Argonne Brings Together Leaders to Discuss Quantum Technology Opportunities
Insider Brief The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory convened leaders from business, government, academia and nonprofit organizations in May for the inaugural Quantum Prairie Economic Symposium, bringing together nearly 100 participants to examine how advances in quantum science could drive regional economic growth, workforce development and technological innovation. Held at Hyde Park Labs […]
QpiAI Launches Open Quantum SDK for Developers and Researchers
Insider Brief Press release – QpiAI, a globally leading full-stack quantum computing company, today released the QpiAI Quantum SDK as open-source software. Available now at https://github.com/qpiai/quantum-sdk, the QpiAI Quantum SDK gives developers, researchers, and startups an accessible, developer-friendly toolkit to build and run quantum algorithms and to connect their quantum development workflows directly to QpiAI’s 8-qubit […]
Tiny Carbon Rings Enable a New Form of Quantum Control
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum states can be precisely controlled with the help of tiny carbon rings measuring only a few nanometres in size. This is made possible by a class of rarely utilized electromagnetic dipoles called toroidal moments. Using computer simulations, physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have now found a way […]
Quantum’s Latest Real-World Application Is as a Baby Name
Insider Brief The quantum industry has spent years trying to bring the technology into the mainstream. Now, parents are helping the industry promote the brand. According to baby naming site Nameberry, Quantum first appeared on U.S. baby name charts in 2020, when five baby boys received the name. That is the minimum number of births […]
Fraunhofer ILT Develops Laser System for 2,000-Qubit Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Fraunhofer ILT in Aachen has developed a highly complex laser-optical system for a quantum computer currently under construction at the 5th Institute of Physics at the University of Stuttgart. This system enables 2,000 Rydberg atoms to be positioned with sub-micrometer precision in the computer’s highly compact vacuum chamber. To do […]
NSF Launches Project Triad to Advance Quantum Technology For Real-World Applications
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced Project Triad, a first-of-its-kind initiative to integrate quantum sensing, quantum networking and quantum computing into a single operational system. By bringing these three capabilities together for the first time, Project Triad will move quantum technology out of the lab and into real-world use […]
Oratomic Raises $300 Million Series A
Insider Brief Oratomic has raised a $300 million Series A financing round as the quantum computing startup moves to accelerate development of a fault-tolerant quantum computer that it says could reach commercial utility before the end of the decade. According to a company blog post, the financing was co-led by ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital […]
Photonic Names Orlagh Neary and Briony Shipman to Executive Roles
Insider Brief Press release – Photonic Inc., a global leader in distributed quantum computing, today announced the appointments of Orlagh Neary as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and Briony Shipman as Vice President, Global Government Affairs. The strategic appointments of Neary and Shipman follow the final close of Photonic’s investment round in May 2026 of over $200M USD ($275M CAD) strengthening the company’s commercial and policy depth as it accelerates commercialization of […]
University of Pretoria Expands South Africa’s Quantum Research Capacity
Insider Brief As countries around the world race to secure leadership in quantum technologies – an emerging field expected to transform computing, healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture and cybersecurity – the University of Pretoria (UP) has been selected to play a significant role in South Africa’s next step into the quantum era. The University will host a new node […]
SEALSQ Corp Reports Revenue Up 120% in Preliminary H1 2026 Results
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced its preliminary unaudited financial results for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026 (“H1 2026”). The Company also provided an update on key strategic […]