The Quantum Insider

Insider Brief Honeywell said its quantum computing subsidiary Quantinuum has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to U.S. regulators, formally advancing a long-anticipated plan to take the company public. In a statement, Honeywell said Quantinuum intends to file a draft Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, initiating the agency’s review process for […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Colorado Quantum Incubator (COQI) today announced the development of the nation’s first open-access, commercially available third-party validation testbed for quantum timing technologies. This facility will establish a pivotal new capability for U.S. quantum commercialization upon its launch. In partnership with Stout Street Capital, Xairos Systems, and BioMed Re…

Insider Brief A new study finds a way to make early fault-tolerant quantum computers run up to three times faster without adding more physical qubits, and concludes that a leading design strategy used by the field is slower and more costly than previously believed. The research, published as an arXiv preprint by scientists from Duke […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Pennsylvania’s seven research intensive universities* have joined forces with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Team Pennsylvania to launch the Keystone AI + Quantum Factory. The Keystone AI + Quantum Factory is a statewide innovation network leveraging AI and quantum computing to transla…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Few concepts in physics are as familiar, yet as enigmatic, as time. In Einstein’s theory of relativity, time is not absolute: its passage depends on motion and gravity. But when combined with quantum physics, this relativistic form of time becomes even more counterintuitive. According to quantum theory, the flow of […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum technology startup QMatter has raised $1.2M in pre-seed funding, led by 55 North, the world’s largest pure-play quantum fund, with participation from XTX Ventures, Bellstate Oy and the Conception X Angel Syndicate. The company will use the capital to further develop and scale its quantum compression platform. Simulating quantum […]

Insider Brief As nearly all the latest headlines suggest, quantum computing is increasingly moving out of the lab and academia and into business and industry.  Forward-thinking companies and policymakers are now wondering what the world looks like once the technology becomes commercially viable. A forthcoming industry analysis by Dr. Renu Ann Joseph, founder and CEO […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, announced it has secured a $2 million contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through the Heterogeneous Architectures for Quantum (HARQ) program. The award supports the development of Multistaq, a next-generation platf…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — PINQ² (Digital and Quantum Innovation Platform) today announced it has become the exclusive Canadian distributor of Pasqal’s neutral atom quantum computing technology. The partnership, enabled by DistriQ’s purchase of a 100-qubit quantum processing unit from Pasqal, makes PINQ² Canada’s only not-for-profit platform combining IBM superconducting and Pasqal neutral ato…

Insider Brief Quantum computers are unlikely to weaken today’s widely used symmetric encryption, according to a new analysis that challenges a common assumption about quantum threats and suggests security efforts should focus elsewhere. A blog post by cryptography researcher Filippo Valsorda finds that 128-bit symmetric keys, such as those used in AES-128, remain effectively secure […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Terra Quantum AG (“Terra Quantum”), a leading quantum technology company, and Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp. II (“MLAC II”) (Nasdaq: MLAA), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) to enter into a business combination that values Terra Quantum at $3.25 billion. […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — The Cleveland Clinic Quantum Innovation Catalyzer Program announced its newest cohort of start-up company awardees advancing quantum computing applications in healthcare and life sciences. The competitive program selected three early- and venture-stage companies from around the world that are using quantum computing to advance research and patient care. The awards […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ) (the “Company”) a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, today announced 2026 revenue guidance of $40 million in conjunction with its previously announced business update call. The Company’s outlook reflects growing customer demand for quantum sensing and computing solutions. 2025 Financial […

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion (NYSE: INFQ), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, is providing upgraded quantum hardware to the International Space Station (ISS) via NASA’s Northrop Grumman-24 (NG-24) cargo mission. The upgraded physics package for the Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL), developed in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsio…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd. (“Horizon Quantum”), a pioneer of software infrastructure for quantum applications and IonQ — the world’s leading quantum platform company — today announced a strategic agreement. Horizon Quantum will purchase one of IonQ’s first 6th-generation, chip-based 256-qubit trapped-ion systems, in furtherance of Horizon Quantum’s mission to unlo…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. (“SuperQ Quantum”, “SuperQ”, or the “Company”) (CSE: QBTQ; OTCQB: QBTQF; Frankfurt: 25X), a leader in sovereign quantum-safe infrastructure and AI-orchestrated cybersecurity, today announced it has joined forces with Quantum Security Defence (QSECDEF). This move integrates SuperQ into an elite ecosystem dedicated to addressing the rapidl…

The Vanderbilt Quantum Forum is bringing together leaders from academia, industry, government, and national laboratories to examine the near-term implications of quantum technology across energy, security, healthcare and economic competitiveness. A livestream of the event will be held from 9 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Hosted in Tennessee by Vanderbilt University, the event is structured as an accessible […]

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — QNu Labs (www.qnulabs.com), a global leader in end-to-end hybrid quantum cybersecurity solutions, has announced the findings of a research study conducted in association with VIAVI Solutions, a global leader in network test and measurement. The study leverages VIAVI’s industry-recognised MAP-300 platform to assess the real-world performance and deployment readiness o…

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE —  Qoro has announced the close of its pre-seed funding round, securing $750,000 USD to build the missing software layer for hybrid quantum-classical computing. The round includes backing from UK-based Ada Ventures, European early-stage investor Superangels Venture Fund, and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, Illinois. W…

Insider Brief Yaqumo Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazuhiro Nakashoji), a startup developing scalable neutral-atom quantum computers, announced today that it has raised a Seed Extension Round from Quantonation II FPCI (“Quantonation”), the world’s largest venture capital fund dedicated to quantum technologies. This milestone marks Quantonation’s first-ever investment in a Japanese c…