Podcast with Joe Ghalbouni – Ghalbouni consulting, formerly with Point72 hedge fund
Joe Ghalbouni is interviewed by Yuval Boger and describes his journey from quantum communication research and teaching in Lebanon to leading quantum and AI initiatives at Point72 and founding Ghalbouni Consulting. They discuss how to educate non-technical audiences, identify sector-specific use cases, and build roadmaps for quantum, AI, HPC, PQC, and QKD, including quantum risk […]
Time (Crystals) on Hand: NYU Scientists Discover Levitating Time Crystals You Can Hold in Your Hand
Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated that two particles levitated by a steady sound wave can enter a self-sustaining, repeating motion known as a classical time crystal without external timing or quantum effects. The system relies on nonreciprocal sound-mediated forces between slightly different particles, allowing energy from a static acoustic field to balance friction and maintain long-lived […]
Los Alamos Forms Quantum Computing-Focused Research Center
Insider Brief Los Alamos National Laboratory has established a new Center for Quantum Computing to consolidate its quantum research capabilities across national security, algorithms, computer science, and workforce development. The center will bring together up to three dozen researchers and support ongoing collaborations tied to DOE, DARPA, NNSA, and state-level quantum initiatives. It will also […]
Researchers Demonstrate Fault-Tolerant Quantum Operations Using Lattice Surgery
Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated lattice surgery on superconducting qubits, enabling a fault-tolerant quantum operation between logical qubits while correcting errors during the operation. The experiment used surface-code error correction to split a single logical qubit encoded in 17 physical qubits into two entangled logical qubits, addressing constraints of fixed, two-dimensional qubit layouts. While not yet […]
Google Calls on Governments and Industry to Prepare Now for Quantum-Era Cybersecurity
Insider Brief Google is urging governments and industry to accelerate adoption of post-quantum cryptography, warning that advances in quantum computing could soon undermine the encryption that secures today’s digital systems. The company says it has been preparing for a post-quantum world since 2016, rolling out quantum-resistant protections across its infrastructure while aligning its migration plans […]
QUICHE Collaboration Links Quantum Hardware with Chemistry Software
Insider Brief The QUICHE project is a newly funded UK–Germany collaboration aiming to integrate quantum computing workflows directly into the widely used ORCA quantum chemistry software. Backed by Innovate UK and Germany’s ZIM programme, the project brings together Quantum Motion, FACCTs, and Riverlane to automate the translation of chemistry problems into quantum-ready circuits. QUICHE will […]
Chinese Researchers Clear Hurdles For Long-Distance Quantum Networks
Insider Brief Chinese researchers reported advances that move quantum communication closer to practical networks, combining longer-lived quantum memory with record-setting demonstrations of ultra-secure key distribution over fiber. The team generated device-independent quantum encryption keys over 11 kilometers of optical fiber, extending the previous distance record by roughly 3,000 times, and validated the approach at distances […]
Florida’s Emerging Role in the Quantum Economy
Insider Brief Florida crossed a structural inflection point in quantum development as coordinated corporate moves, academic investments, workforce initiatives, and capital alignment converged within a single week. IonQ’s planned acquisition of SkyWater Technology, D-Wave’s headquarters relocation and R&D expansion in Boca Raton, and Florida Atlantic University’s $20 million on-site quantum system collectively anchored both commercial […]
Pakistan to Host National Quantum Computing Hackathon at NCP
Insider Brief Pakistan will host its first national Quantum Computing Hackathon from February 6–8 at the National Centre for Physics, bringing together early-career researchers to work on quantum-based solutions aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. The event is organized by PIEAS and NILOP under PAEC, in collaboration with NCP, with international support from Open Quantum […]
Quantum Motion Opens European Office in Spain
Insider Brief Quantum Motion announced the opening of offices in Spain at the nanoGUNE Quantum Tower to support quantum system development, integration, and deployment in the European Union. The new site will support the scale-up of silicon-based quantum computing systems and strengthen collaboration with European semiconductor, academic, and industrial partners. Quantum Motion and CIC nanoGUNE […]