Insider Brief China’s Origin Wukong quantum computing platform has surpassed one million completed quantum computing tasks while serving users across 192 countries and regions. The platform combines superconducting quantum computing services with post-quantum cryptography protections, including the Origin Rock cryptographic module introduced in 2024. The announcement comes amid broader efforts in China and internationally to … Read more

Insider Brief GENCI and Alice & Bob have signed an agreement for France to acquire an 18-cat-qubit quantum computer, marking the first deployment of a cat-qubit quantum system worldwide. The system will be installed at the TGCC and integrated with the Joliot-Curie supercomputer, with user access expected to begin in 2027. The project is part … Read more

Insider Brief Atom Computing and Nu Quantum have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating neutral-atom quantum computers with photonic networking hardware to support utility-scale quantum computing. The collaboration will focus on photonic network switches, qubit-photon entanglement technologies, and distributed fault-tolerant computing architectures designed to connect multiple quantum processors. The partnership combines Atom Computing’s … Read more

Insider Brief SandboxAQ has signed a definitive agreement for a $500 million award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS R&D Office to develop critical semiconductor materials and chemistries. The funding will support research across PFAS-free chemicals, catalysts, rare earth-free magnets, and alternative battery systems using SandboxAQ’s AI-driven ReAQT platform and Large Quantitative Models. The … Read more

Insider Brief EigenQ announced a definitive business combination agreement with Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. that would take the quantum technology company public on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol EIGQ, valuing the combined company at an estimated $3 billion enterprise value. The company plans to use the transaction to expand its quantum-resilient security, trusted infrastructure, AI … Read more

Insider Brief Quantum Machines has acquired Hungary-based PCB Engineering, establishing a new R&D hub in Budapest and marking its second European acquisition in six weeks. The acquisition expands Quantum Machines’ engineering capabilities as the company continues developing quantum control systems used across multiple quantum computing modalities and customer segments. Quantum Machines said the additional engineering … Read more

Insider Brief Element Six and Orbray are advancing wafer-scale single crystal diamond toward commercial-scale production for applications including quantum technologies, 6G and power electronics. The partners have established a reproducible process for 3-inch diamond wafers and are developing larger 4-inch substrates. Element Six is preparing 2-inch diamond wafers for volume production as the collaboration shifts … Read more

Guest Post by Dr. Kris Naudts, Zeynep Koruturk and Donald Harmitt @ Firgun Ventures. Firgun Ventures is a VC firm investing in Series A/B quantum scale-ups globally. Australia’s quantum reputation has rested for a quarter of a century on world-leading quantum research talent, exemplified by the likes of Michelle Simmons, CEO of Firgun Ventures’ portfolio … Read more

Insider Brief Oak Ridge National Laboratory has deployed Pathfinder, a 20-qubit IQM Radiance system, marking the laboratory’s first commercially procured quantum computer and IQM’s first quantum computer installation in the United States. The on-premises system is integrated with ORNL’s high-performance computing environment to support development of hybrid quantum-HPC tools and applications in areas such as … Read more

Insider Brief Atom Computing has secured more than $300 million in total funding, including a $100 million Series C round and a $100 million Letter of Intent with the U.S. Department of Commerce, to accelerate development and deployment of fault-tolerant quantum computers. The company recently demonstrated quantum error correction on a neutral-atom quantum computer and … Read more