Pasqal and Bleichroeder Set August 25 Shareholder Vote on Business Combination
Insider Brief Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II will hold a shareholder vote on August 25, 2026, on its proposed business combination with Pasqal. The vote follows the SEC’s declaration that the companies’ joint registration statement on Form F-4 is effective. The transaction remains subject to shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions. Press release – Bleichroeder […]
Symmatrics Appoints Joe Reddix as Vice President of Federal Sector
Insider Brief Symmatrics has appointed Joe Reddix as vice president of federal sector to lead its federal strategy and growth initiatives. Reddix will focus on expanding Symmatrics’ work with defense, intelligence and civilian agencies, including pilot deployments and partnerships with systems integrators. Reddix joins Symmatrics from The Reddix Group, where he served as president and […]
Diraq Opens First U.S. Quantum Laboratory in Chicago
Insider Brief Diraq has opened its first U.S. laboratory in Chicago through the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park’s On-Ramp program at mHUB. The facility provides cryogenic and measurement infrastructure for silicon spin-qubit research, including qubit measurements, cryogenic CMOS testing and component verification. Diraq plans to expand its Chicago team over the next year as it […]
Korean Researchers Identifies Cause of ‘Beat’ Signal in Topological Insulator Nanowires
Insider Brief Researchers from KRISS, GIST and Kongju National University identified the source of a beat signal in topological insulator nanowires as the overlap of quantum oscillations from topological surface and ordinary electron states. The team found that oscillations from the topological surface state and a two-dimensional electron gas beneath the surface have slightly different […]
EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp Submit Draft S-4 for Proposed Business Combination
Insider Brief EigenQ and Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. have confidentially submitted a draft Form S-4 registration statement to the SEC as they advance their proposed business combination. The transaction remains subject to shareholder approvals, SEC review and other customary closing conditions, with completion currently expected in the fourth quarter of 2026. If completed, the combined […]
IBM Connects Two Modular Cryogenic Systems for Quantum Computing
Insider Brief IBM has connected and cooled two modular cryogenic systems as part of its effort to build scalable infrastructure for larger fault-tolerant quantum computers. The two modules reached below 15 millikelvin after cooling to 4 Kelvin in under five days and provide expanded wiring capacity for connecting quantum processors. IBM plans to use L-couplers […]
Ideon Technologies Joins Consortium for Laser-Driven Muon Imaging
Insider Brief Ideon Technologies has joined an international research consortium testing high-resolution muon imaging using a laser-plasma accelerator at the ELI-NP facility in Romania. The five-week experiment will generate directed muon beams from multi-GeV electron beams, with Ideon providing compact muon detectors and data processing capabilities. The project is intended to assess laser-driven muon sources […]
Eclypses And Sterling Team Up to Deliver Quantum-Resistant Cryptography to Federal Government Systems
Insider Brief Eclypses selected Sterling as its preferred federal partner to deliver its FIPS 140-3 validated MicroToken Exchange data-security technology to U.S. government agencies. MTE secures data at the payload level and is designed to protect information from current cyberthreats and future “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks involving quantum computers. The companies said the technology […]
Infleqtion Opens Colorado Quantum Innovation Center
Insider Brief Infleqtion has opened the Colorado Quantum Innovation Center in Louisville, Colorado, which will serve as its global headquarters and regional anchor facility. The facility will support Infleqtion’s quantum computing and sensing work, including deployments with the U.S. Department of War, NASA and the UK Royal Navy. The opening adds to the Boulder–Louisville–Broomfield quantum […]
Symmatrics Appoints Jim Garrity as Senior Vice President of Growth
Insider Brief Symmatrics has appointed Jim Garrity as Senior Vice President of Growth to lead sales expansion, strategic partnerships and market development. Garrity brings more than 30 years of experience in sales, business development and channel strategy across software, SaaS and cybersecurity companies. His appointment comes as Symmatrics seeks to expand its presence across government […]