Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has launched Qatacomb, a research initiative through its QuantumQ Security operation focused on exploring quantum-native approaches to information security. The initiative will examine security architectures that use quantum-mechanical properties to protect sensitive information while maintaining practical access for authorized users. Qatacomb’s next phase is expected to involve theoretical validation, simulation … Read more

Insider Brief CypherGenics has launched FASTKAT, a patented security technology designed to provide quantum-ready identity, authentication and encryption for enterprises and critical infrastructure. FASTKAT is supported by CypherGenics’ U.S. patent portfolio covering digital ecosystems, encryption, digital signatures, trusted execution and blockchain verification. The company says FASTKAT is designed to secure connected devices, systems and AI-driven … Read more

Insider Brief SEALSQ is advancing QASIC, an application-specific semiconductor initiative designed to integrate post-quantum security into customer-owned ASIC architectures. Developed through IC’Alps, QASIC targets cybersecurity, medical and automotive applications that require long-term security, reliability and regulatory compliance. SEALSQ and IC’Alps are working toward a first QASIC prototype in 2026 as part of the company’s broader … Read more

Insider Brief IBM has completed its acquisition of HRL Laboratories, adding expertise in silicon-spin qubits, quantum sensing, materials, cryogenics and related technologies to its quantum hardware efforts. HRL’s silicon-spin capabilities complement IBM’s superconducting quantum computing work and could support research across quantum hardware, manufacturing and infrastructure. Boeing and General Motors, HRL’s former owners, will continue … Read more

A security agent read a Cloudflare log, found an attacker’s prompt-injection payload sitting inside it, and rewrote the company’s DNS. The firewall had already blocked that payload, and blocking it is what wrote it into the log.That chain is GhostJacking, which Tenet Security demonstrated on the DEF CON 34 main stage on August 9. A … Read more

Insider Brief Researchers demonstrated quantum key distribution across an 18-kilometer free-space link connected to conventional fiber infrastructure using adaptive optics. The system generated secret keys at about 1,000 bits per second with superconducting detectors and 200 bits per second with room-temperature detectors. Faster adaptive optics and automated fiber alignment could improve performance under strong turbulence … Read more

Insider Brief The U.S. National Science Foundation is providing $37.5 million to renew the CU Boulder-led NSF Q-SEnSE institute for five years of quantum science and engineering research. NSF Q-SEnSE develops quantum technologies including atomic clocks, lasers and biomedical sensors designed to improve precision measurement. The institute brings together 39 researchers from 16 institutions and … Read more

Insider Brief Researchers tested a quantum majority-rule voting system on IBM quantum hardware and found that election outcomes can remain stable under moderate noise but become fragile near mathematical tipping points. Tests with five voters and three candidates showed that noise could distort underlying preference distributions without immediately changing the winning candidate. Entangled voter groups … Read more

Insider Brief The Quantum Datacenter Alliance will hold its second international forum Oct. 1 in London, bringing quantum and data center leaders together to address the challenges of building utility-scale distributed quantum computers. The forum will focus on system-level issues including quantum processors, networking, error correction, interoperability, middleware, software, algorithms and integration with classical computing … Read more

Insider Brief Researchers developed a spin transistor that combines data processing and memory in a single atomically thin device, potentially reducing the energy and performance costs of moving data within AI chips. The device uses two layers of chromium sulfur bromide and can be switched by either voltage or the relative magnetic orientation of the … Read more