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Insider Brief The NSF awarded Connecticut’s QuantumCT Engine a two-year, $15 million Regional Innovation Engines grant to support quantum technology research, commercialization, and workforce development. Led by the University of Connecticut with partners including Yale University, Southern Connecticut State University, ConnCORP, CT Innovations, and the State of Connecticut, QuantumCT will develop quantum computing, sensing, communication, … Read more

Insider Brief California selected a UC Berkeley-developed eight-qubit quantum computing chip as one of its contributions to the America250 time capsule, which will be buried in Philadelphia until the United States’ 500th anniversary in 2276. The 10-millimeter quantum processing unit, developed with Berkeley Lab, was the first widely distributed QPU and has been used by … Read more

Insider Brief Classiq and ParityQC announced a partnership to combine quantum software optimization and hardware-aware architecture techniques for more efficient quantum program execution. The collaboration will integrate Classiq’s quantum software engineering platform with ParityQC’s Parity Twine technology to reduce circuit complexity and improve execution on quantum hardware with limited connectivity. The companies aim to support … Read more

Insider Brief D-Wave Quantum will transfer its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Stock Market, with trading on Nasdaq under the ticker QBTS expected to begin July 27 following the July 24 market close. The company said it has met Nasdaq’s listing requirements and does not expect the move to … Read more

Insider Brief NVIDIA released an open-source AI-powered quantum error correction decoder that the company says reduced logical error rates by up to 347.7 times and accelerated decoding by up to 7.3 times for color code quantum error correction under benchmark conditions. The Ising Decoder ColorCode 1 Fast model uses a small convolutional neural network as … Read more

Insider Brief The National Science Foundation awarded 12 new NSF Engines projects, including the NSF Quantum Technologies Engine in Connecticut, to support regional innovation across critical technology sectors. Each selected team will initially receive $15 million over two years, with the potential for up to $160 million in NSF funding over a decade based on … Read more

Insider Brief enQase received FIPS 140-3 Certificate #5346 from the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program for its cryptographic module. The validated module provides standards-based cryptographic functions for networks, servers, edge devices, IoT systems, and enterprise applications. The certification supports enQase’s efforts to provide validated cryptographic capabilities for organizations preparing for post-quantum security requirements. Press release … Read more

Insider Brief National Tsing Hua University and Top Taiwan Venture Capital launched the NTHU Future Fund, a NT$1 billion fund supporting deep tech startups including quantum technology, AI, semiconductors, and biotechnology. The fund will invest in NTHU spin-offs and university-linked startups while providing commercialization support, industry connections, and long-term capital. The initiative aims to create … Read more

Insider Brief Photon Queue received $500,000 in funding to establish quantum technology operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico, including assembly and testing capabilities for quantum memory devices. The company is developing room-temperature free-space quantum memory technology designed to improve photon storage and synchronization in future quantum computing systems. Photon Queue’s expansion will be supported by the … Read more

Insider Brief Xanadu and Lockheed Martin announced a collaboration to expand quantum workforce training through Lockheed Martin’s Quantum Talent Pipeline program. The partnership will use Xanadu’s PennyLane platform, educational resources, and workshops to help Lockheed Martin engineers develop practical quantum computing skills. The initiative aims to prepare engineers across technical fields to apply quantum computing … Read more