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Insider Brief PostScriptum is investing in Finnish quantum hardware company SemiQon to help commercialize its cryo-optimized electronics for scaling quantum computers. SemiQon’s silicon-based Cryo-CMOS chips are designed to operate near absolute zero and reduce the wiring needed between quantum processors and room-temperature electronics. The company says its components are already deployed in working quantum systems … Read more

Insider Brief South Korea held quantum cooperation talks with Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union during Quantum Korea 2026 in Seoul. The Canada talks focused on joint research and personnel exchanges in quantum science. The U.K. and EU meetings focused on commercialization, verification, standardization and expanded research cooperation. South Korea used this week’s … Read more

Insider Brief The University of Texas at Austin is expanding its quantum ecosystem through new facilities, historic research strengths and state-backed infrastructure. UT’s quantum legacy includes John A. Wheeler, David Deutsch, Wojciech Zurek, Benjamin Schumacher, Allan MacDonald and Scott Aaronson. Recent efforts include new Welch Hall facilities, the Texas Quantum Institute, Infleqtion’s qNexus collaboration and … Read more

Two-thirds of enterprises have hedged their AI model strategy, and the past few weeks of controversy around Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model showed why that posture has gone mainstream. On June 12, a U.S. export-control order pulled Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 — the most capable model on the market — offline for every customer, with no … Read more

As enterprise AI systems scale to handle complex workflows, practitioners face the challenge of routing subtasks to the right tools and skills. Agents can have hundreds of tools and skills and get confused on which one to use for each step of a workflow.To address this challenge, researchers at Alibaba developed SkillWeaver, a framework that … Read more

Insider Brief Phase 2 adds $4M to the $1M pilot award, enabling the team to design connectable quantum photonic chips for field-ready, lab-grade measurements. If successful, the project will advance to phase 3, implementation, scaling into a $55M NSF quantum center to prototype field-deployable quantum photonic chips. Four members of the Institute for Optical Science … Read more

Insider Brief JIJ and Kobe Steel have signed a framework agreement to establish a multi-year program aimed at advancing the adoption of quantum computing across the KOBELCO Group. The initiative includes the creation of a Quantum Center of Excellence focused on technology implementation, workforce development, and governance for quantum adoption. Initial projects will target materials … Read more

Insider Brief IQM Quantum Computers began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker IQMX after completing its SPAC merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp. IQM’s shares were up about 25 cents, or about 2% in early trading. The company develops superconducting quantum computers and sells full-stack systems for research institutions, national computing centers and other customers. … Read more

Insider Brief Qolab announced $54.2 million in Series B financing and funding commitments to advance its superconducting quantum computing platform and fault-tolerant quantum computing roadmap. The financing was led by UC Investments, with participation from existing investors including WARF, Octave Ventures, and Phoenix Venture Partners. The company said the funding will support semiconductor collaborations, technology … Read more

Insider Brief Pasqal, through its Canadian subsidiary Aeponyx, has launched a Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) Packaging Center of Competency at C2MI to strengthen Canada’s capabilities in quantum and advanced sensing technologies. The initiative brings together Aeponyx, HOP Technologies, Phantom Photonics, and C2MI to develop standardized PIC packaging processes and establish domestic manufacturing capabilities. Backed by … Read more