G7 Cyber Group Issues Guidance for Quantum-Resilient Financial Systems
The G7 Cyber Expert Group (CEG), chaired by the U.S. Treasury and the Bank of England, released guidance for financial entities on transitioning to quantum-resilient cryptography. The roadmap outlines considerations and potential activities for stakeholders but does not impose prescriptive requirements, allowing flexibility for each organization. G7 CEG membership includes financial authorities from all G7 […]
Project Eleven Raises $20 Million to Prepare Digital Asset Infrastructure for the Quantum Era
Insider Brief Project Eleven raised a $20 million Series A led by Castle Island Ventures at a $120 million valuation to build tools that help digital asset networks plan and execute multi-year transitions to post-quantum cryptography. The funding reflects growing concern that future quantum computers could weaken elliptic curve cryptography, the standard securing more than […]
U.S. Federal Agencies Are Stepping Up for the Quantum Security Transition
Insider Brief U.S. federal agencies signaled a shift from long-term awareness to active preparation for quantum-era security, emphasizing that migration to quantum-resilient cryptography must begin well before quantum computers can break today’s encryption. At the January 12 YQS2026 convening in Washington, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, […]
Toyota Systems and Fujitsu Automate ECU Design Using Quantum-Inspired Optimization
Toyota Systems and Fujitsu, in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, applied quantum-inspired optimization and AI to automate connector pin placement in automotive ECUs. The approach reduced design computation time by more than 20× by replacing manual, expertise-driven review of extremely large design combinations. The technology has been used in Toyota’s mass-produced ECUs since May 2025, […]
Blackburn Makes Case for Reauthorization of National Quantum Initiative Act
Insider Brief U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn argues that Congress should pass the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to restore and expand U.S. quantum policy, citing economic growth, technological leadership, and national security risks if the U.S. falls behind. The op-ed outlines how reauthorization would update the expired 2018 framework by expanding federal quantum R&D roles, […]
Hochul’s State of the State Pitches Quantum Hubs And Chip Design as Economic Engines in New York
Insider Brief New York’s 2026 State of the State places quantum technology at the center of its economic strategy, pairing new commercialization hubs with semiconductor and advanced manufacturing investments to move quantum research toward market use. The plan proposes expanding the state’s quantum hub model beyond SUNY Stony Brook while launching a downstate semiconductor chip […]
SuperQ Quantum Launches ChatQLM at CES 2026
Insider Brief SuperQ Quantum Computing concluded its CES 2026 exhibition with the public launch of ChatQLM, a quantum-powered consumer application demonstrated across mobile and web platforms. During the event, the company held enterprise discussions with potential partners in finance, logistics, and energy around integrating its hybrid quantum-classical Super platform. SuperQ also reported engagement with institutional […]
Boca Raton Approves Incentives to Court California Quantum Computing Firm
Insider Brief Boca Raton approved a resolution authorizing up to $500,000 in local incentives to continue negotiations with an undisclosed California-based quantum computing company considering relocating its headquarters and R&D operations. City documents state the company would create at least 100 full-time jobs over five years with an average annual salary of no less than […]
Xanadu Partners With Thorlabs on Photonic Quantum Components
Insider Brief Xanadu Quantum Technologies and Thorlabs have partnered to develop customized optical fiber components to support large-scale photonic quantum computing. The collaboration focuses on improving phase and polarization stability in fiber optics, which are critical for reducing errors in photonic qubit systems. Thorlabs will contribute high-precision, high-volume manufacturing capabilities while Xanadu applies its photonic […]
Diffraqtion Raises $4.2 Million to Build Quantum Camera-Enabled Satellite and Telescope Constellations
Insider Brief Diffraqtion, an MIT and University of Maryland spinout, raised $4.2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize a quantum camera enabling lower-cost satellite constellations for space domain awareness and Earth observation. The company’s quantum imaging system, developed from NASA and DARPA-backed research, claims up to 20× higher resolution and 1,000× faster processing than conventional […]