Quantum Machine-Learning Design Targets Training And Scaling Barriers
Insider Brief A proposed quantum machine-learning framework could make larger quantum neural networks easier to train while preserving computations that are difficult for conventional computers to reproduce. The study, posted on the arXiv preprint server, presents two quantum-circuit designs intended to address several problems that have limited efforts to use quantum computers for machine learning. […]
EigenQ Appoints Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and Alexander Truskovsky as CISO
Insider Brief Press release – EigenQ, Inc. (“EigenQ” or the “Company”), a quantum technology company developing hardware and software solutions spanning post-quantum cryptography, quantum random number generation, and hardware-rooted quantum-safe infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and the promotion of Alexander Truskovsky to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The appointments […]
Guest Post — Beyond Silicon: How AI Is Accelerating the Next Era of Computing
Guest Post By Ian Foley The biggest story in AI may not be AI at all. It may be the growing realization that silicon is running out of road. The remarkable progress of AI over the past few years has relied largely on brute force, demanding ever more silicon, electricity and infrastructure to keep the […]
ZuriQ Raises $25.5 Million to Scale Two-Dimensional Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors
Insider Brief Press release – ZuriQ, a Swiss quantum computing company spun out of ETH Zürich, today announced it has raised $25.5 million in seed funding to scale its trapped-ion quantum processors. The round builds on the company’s $4.2 million pre-seed round in 2025 and is led by Quantonation, with participation from Forward.one, Extantia, Firgun Ventures, and all previous […]
Quantinuum to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 11
Insider Brief Press release – Quantinuum Inc. (Nasdaq: QNT) (“Quantinuum“) today announced it will release its financial results for the second quarter (ending on June 30, 2026) after market close on August 11, 2026. Quantinuum will host a conference call at 5:00 PM Eastern time that same day to discuss its financial results. The call will […]
Hong Kong Banks Face Long Road to Quantum Security, White Paper Finds
Insider Brief Uncertain. Uneven. Unready. Hong Kong’s banking sector has begun preparing for quantum computing, but most institutions remain in the early stages of protecting their systems against future quantum-enabled cyber threats, according to a new white paper supported by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). The report concludes that awareness of quantum computing is […]
Applications Open for Tennessee Quantum Hackathon Focused on Energy Applications
Insider Brief Press release – Applications are now open for the Tennessee Quantum Hackathon hosted by The Company Lab (CO.LAB) in partnership with the Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). The 36-hour innovation challenge will take place November 13–15 in Chattanooga. College students from a range of disciplines will […]
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center Will Build New Hybrid Quantum-Classical Supercomputer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — A hybrid quantum-classical computer will soon operate at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, thanks to a $5-million grant from the National Science Foundation. To deliver on the grant, PSC, HPE, and Rigetti Computing will partner together to build the TangleLab supercomputing testbed. “TangleLab continues PSC’s long tradition of making next-generation computing […]
D-Wave and AT&T Explore Quantum Computing Applications in Network Operations
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, and AT&T (NYSE: T) today announced that AT&T has signed an agreement to expand its use of D-Wave’s quantum computing technology and plans to use the technology to […]
QTREX and Northeastern University Launch Quantum Interconnect Research Collaboration
Insider Brief Press release – QTREX Quantum Ltd. (Nasdaq: QTEX) (“QTREX” or the “Company”) a company focused on advancing Additively Manufactured Electronics (“AME”) for quantum computing infrastructure today announced the launch of a research collaboration with Northeastern University in Massachusetts, focused on advanced micro-system structures for cryogenic quantum interconnects. Pursuant to the collaboration agreement, Northeastern […]