The Quantum Insider

Insider Brief The IBM Quantum Nighthawk r2 processor can execute more than 100,000 quantum circuits per second, according to a post published on the IBM Quantum site. That is 25 times the circuit throughput of the company’s Heron processors, which run about 4,000 circuits per second. Nighthawk r2 has 120 programmable quantum bits, or qubits, […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Quobly, a French quantum computing company developing industrially scalable quantum computers based on silicon spin qubits, and TNO, the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their technical cooperation on the development and industrialization of silicon spin qubit technology. The agree…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Quandela, a leading player in photonic quantum  computing technologies, has signed a memorandum of understanding with  CMC Microsystems to join the Quantum Computing Sandbox as a provider of cloud-based  computing services. Quandela’s expertise, based within the country, now joins forces with  other providers to offer a comprehensive suite of quantum […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental principle at the heart of Einstein’s theory of gravity remains consistent with the behaviour of matter in […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PsiQuantum and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory today announced a collaboration that will leverage PsiQuantum’s software platform, Construct, to support Brookhaven Lab scientists researching new algorithms and scientific applications for the first generation of fault-tolerant quantum computers.   “We are excited to partner with Psi…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE – Pasqal (Nasdaq: PSQL), a global provider of neutral-atom quantum computers, and True Nexus, a computational intelligence company focused on making protein functionality programmable for real-world food applications, today announced a major milestone in their collaboration: the successful use of Pasqal’s neutral-atom quantum technology to encode selected protein struc…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QuSecure™, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and cryptographic agility, today announced it demonstrated operational readiness at Project Convergence Capstone 6 (PCC6), the capstone event for Army Transformation and Training Command (T2COM). At the event, QuSecure’s flagship PQC product, QuProtect R3, successfully provided quantum-resistant communicati…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — BQP, the physics acceleration company, today announced a strategic investment from IBM Ventures, the venture capital arm of IBM. The investment brings BQP‘s total funding to $8M and funds BQPhy®’s expansion from engineering design into operational deployment, scaling delivery and go-to-market as BQP expands beyond aerospace and defense. Venn10 Capital […]

Insider Brief Cyprus and Greece have established their first quantum-secure satellite data connection, Sparkle and Hellas Sat, a satellite operator serving Greece and Cyprus, announced on Wednesday, in a development aimed at protecting communications against future cyber threats, the Cyprus Mail reported. The connection links Sparkle‘s data centre in Metamorfosi, Athens, with Hellas Sat infrastru…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Ramboll has completed the specialized facilities that will house MAGNE, one of the world’s most powerful commercial quantum computers. The milestone enables QuNorth to begin installation of the system in Copenhagen. Ramboll delivered the building and technical infrastructure required for MAGNE, including a computer room, server room and airlock, as […]

Insider Brief North Texas in mid-August makes a persuasive case for staying indoors, which is indeed what the state’s quantum community did for two days at the University of Texas at Dallas. Registration had closed well before the doors opened. The people who got in came from Austin, Houston, College Station, Lubbock, San Antonio and […]

Insider Brief Press release – Quanome Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: QNME), today announced the establishment of its Global Quantum Council and Scientific Advisory Network, bringing together recognised scientific and technical experts to strengthen the Company’s understanding of quantum science, advanced technologies and their potential applications across industry and society. The initiative forms …

Insider Brief Press release – Keeping cameras in focus without constant refocusing may soon become much simpler with an ultrathin optical device that combines nanophotonics and computational imaging. Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a flat “cubic-metalens” that captures clear images across a wider range of distances, enabling thinner, […]

Insider Brief Press release – Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: BBCQ) (“Bleichroeder”) will hold a shareholder vote on August 25, 2026 to consider the proposed business combination with Pasqal Holding SAS (“Pasqal“), a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing. The companies continue to advance toward completion of the previously announced transaction following the SEC’s declaratio…

Insider Brief Press release – Symmatrics today announced the appointment of Joe Reddix as Vice President of Federal Sector, strengthening the company’s leadership team as demand grows for secure, resilient, and future-ready digital infrastructure across the federal government. In his new role, Reddix will lead Symmatrics‘ federal strategy and growth initiatives, helping agencies unify trust, secu…

Insider Brief Press release – Dirac Labs, a quantum-enabled navigation company, today announced its $1.8M pre-seed funding to prototype its quantum sensors and conduct field trials to further refine its technology to provide universal positioning where GPS is unavailable.  Quantum sensing offers a resilient, alternative method of positioning by measuring features of Earth’s magnetic field, […]

Insider Brief Press release – Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing, today announced a new operating structure designed to scale deployment of on-premises quantum systems, strengthen end-to-end operational execution, and further focus its engineering resources on quantum processor development. Rigetti is establishing a dedicated Systems Deli…

Insider Brief Press release – FormationQ and the Hartree Centre, part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), today announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of advanced quantum computing technologies across industry, government and research. This collaboration will explore how quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI…

Insider Brief Press release – The State of New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque are backing the expansion of Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, further establishing Albuquerque as a national hub in quantum technology and advanced research. The city and state will each contribute $750,000 through their Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funds […]

Insider Brief European technology group GMV is expanding its quantum technology efforts across computing, communications, space, sensing and cybersecurity. It’s a portfolio approach that positions the company as an integrator of emerging quantum systems rather than a developer focused on a single type of quantum hardware. The privately held technology company said in a blog […]