Miniaturized Ion Traps Show Promise of 3D Printing For Quantum-Computing Hardware
Insider Brief Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and University of California campuses have demonstrated the first miniaturized quadrupole ion traps created with ultrahigh-resolution 3D printing, a potential step toward scalable quantum computing. The printed millimeter-scale traps confined calcium ions with stability, coherence, and error rates competitive with state-of-the-art systems, enabling single- and two-qubit operations […]
Inspired Capital Founder Draws Parallels Between Quantum and AI’s Early Days
Insider Brief Venture capitalist Alexa von Tobel is betting on quantum computing through her firm Inspired Capital, despite acknowledging the technology may take decades to mature and carries a high risk of failure. Inspired Capital, which manages nearly $1 billion, has invested in Princeton professor Jeffrey Thompson’s startup Logiqal, focused on building scalable quantum hardware […]
IonQ Demonstrates Quantum Frequency Conversion to Telecom Wavelengths
Insider Brief IonQ announced it has demonstrated frequency conversion of photons from visible to telecom wavelengths, a milestone that enables long-distance quantum networking over existing fiber infrastructure. The prototype system, developed with research support from the Air Force Research Lab, allows trapped ion quantum systems to transmit quantum information efficiently through commercial telecom networks. The […]
UK Clears IonQ Acquisition of Oxford Ionics, With Conditions
Insider Brief The government approved IonQ’s acquisition of Oxford Ionics under the National Security and Investment Act, requiring that Oxford Ionics’ hardware and core operations remain in Britain. All trapped-ion hardware must be hosted in the UK for independent assessment, and the company’s staff, IP, and manufacturing capacity must stay domestic. The move shows quantum […]
Riverlane Launches Software Platform For Learning About And Adopting Quantum Error Correction
Insider Brief Riverlane has launched Deltakit, the first open-source software platform designed to help quantum developers learn, develop, and adopt real-time quantum error correction (QEC). Deltakit combines a software development kit (SDK) with codes, decoders, noise models, and experiments, plus an interactive textbook for hands-on QEC training from theory to practice. The platform addresses the […]
UK and US Seal Tech Pact With £31 Billion AI and Quantum Push
Insider Brief The UK and US launched the Tech Prosperity Deal, committing to joint development of AI, quantum, and nuclear technologies backed by £31 billion in private investment. Major U.S. firms including Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and CoreWeave will expand UK data centers, AI infrastructure, and quantum collaborations, with NVIDIA deploying 120,000 GPUs and Microsoft […]
OQC and Digital Realty Team With NVIDIA to Launch Quantum-AI Data Centre in New York City
Insider Brief Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) and Digital Realty have launched the first Quantum-AI Data Centre in New York City, combining superconducting quantum computing and NVIDIA AI supercomputing within Digital Realty’s JFK10 facility. The deployment features OQC’s GENESIS quantum computer integrated with NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips, marking the first quantum system installed in a New […]
Generative AI Meets Quantum Advantage in Google’s Latest Study
Insider Brief Google Quantum AI researchers report the first experimental evidence of “generative quantum advantage,” showing quantum computers can both learn and generate outputs beyond the reach of classical machines. Using a 68-qubit superconducting processor, the team demonstrated tasks including generating complex bitstring distributions, compressing quantum circuits, and learning quantum states. While the models are […]
Quantum Motion Delivers the Industry’s First Full-Stack Silicon CMOS Quantum Computer
Insider Brief Quantum Motion has delivered the first full-stack quantum computer built using standard 300 mm silicon CMOS chip fabrication, installed at the UK National Quantum Computing Centre under its Testbed Programme. The system integrates a silicon spin-qubit QPU, control stack, and user interface compatible with Qiskit and Cirq, housed in a data-centre-friendly three-rack footprint […]
QuantWare and C-DAC Announce LoI to Explore Co-Development of Hybrid Quantum Computing technologies
Insider Brief QuantWare and India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) signed a Letter of Intent to explore co-development of hybrid quantum computing technologies. The collaboration will focus on advancing cryogenic electronics, superconducting quantum hardware, and processor fabrication to strengthen India’s semiconductor and quantum ecosystem under the ChipIN initiative. The partnership supports India’s National […]