Quantum Elements Launches Orbit Error Suppression Tool Through IBM Qiskit Platform
Insider Brief Press release – Quantum Elements, a provider of AI-powered digital twins for quantum computing developers, today announced that Orbit, an advanced quantum error suppression tool, will be available through the IBM Qiskit Functions Catalog. The launch will make Orbit directly accessible to IBM Quantum Network member organizations, giving researchers, developers and enterprise quantum teams a new way to improve […]
Major Bitcoin Firms Commit $15 Million to Support Bitcoin Security Development
Insider Brief Press release – A group of leading financial institutions and Bitcoin companies today announced the formation of the Bitcoin Security Consortium, an initiative dedicated to supporting the long-term security and resilience of the Bitcoin network, backed by an aggregate $15 million in member pledges over the next three years. Founding members are Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, […]
D-Wave Quantum to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on August 6
Insider Brief Press release – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: 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 will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2026 ended June 30, 2026 on Thursday, August 6, 2026 before market open. […]
Qedma Integrates Quantum Error Mitigation Software with Quantinuum Platform
Insider Brief Press release – Qedma today announced an integration with Quantinuum’s platform that will allow customers to use its advanced error mitigation on industry-leading quantum computing hardware. Qedma developed this technical integration over the past year as a founding member of the Quantinuum Startup Partner Program. In many applications, Qedma’s Quantum Error Suppression and […]
IBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories to Expand Quantum Computing Research
Insider Brief Press release – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a flagship research and development institution. HRL is a private company jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Both Boeing and GM will continue to partner with IBM on quantum applications and advanced technology […]
Quantinuum Appoints New Chief Legal Officer and Chief People Officer
Insider Brief Press release – Quantinuum, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNT), a leading quantum computing company, today announced the recent appointments of Robin Schulman as Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Company Secretary, effective July 13, 2026, and Rory O’Byrne as Chief People Officer (CPO), effective May 26, 2026. Ms. Schulman and Mr. O’Byrne both report to Quantinuum‘s President […]
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 […]