Insider Brief A UK survey commissioned by D-Wave found that 65% of large enterprises are already adopting or testing quantum computing, and 41% estimate it could generate more than £100 million in value within a year. Business leaders identified optimization tasks such as workforce scheduling, resource allocation, supply chain management, and manufacturing processes as the … Read more
Insider Brief QuiX Quantum announced the first installation of its Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU), a hardware component designed for its universal photonic quantum computing architecture. The FFCU enables real-time feed-forward control by converting single-photon measurement signals into control actions on photonic integrated circuits. The system combines FPGA-based processing and custom electronics, with a reported latency … Read more
Insider Brief Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) raised an oversubscribed £260 million ($350 million) Series C round, the largest private funding round for a European quantum computing company, to support global expansion and development of fault-tolerant quantum systems. The funding round was led by Bullhound Capital and included participation from the British Business Bank, major institutional … Read more
Insider Brief Anyon Technologies announced that its modular superconducting quantum computing systems will integrate the Boulder Opal intelligent autonomy platform from Q-CTRL to automate calibration, maintenance, and operational management for data center deployments. The companies said the integration combines Anyon’s QPU-coupled quantum supercomputers with Q-CTRL’s AI-driven quantum infrastructure software to improve system stability, uptime, and … Read more
Insider Brief Quobly has raised €115 million (about $134 million USD) in a Series A round to accelerate the industrialization of its silicon-based quantum computing platform and launch its first cloud-accessible commercial system by the end of 2026. The company plans to deploy its Alloy Pioneer quantum computer through the cloud in 2026 and within … Read more
Insider Brief Microsoft reported that its Majorana 2 processor achieved topological qubit lifetimes exceeding 20 seconds, more than 1,000 times longer than earlier devices, supporting its goal of building a scalable quantum computer by 2029. The company improved performance by replacing aluminum with lead in its superconducting material stack and redesigning the semiconductor structure, more … Read more
Insider Brief Aliro appointed optical networking entrepreneur and investor Fahri Diner to its Board of Directors as the company continues developing software for quantum networking infrastructure. Diner brings experience from founding optical networking company Qtera and serving as a managing director at Sigma Partners. The company said Diner will support its growth as organizations across … Read more
Insider Brief IQM secured an additional PIPE investment commitment from Ilmarinen, increasing funding beyond the previously announced $134 million PIPE tied to its planned merger with SPAC partner Real Asset Acquisition Corp. and public listing. The additional capital is intended to support IQM’s technology and commercial expansion efforts as the company pursues fault-tolerant quantum computing … Read more
Insider Brief Xanadu announced that its photonic quantum computer Borealis demonstrated quantum computational advantage and is available to users through the cloud. Borealis uses 216 squeezed-state qubits and generates samples that Xanadu says would take a leading classical supercomputer approximately 9,000 years to produce through direct simulation. The company stated that Borealis is the first … Read more
For the past two years, the technology industry has raced to make AI agents more capable — teaching them to write code, navigate software interfaces, manage files, and orchestrate multi-step workflows with increasing autonomy. What the industry has not done, at least not with any consistency, is answer the question that keeps chief information security … Read more