IonQ Agrees to Buy Elisity in Cybersecurity Deal Worth Up to $1.3 Billion
Insider Brief IonQ has agreed to acquire cybersecurity company Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Elisity provides software designed to prevent attackers and ransomware from spreading through organizational networks, with customers including health care companies and hospitals. IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi said the acquisition […]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Names James Misewich Quantum Computing Constellation Chair
Insider Brief Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has appointed James Misewich as the Curtis R. Priem Quantum Computing Constellation Chair, effective January 1, 2027. Misewich will help lead RPI’s quantum strategy, expand collaboration with Brookhaven National Laboratory, and support research spanning quantum computing, materials science, and related technologies. He will retain a joint appointment at Brookhaven, […]
Corey O’Meara (E.ON): Finding Real Quantum Advantage in Grid Optimization
Yuval Boger interviews Corey O’Meara, Chief Quantum Scientist at E.ON Digital Technology. They discuss how E.ON’s five-person quantum team works with business units to find high-value use cases, especially where classical methods may hit bottlenecks in optimization and machine learning. Corey describes the company’s work on peer-to-peer energy trading and other grid-related applications, and shares […]
Tuning a quantum computer: what a violin teaches us about qubit calibration
Insider brief A new episode of The Quantum Kid’s Kai Asks series uses a violin to explain qubit calibration, featuring Kristina Callaghan, Quantum Education & Workforce Development Program Manager at Quantum Machines. Because of tiny fabrication differences, every superconducting qubit has its own resonant frequency, so researchers must find the right control settings for each […]
Guest Post: Quantum Computing’s Transistor Moment
A new paper demonstrating Grover’s search on a room-temperature diamond processor may echo the transistor’s takeover from vacuum tubes – and raises questions about how much vacuum-dependent quantum hardware survives the same transition. Guest Post By Prof. Dr. Marius Grundmann, CEO, SAXON Q Every disruptive technology has a quiet laboratory result that outsiders miss and […]
IonQ Demonstrates 1,000 Entanglement Events per Second in Quantum Interconnect
Insider Brief IonQ has demonstrated entanglement rates exceeding 1,000 events per second between a trapped-ion qubit and a silicon-vacancy solid-state quantum memory using a photonic interconnect. The company says the result is more than four times faster than the previous trapped-ion interconnect record and could support distributed quantum computing. The work supports IonQ’s participation in […]
Quantum X Labs Seeks Patent for Structured-Beam Atom Cooling System
Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has filed a USPTO patent application for a structured-beam Zeeman slower and atomic push-beam system for its cold-atom quantum computing program. The proposed technology uses non-Gaussian optical beam profiles to control how laser forces slow, guide, push, and transport neutral atoms. The application targets the physical preparation and control systems […]
BTQ and MoonPay Korea Partner on Post-Quantum Stablecoin Security
Insider Brief BTQ Technologies has partnered with MoonPay Korea to secure its Korean won-backed stablecoin infrastructure, with a focus on post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The companies plan to develop a post-quantum security roadmap and test BTQ’s Quantum Secure Stablecoin Network (QSSN) with Korean banking institutions. The partnership builds on BTQ’s existing stablecoin security projects with Finger, […]
NSF Names Founding Partners for X-Labs Consortium, With Occam Foundry and Florida Quantum Center Among Them
Insider Brief The U.S. National Science Foundation has named the initial founding partners of its new NSF X-Labs Consortium, which it says represents over $300 million in commitments to support X-Labs teams with floor space, instrument access and direct support. Partners named so far include the Astera Institute, Ginkgo Bioworks, Tom Secunda and the Secunda […]
DOE Announces Science Applications For Quantum Computing
Insider Brief The Department of Energy released eight Quantum Genesis Priority Applications to guide the development and evaluation of fault-tolerant quantum computers for scientific use. The applications span chemistry, materials, subatomic physics and applied mathematics, with performance to be benchmarked against advanced supercomputing methods. The priorities will inform DOE’s Q Competition, a National Quantum Computing […]