How to Prep For Post-Quantum Crytography: G7 Releases Roadmap to Help Financial Sector Navigate Transition to Quantum Era
Insider Brief The G7’s Cyber Expert Group issued a nonbinding roadmap urging financial institutions and authorities to coordinate an early, risk-based transition to post-quantum cryptography to protect financial systems from future quantum-enabled attacks. The paper outlines phased migration activities — from inventory and risk assessment to deployment, testing and continuous monitoring — emphasizing flexibility, standards-based […]
Colorado School of Mines Establishes Nation’s First Quantum Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree
Colorado School of Mines is launching the first U.S. bachelor’s degree in Quantum Systems Engineering to prepare undergraduates for roles in deployable quantum technologies. The program is designed to address a workforce gap, as many quantum jobs require bachelor’s-level training while most existing education pathways focus on graduate degrees. The degree integrates interdisciplinary coursework and […]
01 Quantum and Hitachi Solutions Create Deploy PQC in DoMobile Ver.5
Insider Brief Hitachi Solutions Create has launched DoMobile Ver.5 in Japan, integrating 01 Quantum’s post-quantum cryptography to secure remote access communications against quantum-era threats. The updated platform applies NIST-standardized PQC algorithms and is available to existing customers through a standard software update at no additional cost. DoMobile Ver.5 is positioned by HSC as the first […]
G7 Cyber Group Issues Guidance for Quantum-Resilient Financial Systems
The G7 Cyber Expert Group (CEG), chaired by the U.S. Treasury and the Bank of England, released guidance for financial entities on transitioning to quantum-resilient cryptography. The roadmap outlines considerations and potential activities for stakeholders but does not impose prescriptive requirements, allowing flexibility for each organization. G7 CEG membership includes financial authorities from all G7 […]
Project Eleven Raises $20 Million to Prepare Digital Asset Infrastructure for the Quantum Era
Insider Brief Project Eleven raised a $20 million Series A led by Castle Island Ventures at a $120 million valuation to build tools that help digital asset networks plan and execute multi-year transitions to post-quantum cryptography. The funding reflects growing concern that future quantum computers could weaken elliptic curve cryptography, the standard securing more than […]
U.S. Federal Agencies Are Stepping Up for the Quantum Security Transition
Insider Brief U.S. federal agencies signaled a shift from long-term awareness to active preparation for quantum-era security, emphasizing that migration to quantum-resilient cryptography must begin well before quantum computers can break today’s encryption. At the January 12 YQS2026 convening in Washington, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, […]
Toyota Systems and Fujitsu Automate ECU Design Using Quantum-Inspired Optimization
Toyota Systems and Fujitsu, in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation, applied quantum-inspired optimization and AI to automate connector pin placement in automotive ECUs. The approach reduced design computation time by more than 20× by replacing manual, expertise-driven review of extremely large design combinations. The technology has been used in Toyota’s mass-produced ECUs since May 2025, […]
Blackburn Makes Case for Reauthorization of National Quantum Initiative Act
Insider Brief U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn argues that Congress should pass the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to restore and expand U.S. quantum policy, citing economic growth, technological leadership, and national security risks if the U.S. falls behind. The op-ed outlines how reauthorization would update the expired 2018 framework by expanding federal quantum R&D roles, […]
Hochul’s State of the State Pitches Quantum Hubs And Chip Design as Economic Engines in New York
Insider Brief New York’s 2026 State of the State places quantum technology at the center of its economic strategy, pairing new commercialization hubs with semiconductor and advanced manufacturing investments to move quantum research toward market use. The plan proposes expanding the state’s quantum hub model beyond SUNY Stony Brook while launching a downstate semiconductor chip […]
SuperQ Quantum Launches ChatQLM at CES 2026
Insider Brief SuperQ Quantum Computing concluded its CES 2026 exhibition with the public launch of ChatQLM, a quantum-powered consumer application demonstrated across mobile and web platforms. During the event, the company held enterprise discussions with potential partners in finance, logistics, and energy around integrating its hybrid quantum-classical Super platform. SuperQ also reported engagement with institutional […]