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Insider Brief The UK Government has launched the Quantum Standards Network (QSN), led by NPL and supported by industry, government, and standards organizations to coordinate quantum standards development. The initiative focuses on skills development, international standards engagement, and support for UK companies adopting and contributing to quantum standards. The QSN supports the UK’s National Quantum … Read more

Insider Brief Quantum Art reported simulation and noise-modeling results indicating that its trapped-ion multi-qubit gate architecture can support scalable fault-tolerant quantum computing with finite error-correction thresholds. The company said its analysis found that logical error rates continue to decline as systems scale, while error propagation from multi-qubit gates remains localized and compatible with surface-code error … Read more

Insider Brief Emergence Quantum has entered a strategic partnership with Serendipity Capital that includes a significant investment aimed at expanding advanced computing ventures and products across the quantum sector. The agreement combines Emergence Quantum’s expertise in quantum engineering and cryogenic computing with Serendipity Capital’s investment capabilities, technical due diligence resources and global network of industry … Read more

Insider Brief HPE expanded collaborations with eight quantum technology companies to advance hybrid quantum-classical computing integrated with HPC and AI infrastructure. The partnerships span multiple quantum computing modalities, including superconducting, trapped-ion, neutral-atom, and silicon-spin systems, alongside quantum control and error-correction technologies. HPE aims to develop integrated testbeds for hybrid workflows, software interoperability, and benchmarking across … Read more

Insider Brief Quantum Pulse Ventures has expanded its composite pulse photonics technology with the launch of Quantum Pulse 2.0, a platform designed to improve the scalability, fidelity and efficiency of photonic quantum computing and quantum networking systems. The company says its approach can be integrated into existing silicon photonics, silicon nitride and thin-film lithium niobate … Read more

Guest Post by Yoon Auh, Founder of BOLTS Technologies IBM’s recent announcement that it plans to invest more than $10 billion over the next five years to fund its quantum roadmap, including its stated goal of delivering a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029 has generated exactly the kind of headlines you would expect.  Quantum … Read more

Tokyo-based AI startup Sakana AI has officially launched its first commercial product, Sakana Marlin. Billed as a “Virtual CSO” (Chief Strategy Officer), Marlin is an autonomous, B2B research agent that deliberately abandons the instantaneous text generation of modern chatbots in favor of deep, long-horizon reasoning. What sets Marlin apart from the current ecosystem of AI … Read more

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella published a sweeping essay on Sunday laying out what he describes as the defining economic challenge of the AI era: the risk that a handful of frontier models will absorb the expertise of entire industries and commoditize it, leaving businesses stripped of their competitive moats.”The last thing any of us want … Read more

Insider Brief The third annual Cleveland Discovery and Innovation Forum showcased how quantum computing and AI are being applied to accelerate advances in healthcare, biomedical research and personalized medicine. Organizers highlighted five years of progress through the Cleveland Clinic–IBM Discovery Accelerator, which has supported more than 50 research projects, produced peer-reviewed publications and developed workforce … Read more

Organizational leaders are nearly twice as likely to hide their AI use compared to all other employees, at 42% versus 23%, according to new Ivanti research surveying 3,900 employees across six countries. Among leaders who conceal that usage, 52% say they do it for a “secret advantage.” The same research found 85% of IT professionals … Read more