Guest Post: The Polymarket Bet Quantum Could Break
Guest Post by Eli Ben-Sasson It is the one bet Polymarket cannot guarantee it would pay out. Will quantum computing break the world’s most famous prediction market, and every other one along with it? If you follow quantum computing coverage, think “I’m not into crypto,” and skip straight to the World Cup, this is the […]
Qoro Participates in €3 Million Consortium build the Secure Control-Plane Foundation for Distributed Quantum Systems
Insider Brief Press release – Qoro has announced its participation in a major €3.06 million collaborative research project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR). The project, titled TruQuaC (Trustworthy Quantum Control and Communication), aims to develop the secure and robust control architecture required to efficiently utilise distributed quantum nodes. This will be […]
Quantum Elements Appoints Ben Pressley as Chief Revenue Officer
Insider Brief Press release – Quantum Elements, a provider of AI-powered digital twins for quantum computing developers, today announced the appointment of Ben Pressley as Chief Revenue Officer. In this position he will be leveraging his robust experience and expertise in go-to-market execution to lead Quantum Elements’ revenue strategy, customer growth, strategic partnerships and revenue […]
QAI Ventures Selects Four Startups for Singapore Quantum Accelerator Program
Insider Brief Press release – QAI Ventures, the global venture capital firm that invests in Quantum Technologies and Advanced Computing, today launched the inaugural cohort of its Singapore Quantum Accelerator. The launch marks the first program of its kind in Singapore, and is the centerpiece of QAI Ventures’ expansion into the Asia-Pacific market to grow […]
QUDORA Partners with QAI to Bring Ion-Trap Quantum Computing to South Korea
Insider Brief Press release – QUDORA Technologies GmbH (“QUDORA“), a European full-stack ion-trap quantum computing company, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korean quantum AI specialist QAI Co., Ltd. (“QAI”) to pursue the deployment of QUDORA’s ion-trap quantum computing technology in Korea and demonstrate hybrid AI-Quantum services for a wide […]
QuantumDiamonds Raises €91 Million to Set The Global Standard For Next-Generation Chip Inspection
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuantumDiamonds (QD), one of Europe’s fastest-growing semiconductor equipment companies, today announced the close of a €91 million funding round to scale production of its quantum-based semiconductor inspection technology. The financing combines an €15 million equity round led by World Fund with €76 million in non-dilutive funding approved at the EU […]
Illinois Launches $3 Million Fund to Support NSF Quantum Technology Teams
Insider Brief Press release – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced today the X-Labs Fast Fund to encourage U.S. National Science Foundation X-Labs (NSF X-Labs initiative) teams to choose Illinois as the place to pursue technical breakthroughs in the quantum technology sector. The Illinois X-Labs Fast Fund […]
ETH Zurich Demonstrates Quantum Computer Architecture With Mechanical Working Memory
Insider Brief A team at ETH Zurich has demonstrated a new quantum computer architecture that uses tiny mechanical vibrations as working memory, offering an alternative to conventional electromagnetic quantum memory while separating computation and storage in a design that more closely resembles a modern digital computer. The work, published in Science, addresses a longstanding challenge […]
Diraq Demonstrates Scaled Foundry-Fabricated Silicon-Based Qubit Array Made at imec
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Diraq today announced the publication of “Eight-Qubit Operation of a 300 mm SiMOS Foundry-Fabricated Device” in Nature Communications, marking another decisive step on the company’s roadmap toward utility-scale quantum computers based on silicon. The paper shows that quantum bits (qubits) designed and fabricated by imec using the same industry-standard process […]
White House Quantum Summit Exclusive: America’s Commitment to a Quantum Future
Insider Brief The invitation came in plain language. A summit from the White House on American quantum innovation, a Tuesday in July, eleven in the morning. I have spent years in rooms where quantum is the subject, most of them nothing like this one. I accepted without hesitation. Nearly every major quantum company in the […]