Insider Brief Casper College has received a $444,059 NSF grant to launch a statewide “Quantum Pipeline” initiative that expands hands-on quantum science education for students across Wyoming. The initiative will distribute 130 portable experiment kits to K-12 schools across all 23 Wyoming counties, run an annual Quantum Science Camp and introduce a new college course … Read more
Insider Brief Beijing launched a program connecting quantum companies and research teams with prospective industrial and government customers across six application areas. The initiative includes proposed projects in transportation, energy, finance, materials research, underwater sensing and quantum-secured communications. The announced projects are early demonstrations and customer-matching efforts, with no evidence yet that they provide a … Read more
Insider Brief BioInnovation Institute selected 17 research-based startups for support as it expands its commercialization program in Denmark and across Europe. Each company will receive a €560,000 convertible loan and access to laboratory facilities, business expertise and an international investor network. The startups span biotechnology, healthcare, climate technology, artificial intelligence, photonics and quantum-related hardware. PRESS … Read more
Insider Brief BDC announced $1 billion in new allocations under its existing $6 billion Defence Platform to support Canadian defence and dual-use technology companies. The plan includes $500 million for defence-focused venture capital, growth equity and private equity funds, with priorities including AI, cybersecurity, space, quantum technologies and energy systems. BDC will add $200 million … Read more
Insider Brief Infleqtion CTO and co-founder Pranav Gokhale has received the 2026 IEEE Quantum Technical Community Distinguished Early Career Award. The award recognizes early-career scientists and engineers for technical and scientific contributions, leadership, research impact and advancement of quantum computing. Gokhale’s work spans quantum hardware, control, software, compilation, algorithms, benchmarking and error mitigation, including his … Read more
Insider Brief Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) has appointed semiconductor finance executive John Hollister as CFO, effective August 17, 2026. Hollister brings more than two decades of semiconductor industry experience, including CFO roles at GlobalFoundries and Silicon Labs. His appointment follows SQC’s June 2026 appointment of Karna Nisewaner as Chief Legal Officer as the company advances … Read more
Insider Brief Emergence Quantum and AirTrunk have partnered to develop cryogenic cooling technologies for next-generation data centres, including infrastructure designed to support quantum computing. The collaboration will examine cryogenic systems for improving silicon chip performance, reducing data centre cooling water needs and supporting large-scale energy storage. The companies will combine expertise in cryogenics, quantum technologies, … Read more
Asia’s fixed-income markets are entering the second half of 2026 with an unusually constructive combination of features: a region-wide capital-spendin
Insider Brief Q*Bird has transitioned to Falqon® Systems as its new corporate identity, while ownership, leadership, customer relationships and technology roadmap remain unchanged. Falqon® Systems is positioning its portfolio around Quantum Secure Networks (QSN), combining MDI-QKD, key management and network orchestration for network-scale deployments. The Delft-based company says its European-designed and manufactured infrastructure currently supports … Read more
Insider Brief Oracle has released Java 27 with new performance, security and developer features, including post-quantum hybrid key exchange for TLS 1.3. JEP 527 adds post-quantum hybrid key exchange, while JEP 538 adds PEM encoding support and JEP 536 adds in-process data redaction for Java Flight Recorder. Oracle is also previewing JDK 28 through Project … Read more