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Insider Brief Symmatrics has appointed Joe Reddix as vice president of federal sector to lead its federal strategy and growth initiatives. Reddix will focus on expanding Symmatrics’ work with defense, intelligence and civilian agencies, including pilot deployments and partnerships with systems integrators. Reddix joins Symmatrics from The Reddix Group, where he served as president and … Read more

Insider Brief Dirac Labs has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding to prototype diamond-based quantum sensors and conduct field trials for positioning where GPS signals are unavailable. The company’s system combines quantum magnetometry with AI-based signal processing and sensor fusion to use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation in environments such as underwater and underground. The … Read more

Insider Brief Rigetti Computing is creating a dedicated Systems Delivery organization and a new COO role to support growing on-premises quantum system deployments. David Rivas has been appointed COO, overseeing operations, systems delivery, commercial functions and customer-facing engineering. Andrew Bestwick has been appointed CTO, with responsibility for quantum processor development, chip fabrication development and hardware … Read more

Insider Brief FormationQ and the STFC Hartree Centre have formed a strategic partnership to explore the adoption of quantum computing, AI, HPC and hybrid computing across UK industry, government and research. The collaboration will focus on identifying applications, developing pilot projects and building technical and deployment capabilities for sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, energy and … Read more

Insider Brief New Mexico and Albuquerque will each provide $750,000 in LEDA funding to support Quantinuum’s expansion and new research and development hub in Albuquerque. The $1.5 million combined investment will support research in integrated photonics and is expected to create dozens of highly skilled jobs. Quantinuum plans to convert a vacant building at 5501 … Read more

Insider Brief GMV is expanding its quantum technology portfolio across computing, communications, space, sensing and post-quantum cybersecurity, with an emphasis on integrating emerging technologies into existing systems. The company is testing quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms for industrial applications while working to connect quantum processors with high-performance computing and AI infrastructure. GMV is also involved in … Read more

Insider Brief Caltech researchers used a neutral-atom quantum simulator to directly measure energy spectra predicted by two conformal field theories for the first time, experimentally confirming decades-old theoretical predictions. The team trapped chains of up to 35 strontium atoms with optical tweezers and used many-body modulation spectroscopy to measure energy levels associated with the Ising … Read more

Another day, another new AI agent harness is released.Only this time, it’s one that aims to solve a growing enterprise problem as AI agents proliferate: enabling greater developer control of agents and tools, while reducing cost. TrueFoundry, a San Francisco B2B machine learning startup co-founded in 2021 by former Meta engineers, has released its own … Read more

Rob Strechay, until recently managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, has joined VentureBeat as our first Lead Analyst and a founding analyst of VentureBeat Research. His arrival is the next step in a deliberate move at VentureBeat toward deeper specialization: analysis built for the technical decision-makers — the directors, VPs, CIOs, and CTOs … Read more

Insider Brief Diraq has opened its first U.S. laboratory in Chicago through the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park’s On-Ramp program at mHUB. The facility provides cryogenic and measurement infrastructure for silicon spin-qubit research, including qubit measurements, cryogenic CMOS testing and component verification. Diraq plans to expand its Chicago team over the next year as it … Read more