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 […]
WVU and University of Chicago’s Physicists Discover How Electron Interactions Shape Materials Important for Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Researchers at West Virginia University and the University of Chicago discovered that adjusting the elemental ratio in iron telluride selenide allows controlled switching between different quantum phases, including topological superconductivity. The team showed that changing tellurium and selenium concentrations alters electron correlations in ultra-thin films, which in turn determines the material’s quantum states. […]
Welinq Launches Commercial Entangled Photon Pair Source
Insider Brief Welinq announced the commercial launch of its rack-mounted Entangled Photon Pair Source and confirmed the delivery of its first unit to a European institution. The product is designed to generate entangled photons for quantum networks and quantum computer interconnects and is compatible with multiple quantum computing modalities. With this launch and a prior […]
Scientists Capture a Glimpse Into The Quantum Vacuum
Insider Brief Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory report experimental evidence that particles produced in high-energy collisions retain spin correlations originating from entangled virtual quark–antiquark pairs in the quantum vacuum, offering a new way to study how visible matter emerges from vacuum fluctuations. Using data from the STAR Collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, […]
Quantum Industry Canada Joins the 2026 Year of Quantum Security (YQS2026) Initiative
Insider Brief Quantum Industry Canada (QIC) has joined the 2026 Year of Quantum Security (YQS2026), a global initiative focused on improving readiness for the security impacts of quantum technologies. YQS2026 brings together government, industry, finance, and academic leaders to promote collaboration, education, and practical action on quantum security. QIC’s participation reflects Canada’s growing industry-led role […]