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Insider Brief Florida State University launched a Graduate Certificate in Quantum Science & Technology, becoming the first formal graduate-level quantum information science and engineering credential in Florida. The interdisciplinary program combines courses in quantum physics, materials science, chemistry, computer science, and engineering for graduate students and professionals. The certificate is part of FSU’s broader effort … Read more

Insider Brief Innosphere, the Montana Photonics and Quantum Alliance, and the Headwaters Tech Hub signed an MOU to connect regional innovation networks across the Mountain West. The partnership links NSF ASCEND Engine initiatives in Colorado and Wyoming with Montana’s photonics and quantum technology ecosystem to support startups, testbeds, and commercialization efforts. The organizations will explore … Read more

Insider Brief Quanta Computer and Quantinuum signed a collaborative development agreement to build hardware infrastructure for future quantum computing systems. The partnership combines Quantinuum’s quantum technology expertise with Quanta’s experience in scaling advanced computing platforms and manufacturing. The companies aim to develop more modular and scalable quantum computing hardware to support future commercial deployments. Press … Read more

Insider Brief Rice University researchers developed new controls for a trapped-ion quantum simulator that allow independent tuning of temperature and dissipation in engineered molecular environments. The system uses controlled heating signals and cooling lasers to study how thermal conditions affect molecular electron transfer processes. The researchers say the added control over ion thermal states expands … Read more

Insider Brief Diraq argues that the quantum computing industry will need broader workforce pathways beyond PhD-level hiring to support future commercial growth. The company highlights undergraduate engineering programs, technical training, and specialized roles such as cryogenic engineering as potential workforce models for scaling quantum companies. Diraq states that doctoral researchers will remain essential for advanced … Read more

Insider Brief Independent researcher Rodney Bartlett has published Theoretical Horizons, a book exploring proposed connections between quantum physics, astrophysics, philosophy, and future human development. The book presents Bartlett’s alternative ideas about the nature of the universe, including concepts involving digital interconnectedness and challenges to conventional cosmological views. The release follows Bartlett’s publication of related research … Read more

Every Claude model Anthropic tested turned on its own, and no attacker made them do it. Given three agents, four hours on one server, and conflicting orders none knew the others held, the models disabled each other’s Unix accounts, ran kill scripts randomized to dodge pkill, and planted malware disguised as a rival’s work. There … Read more

Google is rolling out Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new version of its workhorse AI model that puts coding, agentic workflows and knowledge work at the center of the upgrade — while temporarily cutting API prices in half.The release arrives just three weeks after the release of Gemini 3.6 Flash, an unusually short turnaround that Google … Read more

DeepSeek is expanding beyond the model layer and deeper into the software developers use to put AI agents to work.The Chinese AI lab on Thursday launched the official version of DeepSeek-V4-Pro, an updated flagship model focused heavily on agentic workloads, alongside DeepSeek Harness v0.1, a new open-source agent harness that gives developers an alternative to … Read more

Presented by Capital One At VB Transform 2026, Kel Vanee, MVP of machine learning engineering at Capital One, spoke with Sam Witteveen, Senior Technology Contributor at VentureBeat, about how the bank built a scalable multi-agent AI architecture around deeply customized open-weight models rather than relying on an off-the-shelf foundation model. “At Capital One, we’re not … Read more