Over the weekend, Reddit user -void1 posted an alarming discovery on the r/ClaudeAI subreddit: some conversations that users of Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot had made “shareable” via a link were being indexed by Google Search, and could be clicked on and accessed by seemingly anyone.The conversation took off on the social networks X and Reddit, … Read more
Insider Brief Applications have opened for the Tennessee Quantum Hackathon, a 36-hour event where students will explore quantum technology applications for challenges in the electric power sector. The hackathon will bring together students, universities, utilities, research institutions, and quantum companies to develop and test quantum-based solutions using the qBraid platform. The event is part of … Read more
Insider Brief The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center has received a $5 million National Science Foundation grant to build TangleLab, a hybrid quantum-classical supercomputing testbed in partnership with HPE and Rigetti Computing, with operations expected to begin in 2027. TangleLab will integrate a Rigetti Novera quantum processing unit with HPE high-performance computing, storage, and networking systems to … Read more
Insider Brief D-Wave and AT&T have signed an agreement to expand the use of D-Wave’s quantum computing technology for network optimization applications. AT&T has used D-Wave’s annealing quantum computing technology in an optimization workload that reduced processing time from about one hour to less than 15 seconds. The companies plan to explore additional applications including … Read more
Insider Brief QTREX has launched a research collaboration with Northeastern University to develop advanced cryogenic quantum interconnect technologies for quantum computing infrastructure. The collaboration will investigate micro-system structures, interconnect designs, and materials for cryogenic quantum environments while generating experimental data for future connectivity solutions. Under the agreement, QTREX receives a first option to negotiate a … Read more
Presented by SAP At VB Transform 2026, Max McPhee, senior solution advisor at SAP, spoke with Rob Stretchay, lead analyst at VentureBeat Research, about what it takes for enterprises to move beyond chatbots to autonomous AI agents that can execute real business processes. He argued that the difference comes down to grounding those agents in … Read more
Insider Brief Multiverse Computing has raised a $570 million Series C funding round at a $1.7 billion pre-money valuation to accelerate deployment of its AI model compression platform, CompactifAI, and expand its efficient AI infrastructure globally. The company’s CompactifAI technology applies tensor network methods derived from quantum physics to compress large language models by 80–95% … Read more
Insider Brief Researchers experimentally identified previously unexplored long-lived metastable states in ytterbium ions, with measured lifetimes of about 1 second, 10 seconds and evidence of a state lasting more than 30 seconds. The newly characterized states could improve trapped-ion quantum computers and atomic clocks by enabling more efficient qubit and qudit state detection, particularly through … Read more
Insider Brief A coalition of researchers from leading universities, national laboratories and quantum technology companies has published an industry-wide roadmap outlining the scientific and engineering milestones needed to scale neutral-atom quantum computers toward practical applications. The roadmap identifies advances in larger qubit arrays, integrated photonics, quantum error correction, software, networking and standardized benchmarks as key … Read more
Insider Brief IonQ announced that it will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 5, 2026, after market close. The company will host a conference call the same day to discuss financial results and its business outlook. Investors will be able to access the live webcast, conference call, and replay through IonQ’s investor … Read more