Cal State East Bay Opens Pathways to Careers in Quantum Technology
Insider Brief Cal State East Bay and CSU San Marcos will participate in a $37.5 million NSF-funded UC Berkeley-led initiative to expand undergraduate education and workforce pathways in quantum information science. Cal State East Bay is developing an undergraduate minor in Quantum Information Science and Technology covering quantum mechanics, quantum programming and laboratory work, with […]
Universal Quantum Opens R&D Competency Centre Outside Europe in Singapore
Insider Brief Universal Quantum is establishing its first dedicated R&D centre outside Europe in Singapore, backed by an investment of more than SGD 30 million and an initial team of 25. The Singapore centre will focus on ion trap chip development, advanced packaging and integration to support the company’s trapped-ion quantum computing roadmap. EDBI is […]
a16z Crypto Rebuilds Jolt Proof System With Post-Quantum Security And Faster Performance
Insider Brief A16z Crypto released Lattice Jolt, a post-quantum proof system that it says produces faster, smaller proofs while using less memory. Lattice Jolt processed more than 2 million RISC-V cycles a second on a laptop CPU and exceeded 10 million with Apple Metal GPU acceleration. The system replaces elliptic-curve cryptography with the lattice-based Akita […]
Former IBM Executive Joerg Behrend Joins Q.ANT as VP Hardware
Insider Brief Q.ANT has appointed former IBM executive Joerg Behrend as Vice President Hardware to lead development of its next generations of photonic processors. Behrend will oversee work spanning chip technology, processor architecture and production readiness of Q.ANT’s Native Processing Units (NPUs). His appointment is the fifth leadership addition at Q.ANT within 12 months as […]
Former Google Executive Gina Fratarcangeli Joins Qtonic Quantum
Insider Brief Former Google Managing Director Gina Fratarcangeli has joined Qtonic Quantum as Senior Advisor, AI Transformation and Global Alliances, focusing on enterprise adoption and strategic partnerships. Fratarcangeli will advise Qtonic Quantum on commercial strategy, enterprise buying priorities and alliances with systems integrators, cloud providers and channel partners. Her role will support the company’s Find. […]
SandboxAQ Tests GPS-Free Navigation on Northrop Grumman Drone
Insider Brief SandboxAQ and Northrop Grumman completed what they described as the first test combining magnetic and visual navigation on an attritable, one-way attack drone. SandboxAQ’s AQNav system provided Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack drone with positioning capabilities that do not depend on GPS or other externally transmitted signals. Engineers installed the hardware-agnostic AQNav software on the […]
Keyfactor Surpasses $200 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue
Insider Brief Keyfactor exceeded $200 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in early Q3 2026 as demand for machine identity and digital trust infrastructure grows. The company says it manages hundreds of billions of machine identities annually for more than 1,000 customers and has expanded adoption across financial services, retail, technology and government. Keyfactor is […]
IonQ Uses Investor Day to Detail Superion Roadmap, SkyWater Strategy and Quantum Security Plans
Insider Brief IonQ used its first investor day following the SkyWater acquisition to present an integrated strategy covering quantum computing, semiconductor manufacturing, cybersecurity and foundry services. The company introduced its 256-qubit Superion platform, targeted customer deliveries for 2027 and raised its combined 2026 revenue forecast to between $450 million and $460 million. IonQ also detailed […]
Quantum Startups Among 16 Finalists Selected for Constructor Start Demo Day
Insider Brief Constructor Start selected 16 finalists from more than 2,100 applicants to compete for investment at its Sept. 21 Demo Day in Bremen, Germany. Constructor Capital will invest $100,000 in each of three winning teams, while finalists could access up to $1 million through the program’s investor network. The cohort includes startups in industrial […]
QUDORA Joins EuroHPC Quantum Grand Challenge With Near Field Quantum Control Project
Insider Brief QUDORA Technologies has been selected as one of 13 European companies under the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking’s Quantum Grand Challenge to develop scalable quantum computing platforms. QUDORA’s NEQTAR project will develop a technical and financial roadmap for scaling its Near Field Quantum Control technology and integrating it with European HPC infrastructure. The Quantum Grand […]