QuEra Secures Investment From NVentures, Expands $230 Million Financing Round
Insider Brief QuEra Computing secured an investment from NVentures, expanding its $230 million Series B round and strengthening ties between its neutral-atom quantum systems and NVIDIA’s accelerated computing stack. The partnership includes collaborations on hybrid quantum-classical supercomputing, AI-powered error decoding, and projects at the NVIDIA Accelerated Quantum Center. With backing from NVIDIA, Google, and AWS, […]
RIBER Secures U.S. Quantum Customer for ROSIE Platform
Insider Brief RIBER has secured a new order from a US-based quantum computing company for its ROSIE molecular beam epitaxy system, marking a milestone in its commercialization. ROSIE, compatible with 300 mm silicon wafers, is designed for thin oxide layer growth such as barium titanate, a material critical for integrated electro-optic modulators in silicon photonics. […]
Horizon Quantum to Go Public in the U.S. Through Definitive Business Combination Agreement with dMY Squared Technology Group
Insider Brief Horizon Quantum Computing and dMY Squared Technology Group announced a definitive business combination agreement to take Horizon Quantum public on Nasdaq under the ticker “HQ.” Horizon Quantum develops software tools such as its Triple Alpha platform and runtime environment that simplify quantum programming, automate quantum acceleration, and support execution across diverse hardware. The […]
Karnataka Clears Land for Quantum City in Push for $20 Billion Economy
Insider Brief Karnataka has approved land in Bengaluru to build India’s first Quantum City as part of its INR 1,000 crore Quantum Mission. The state aims to create a $20 billion quantum economy by 2035, supported by research labs, a hardware park, fabrication facilities, and a venture capital fund. Quantum skilling programs, 150 Ph.D. fellowships, […]
Quantum Simulators Capture Real-Time String Dynamics
Insider Brief Researchers used IBM’s superconducting quantum processors with up to 144 qubits to simulate real-time string dynamics in a (2+1)-dimensional gauge theory. The experiments revealed oscillating “yo-yo” modes, transverse bending, and multi-string fragmentation and recombination, validated with tensor network simulations. Hardware limits constrained circuit depth and long-time behavior, but the study demonstrates that quantum […]
MOTH Launches Quantum Brush: A New Tool for Quantum-Driven Digital Art
Insider Brief MOTH has launched Quantum Brush, an open-source digital painting tool that uses quantum algorithms to transform brushstrokes into visual styles shaped by principles like superposition, entanglement, and quantum measurement. The tool debuts with four brushes—Aquarela, Heisenbrush, Smudge, and Collage—each embodying a different quantum behavior, tested on real quantum hardware such as IQM’s Sirius […]
Qubic Secures Nearly $1 Million Grant to Develop Advanced Quantum Amplifier Technology
Insider Brief Qubic secured a $925,000 CAD grant from Canada’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development department and the FABrIC program to fund a $2.5 million project developing cryogenic amplifiers from quantum materials. The amplifiers aim to reduce heat dissipation by 10,000x, addressing one of the biggest barriers to scaling quantum computers, with commercialization targeted for […]
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory Enters Design Phase
Insider Brief The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $16 million to four teams to design the first phase of the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory, aimed at broadening nationwide access to quantum technology. The selected projects include designs for networked quantum computers, a quantum digital twin, and platforms using trapped ions, photonics, and Rydberg atom […]
Quantum World Tour Debuts in Malta, Europe’s Emerging Quantum Hub
Insider Brief: The Quantum World Tour launches its first episode on September 9, 2025, spotlighting Malta’s growing role in the global quantum ecosystem. Malta demonstrates agility and ambition by pairing government leadership, international partnerships, and EU-backed projects like PRISM to build a nationwide quantum communication testbed. The Tour, organized by the ITU and The Quantum […]
IonQ Advance in Synthetic Diamond Materials Accelerates Quantum Networking Scale and Production
Insider Brief IonQ announced an advance in scalable quantum networking hardware with Element Six, developing quantum-grade synthetic diamond films compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing. The new films enable industrial-scale production of diamond-based devices for quantum memories, photonic interconnects, and hybrid on-chip systems by overcoming previous fabrication limitations. This capability advances IonQ’s photonic interconnect roadmap, supports […]