Bob Joins European Quantum Error Correction Doctoral Network
Insider Brief Press release – Alice & Bob, a leader in fault-tolerant quantum computing, is contributing its expertise in cat-qubit error correction to QuBriC, Europe’s first Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network dedicated to quantum error correction (QEC). QuBriC brings together 16 universities and seven quantum companies across Europe, including ETH Zürich, TU Delft, UCL, […]
Aquark Augments Networked Radars With Quantum-Based Timing in Trial
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Aquark Technologies, alongside the Royal Navy, Saab UK, Qinetiq and DSTL, successfully completed a UK trial, working with a Royal Navy ship’s radar system to give accurate navigation information. The trial demonstrates the benefits of integrating quantum-based time servers with two networked radars to maintain a coherent operational picture in […]