Insider Brief EPB has launched an IonQ Forte Enterprise quantum computer at the EPB Quantum Center in Chattanooga, combining commercial quantum computing and networking at one facility. EPB Quantum Computing Fellows will be the system’s first users, followed by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga when the service opens commercially in early October. EPB, IonQ … Read more
Insider Brief The Quantum Kid’s latest episode explores quantum computing through gaming, featuring a Roblox-style game whose levels are generated by a real quantum computer rather than a standard game server, developed by MOTH Quantum’s James Wootton and MiTale’s Natasha Skult. 10-year-old host Kai also plays a live match of quantum chess against researcher Tamás … Read more
Insider Brief The Global Quantum + AI Challenge has entered its review period after Phase 1 drew more than 1,000 entrants addressing five enterprise-defined quantum computing problems. Finalists will compete in a November 2026–February 2027 proof-of-concept sprint with support from AWS, Classiq, South Carolina Quantum and MITRE, while five tracks offer a combined $200,000 in … Read more
By Dr. Darío Gil, the Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. His office is the nation’s largest federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences, supporting all 17 National Laboratories of the United States, and responsible for programs including advanced computing, fusion, nuclear and high energy particle physics, basic energy … Read more
Insider Brief Quantum simulation uses quantum computers to model molecules, materials and other quantum systems that can be difficult to simulate efficiently on classical computers. Digital and analog quantum simulation take different approaches, with digital systems offering broader flexibility and analog systems targeting specific physical problems. Current quantum simulation remains largely at the research stage, … Read more
Insider Brief EigenQ has secured approximately $45 million in convertible-note financing to support commercialization of its quantum-safe security and trusted-infrastructure products ahead of its proposed Nasdaq listing. About $22.5 million was funded upfront, with the remainder expected at completion of EigenQ’s planned merger with Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp., which is targeted for the fourth quarter … Read more
Insider Brief MIT researchers developed a robotic optics laboratory that can autonomously assemble, align, tune and reconfigure precision optical experiments. In a demonstration, the system built and stabilized a tabletop laser cavity through 50 autonomous maneuvers in about 30 minutes. The researchers are developing remote-access capabilities and plan to use the system to test materials, … Read more
Insider Brief Stanford researchers directly observed individual phonons, or quantum units of sound, making discrete energy jumps in a mechanical resonator in real time. The team paired a long-lived microscopic resonator with a superconducting qubit that repeatedly measured whether its vibrational energy was present or had dropped from one quantum level to another. The result … Read more
Insider Brief South Korean quantum security company ICTK has signed an MoU with Jiran Security to jointly support post-quantum cryptography migration and cryptographic asset discovery. The Q-BRIDGE framework will cover cryptographic asset identification, quantum vulnerability analysis, post-quantum trust infrastructure, field validation and system migration. ICTK will provide PUF-based hardware security and PQC infrastructure, while Jiran … Read more
Insider Brief The U.S. Department of Energy has launched the Quantum Genesis Q Competition with up to $215 million in planned funding to support development of fault-tolerant scientifically relevant quantum computers. The competition will target systems with at least 100 logical qubits and hundreds of millions of fault-tolerant operations, with additional incentives for demonstrations reaching … Read more