Hitachi, Intel and AIST Launch Silicon Quantum Computing Project Backed by Japanese Government
Insider Brief Hitachi has launched a government-backed research effort with Intel K.K. and Japan‘s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, or AIST, to develop silicon-based quantum computing technologies aimed at moving the field from laboratory research toward industrial deployment. According to a Hitachi press release, the company has been selected by Japan‘s New […]
Zero Point Cryogenics Opens Chicago Hub to Support Quantum Computing Infrastructure
Insider Brief Press release – Zero Point Cryogenics (ZPC), one of only six companies worldwide that designs and manufactures the cryogenic infrastructure quantum technologies rely on, is opening its first international Innovation and Service Hub at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) in Chicago. The company will also supply cryogenic systems to IQMP, expanding […]
Northwestern University Researchers Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement Over Busy Telecom Fiber
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum information is notoriously fragile. Internet traffic is anything but. Yet Northwestern University scientists have demonstrated they can peacefully coexist inside the same fiber-optic cable. In a new study, researchers successfully sent entangled photons through a 24.4-kilometer fiber-optic cable connecting Evanston and downtown Chicago while the same cable simultaneously carried […]
Taiyi Quantum Raises $42 Million to Advance Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Taiyi Quantum, a Shanghai-based quantum computing company developing fault-tolerant quantum computers based on ytterbium neutral atoms, has completed a RMB 300 million (approximately US$42 million) Pre-A financing round. The round was co-led by Gaorong Ventures and IDG Capital, with participation from Huakong Fund, Yunqi Partners, Fortune Capital, Boyuan Capital, SAIC […]
Infleqtion Receives Three DOE Genesis Mission Projects for Quantum Computing and Sensing Research
Insider Brief Press release – Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, announced it has been awarded three projects to accelerate American scientific research and innovation by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Genesis Mission. The projects include collaborations with Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, […]
New Framework Uses Quantum Geometry to Help Quantum AI Systems Remember What They Learn
Insider Brief Researchers have developed a new framework that uses the geometry of quantum states to help quantum machine learning models retain previously learned knowledge while acquiring new tasks, addressing one of the central challenges facing quantum artificial intelligence (AI). The study, published in the preprint server arXiv, introduces a method called Quantum Elastic Weight […]
QPerfect Partners with University of Strasbourg on Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing Platform
Insider Brief Press release – BTQ Technologies Corp. (“BTQ“ or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BTQ) (CBOE CA: BTQ), a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, QPerfect, has entered into a research collaboration with the University of Strasbourg in support of aQCess, France’s first publicly accessible neutral atom quantum computing platform. […]
Keyfactor Expands Partner Program for Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness
Insider Brief Press release – Keyfactor, the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, today announced a major expansion of its Global Partner Program, designed to help partners capitalize on one of the largest security transformations in decades. As AI accelerates the growth of machine identities and organizations prepare for the transition to post-quantum cryptography […]
Quantum Computing Inc. Appoints Susan Hunt as CRO and Creates Chief Product Officer Role
Insider Brief Press release – Quantum Computing Inc. (“QCi” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: QUBT), a vertically integrated quantum company pioneering photonics and semiconductor manufacturing, today announced the appointment of Susan Hunt as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and that Pouya Dianat, who has served as the Company’s CRO, will transition into the newly created role of Chief Product […]
PsiQuantum Signs $125 Million Agreement with DARPA
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PsiQuantum today announced that the company has signed a new $125 million expanded agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) under DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), the U.S. government’s most rigorous effort to evaluate commercial pathways to utility-scale quantum computing. PsiQuantum remains one of two companies in Stage […]