NordForsk Joins G7 Initiative to Fund International Quantum Technology Research Projects

NordForsk Joins G7 Initiative to Fund International Quantum Technology Research Projects

Insider Brief NordForsk has launched a joint G7-Nordic quantum technology research call that will fund Nordic participation in up to 12 international collaborative projects spanning quantum computing, communications, sensing, materials and post-quantum cryptography. The initiative is led by Canada’s NSERC in partnership with NordForsk, Germany’s DFG, Japan’s JST, the UK’s UKRI-EPSRC and the U.S. National … Read more

Vietnam Hosts International Quantum Hackathon Focused on Real-World Applications

Vietnam Hosts International Quantum Hackathon Focused on Real-World Applications

Insider Brief Vietnam hosted the finals of the 2026 Quantum Computing for Social Good International Hackathon, bringing together 27 finalist teams from 30 countries and territories. The event focused on developing quantum computing applications across areas including AI, cybersecurity, logistics, finance, energy, healthcare, and sustainability. The hackathon aligns with Vietnam’s broader strategy to develop quantum … Read more

The City Quantum & AI Summit to Examine How Industries Can Work Together as Quantum Computing and AI Advance

The City Quantum & AI Summit to Examine How Industries Can Work Together as Quantum Computing and AI Advance

Insider Brief The 2026 City Quantum & AI Summit will take place on Oct. 7 at London’s Mansion House, bringing together leaders from government, defense, industry, academia and finance to examine how quantum computing and artificial intelligence are reshaping critical sectors under the theme “Connections in Chaos.” The agenda features discussions on defense, cybersecurity, life … Read more

Four Quantum Companies Sign-on to New Mexico’s Open-Access Quantum Network

Four Quantum Companies Sign-on to New Mexico’s Open-Access Quantum Network

Insider Brief Four quantum companies—Infleqtion, Aliro, Tensora, and Bandelier Technologies—have selected New Mexico’s ABQ-Net, an open-access entanglement-based quantum network based in the United States, to develop and validate quantum networking, sensing, timing, and security technologies. ABQ-Net, created by Qunnect through Roadrunner Venture Studios with support from the New Mexico Technology and Innovation Office, provides companies … Read more

MCP just got its biggest update ever — here’s what changes for AI agents

MCP just got its biggest update ever — here’s what changes for AI agents

The Model Context Protocol, the open standard that has quietly become the connective tissue between AI agents and the world’s software, is getting its largest update since Anthropic released it twenty months ago — a sweeping architectural revision that its maintainers and backers say finally makes agentic AI ready for massive enterprise production deployments.The update, … Read more

Quantum Machine-Learning Design Targets Training And Scaling Barriers

Quantum Machine-Learning Design Targets Training And Scaling Barriers

Insider Brief A new theoretical quantum machine-learning framework proposes quantum-circuit designs that aim to make large quantum neural networks easier to train while preserving computational tasks that remain difficult for classical computers. The framework introduces two scalable circuit architectures and a parallel training method that mathematically avoids exponential “barren plateaus” while reducing the number of … Read more

EigenQ Appoints Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and Alexander Truskovsky as CISO

EigenQ Appoints Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and Alexander Truskovsky as CISO

Insider Brief EigenQ has appointed Mark Pecen as Vice Chairman and promoted Alexander Truskovsky to Chief Information Security Officer as the company expands its quantum security operations. Pecen will support EigenQ’s strategic direction with experience in telecommunications standards, quantum-safe cryptography, and industry initiatives including ETSI’s quantum security efforts. Truskovsky will lead EigenQ’s cybersecurity strategy, security … Read more

ZuriQ Raises $25.5 Million to Scale Two-Dimensional Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors

ZuriQ Raises .5 Million to Scale Two-Dimensional Trapped-Ion Quantum Processors

Insider Brief ZuriQ has raised $25.5 million in seed funding to scale its two-dimensional trapped-ion quantum processor architecture and expand its research and engineering teams. The ETH Zürich spinout is developing Penning micro-trap-based processors designed to enable more flexible ion connectivity compared with traditional one-dimensional trapped-ion architectures. ZuriQ has demonstrated a 3×3 array of nine … Read more

Snowflake launches Cortex AI Gateway to control AI agents and prevent runaway enterprise costs

Snowflake launches Cortex AI Gateway to control AI agents and prevent runaway enterprise costs

Snowflake announced Cortex AI Gateway on Tuesday, a centralized control layer designed to govern how AI agents — including those built by competitors like Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cursor — access enterprise data, tools, and models. Alongside the gateway, the company unveiled a first wave of security integrations with 1Password, Aembit, Linx Security, SailPoint, and … Read more