Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has released technical papers demonstrating 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, the first reported instance of a quantum computing company crossing the "four-nines" benchmark. This performance metric, which measures the accuracy of quantum operations, surpassed the previous record of 99.97% set in 2024. The achievement advances IonQ's roadmap toward fault-tolerant quantum computing by reducing the overhead required for error correction. The result was achieved on a prototype in IonQ’s R&D labs and is credited to the company's proprietary Electronic Qubit Control (EQC) technology, which was acquired through the merger with Oxford Ionics. EQC utilizes precision electronics instead of lasers to [...]

SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) has unveiled the Quantum Shield QS7001, a new secure chip that integrates NIST-standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms directly at the hardware level. The chip was debuted at the IQT Quantum+AI 2025 Conference in New York City and is scheduled for its official launch in mid-November 2025. The QS7001 is built on a 32-bit Secured RISC-V Architecture Microcontroller and integrates ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber) and ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium) algorithms. Key features include a dedicated hardware cryptographic accelerator, 512K Bytes of FLASH memory, and support for communication interfaces up to 33MBits/s. This native hardware implementation is intended to provide up to 10x [...]

The metaProof Group has unveiled its Quantum Ready Internet Protocols (Qripto), an open-source suite of protocols designed to power the "Internet of Trust." The initiative is a multi-layered network intended to go beyond quantum resistance, focusing instead on unifying quantum capabilities, AI, and decentralized finance. The Qripto initiative is built around three core protocols: iQubed (knowledge), AgentiQ (intelligence), and COYN (value). These protocols are intended to allow data, AI, and digital currency to interoperate securely and contextually across quantum and blockchain networks. The suite aims to bridge the security of blockchain and the computational power of quantum computing with the intelligence [...]

QFX (trading as Quantum Fabrix Ltd), a UK-based supplier of quantum hardware, has closed a £2 million ($2.7 million USD) seed funding round. The funding was led by Paul Graham, co-founder of Y-Combinator. The capital will support QFX’s mission to deliver modular quantum technologies for computing, sensing, and secure communications. The company builds on trapped-ion quantum computing research at the University of Oxford, including the development of a foremost networked quantum computing demonstrator. QFX was founded by Associate Professor Dr. Joe Goodwin and researchers from his group, which is developing scalable networked quantum computing architectures combining individual trapped ions with optical [...]

A research team led by Associate Professor Kaoru Sanaka from the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has developed a highly efficient fiber-coupled single-photon source. This new method generates single photons directly inside an optical fiber by selectively exciting a single, isolated rare-earth (RE) ion, overcoming high transmission loss issues common in conventional quantum communication systems. The study, which was conducted with third-year Ph.D. candidate Kaito Shimizu and Assistant Professor Tomo Osada from TUS, was published in Optics Express. The core technical challenge in quantum communication is achieving high coupling and channeling efficiency between an emitter and an optical fiber. Unlike conventional [...]

BTQ Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: BTQ) has announced the successful demonstration of a quantum-resistant Bitcoin implementation, replacing the cryptocurrency's quantum-vulnerable ECDSA signatures with NIST-approved ML-DSA (Module-Lattice Digital Signature Algorithm). The implementation, named Bitcoin Quantum Core Release 0.2, completes the full lifecycle of wallet creation, transaction signing, verification, and mining using quantum-resistant cryptography. The implementation is intended to protect the entire $2.4 trillion Bitcoin market, which is vulnerable to quantum threats, including "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks. The demonstration is built on BTQ's decade-long expertise in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and includes consensus modifications such as an increased block size to 64 MiB and [...]

LuxQuanta, a deep tech company specializing in quantum cybersecurity, has closed an €8 million ($9.3 Million USD) Series A funding round. The round was led by Big Sur Ventures, with A&G as the largest investor, and included participation from GMV, Wayra, and the EIC Fund, alongside existing shareholders Corning, and GTD. This investment is bolstered by a €2.5 million ($2.9 million USD) grant from the European Investment Committee (EIC) through the EIC Accelerator program. The funding will accelerate the international rollout of LuxQuanta’s Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD) technology. The company's flagship product, NOVA LQ®, is designed to integrate into existing optical [...]

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has announced an agreement with Swiss Quantum Technology SA (SQT) to deploy a D-Wave Advantage2™ annealing quantum computer in Europe. The agreement represents a €10 million ($11.6 million USD) commitment from SQT that will provide them with access to 50% of the available machine time for a 5-year period. The deal also includes an option for SQT to purchase the system in the future. The deployment is intended to support the newly formed Q-Alliance in Italy. The Advantage2 system is a 4,400+ qubit annealing quantum computer designed for quantum and hybrid quantum applications. It will be [...]

SemiQon and VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, have won first prize in the “Impact Expected” category of the EARTO awards for their cryogenic CMOS chip innovation. The solution enables the full capacity of advanced CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) functionalities at cryogenic temperatures, which is intended to unlock new possibilities for quantum computing and space applications. The cryogenic CMOS chip is designed to address energy consumption and heat dissipation issues in cryogenic environments. The company claims that the chips can reduce the cost and volume of quantum computer readout infrastructures by up to 30% in the short term, and by [...]

Quantum eMotion Corp. (QeM), Energy Plug Technologies Corp., and Malahat Battery Technology Corp. (MBT) have signed a Joint Development Agreement to co-develop and commercialize quantum-secured energy storage and defense systems for critical infrastructure. The partnership is intended to integrate QeM’s patented technologies with Energy Plug’s and MBT’s advanced Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Energy Management Platforms (EMS/PMS). This collaboration aims to deliver cyber-resilient, quantum-safe power systems for a range of applications, including Arctic defense installations, remote military bases, and utility-scale smart grids. MBT, an Indigenous-led enterprise, will play a role in system development and manufacturing. The partners are also advancing [...]