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Insider Brief Deutsche Telekom and the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology will coordinate two European Commission-funded projects, PETRUS2 and HarmoniQCI, focused on advancing quantum communication infrastructure across Europe. PETRUS2 will support coordination of European quantum communication initiatives and future large-scale quantum key distribution deployments, while HarmoniQCI will focus on standardisation and interoperability. The projects aim … Read more

Insider Brief Tennessee has committed $3 million to attract NSF X-Labs quantum teams that establish research, commercialization or business operations in the state. Selected teams will receive access to research infrastructure, commercialization assistance, industry partnerships and workforce development resources. LaunchTN will also give eligible teams priority consideration for state matching funds and direct investment programs … Read more

Canva on Tuesday launched Canva Code 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI-powered coding tool that lets users build interactive websites, apps, and experiences using plain-language prompts — and then edit the results as easily as tweaking a Canva presentation. The feature is now available to all of the company’s more than 265 million monthly … Read more

1Password on Tuesday launched AI Spend and Consumption Management, a new capability embedded in its SaaS Manager platform that gives IT and finance teams a unified, real-time view of how their organizations consume and spend on AI services from vendors including Anthropic, Cursor, and OpenAI.The move marks the latest strategic expansion for a company that … Read more

Insider Brief Logical Qubit Technology launched a superconducting quantum computing cloud platform offering access to quantum hardware, logical qubit research tools, and pulse-level control capabilities. The platform provides access to the company’s AGate quantum chips, including 30-qubit and 100-qubit systems, for researchers and industry users exploring quantum algorithms and applications. Logical Qubit Technology also announced … Read more

Insider Brief nLighten and Arqit completed a proof of concept demonstrating how organizations can use public cloud services while maintaining control over sensitive data and cryptographic assets. The solution combines nLighten’s European edge data centre infrastructure with Arqit’s quantum-safe encryption technology and Intel confidential computing capabilities. The partners aim to help regulated organizations strengthen data … Read more

Insider Brief SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory scientist Shannon Harvey is developing scalable quantum dot qubits as part of the Q-NEXT quantum research center. Harvey’s research focuses on designing silicon-based quantum dots that can be manufactured at scale while addressing challenges such as noise and qubit control. The work explores quantum dot technologies as a potential … Read more

Insider Brief Quantinuum, Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and EPCC have launched a multi-year collaboration to explore hybrid quantum-supercomputing workflows for industrial applications, beginning with gas turbine fluid dynamics simulations. The partners will combine Quantinuum’s quantum hardware and software, Rolls-Royce’s engineering use cases, Riverlane’s quantum error correction expertise and EPCC’s high-performance computing capabilities to develop and test fault-tolerant … Read more

Insider Brief A Nature Materials review outlines how atomically thin magnetic semiconductors can tightly couple light, electric charge and spin for potential quantum and optoelectronic applications. The City College of New York-led researchers describe how excitons interact with magnetic order and magnons, enabling optical readout and possible control of magnetic states. Potential applications include magneto-photonic … Read more

Insider Brief UCLA physicist Prineha Narang writes in a FT opinion piece that the United States must pair quantum research leadership with domestic manufacturing, procurement and secure supply chains. She points to the semiconductor industry as a warning that scientific invention does not guarantee long-term industrial or national security advantages. Narang says government purchasing commitments … Read more