Insider Brief Google opened academic research awards focused on quantum algorithms for early fault-tolerant quantum computers and quantum computing security. The program seeks proposals that reduce logical qubit, gate and error-correction requirements while showing a credible advantage over classical computing. Awards will generally provide up to $100,000, with applications due Aug. 7 and decisions expected … Read more

Insider Brief QuTech has released Tuna-17, an open-architecture superconducting quantum computer developed at TU Delft and made publicly accessible through the Quantum Inspire cloud platform. The 17-qubit system is designed to support quantum error correction research, advanced algorithms, and scalable quantum computing development through a European-built technology stack. Tuna-17 brings together contributions from multiple Delft … Read more

Insider Brief Fraunhofer has launched an open call through its INQUBATOR quantum computing consulting and testing center, inviting companies to submit use cases by Aug. 31, 2026, to develop and evaluate practical quantum computing applications with Fraunhofer partners. At least four selected projects will receive approximately 10 months of collaborative support, including access to quantum … Read more

Insider Brief Florida Atlantic University has appointed Robert Loredo as executive director of its Center for Quantum Technologies to lead research, education, and industry initiatives in quantum computing. Loredo will oversee FAU’s quantum strategy as the university expands its infrastructure, including the planned deployment of a D-Wave Advantage2 quantum computer on campus. The appointment supports … Read more

Insider Brief Cambridge Innovation Capital has appointed Dr Ilana Wisby, former CEO and founder of Oxford Quantum Circuits, as an Entrepreneur in Residence focused on deep-tech commercialization. During her leadership at OQC, Wisby helped launch a quantum computing-as-a-service offering and deliver commercial quantum systems to data centers. Wisby will support CIC’s deep-tech team by exploring … Read more

Share one API key across five AI agents, and a single compromised agent inherits the reach of all five. The attacker immediately benefits from the accumulated permissions of every workflow that the key touches. The forensic trail goes cold at the credential level because five agents on one account leave no record of which agent … Read more

A team routing queries across a coding specialist, a logic specialist, and a generalist model assumes each will cover the others’ blind spots. A new study evaluating 67 frontier models from 21 providers shows that assumption is mathematically flawed — and the flaw has a name: the co-failure ceiling.The assumption works like this: as long … Read more

Insider Brief Shanghai Quantum Sensing Intelligence has raised an angel funding round worth tens of millions of yuan to expand commercialization of its quantum sensing products for inertial navigation and industrial gas monitoring. Founded in 2023 by researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the company is developing photonic quantum-enhanced gyroscopes and gas detectors that operate … Read more

Insider Brief Xanadu has expanded its U.S. operations with a growing presence in Albany, New York, alongside broader workforce growth across the country. The photonic quantum computing company is using its U.S. expansion to strengthen collaborations with semiconductor and technology partners supporting hardware development and manufacturing. Xanadu’s growth builds on recent photonic quantum computing developments, … Read more

Insider Brief Quantum Rings and qBraid announced a partnership to make the Open Quantum platform available within qBraid Lab, giving users free and subsidized access to quantum processing units. The integration allows qBraid users to run programs, test workflows and benchmark applications across hardware providers including IonQ, Rigetti, IQM and AQT. Users can link Open … Read more