Mohamed Abdel-Kareem

German quantum communications developer Quantum Optics Jena GmbH (QOJ) has announced that its ELVIS quantum key distribution (QKD) system has completed an independent security evaluation under the ISO/IEC 23837 international standard. Conducted over a three-month testing period by independent cybersecurity assessment firm TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH (TÜVIT), the evaluation subjected the entanglement-based hardware platform to six targeted security assessments, discovering no major vulnerabilities or exploitable side-channel weaknesses. While QKD provides theoretical security grounded in the laws of quantum mechanics, commercial implementations remain vulnerable to hardware side-channel attacks. Adversaries frequently target physical hardware components—such as lasers, single-photon detectors, modulators, and optical splitters—rather than [...]

Horizon Quantum has appointed Amanda Chew as Chief Product Officer (CPO), effective August 17, 2026. Chew joined the company in 2020 as Product Manager and subsequently held the positions of Director of Product and Vice President of Product. Prior to Horizon Quantum, she held management roles at Microsoft. In her new capacity, Chew will manage Horizon Quantum's product development and software infrastructure strategies. Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has promoted Mark Batzdorf to Senior Vice President, Finance. Batzdorf joined QCi following its acquisition of Luminar Semiconductor and has since managed finance operations for the company's photonics unit. In his expanded role, he [...]

Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. The Berkeley-based superconducting quantum developer highlighted sequential and year-over-year revenue expansion, a potential $100 million U.S. government funding award under the CHIPS Act, and expanding hybrid high-performance computing (HPC) deployments. The table below summarizes key GAAP financial metrics for Q2 2026 compared with the prior quarter (Q1 2026) and the year-ago quarter (Q2 2025). Amounts in $MQ2'2026Q1'2026Q2'2025% vs Q1'2026% vs Q2'2025Revenue$5.14$4.40$1.80+16.8%+185.3%Operating Expenses$30.25$27.33$20.45+10.7%+47.9%Operating Loss($28.06)($25.95)($19.88)+8.1%+41.1%Net Loss($52.61)$33.11($39.65)N/M+32.7%Cash and Investments$541.295*$569.00*$589.80*-4.9%-8.2% *Note: Cash and Investments aggregates Cash and Cash Equivalents ($27.76M), Short-term Available-for-Sale Investments ($365.95M), and Long-term Available-for-Sale [...]

Quantum software provider QC Ware has completed a technology demonstration validating a hybrid quantum-classical computational chemistry workflow using its Promethium® platform and IBM Quantum hardware. The trial calculated the electrostatic interaction energy for nitric oxide reductase—a complex metalloenzyme system relevant to drug discovery, catalysis, and materials science—by pairing GPU-accelerated classical molecular modeling with quantum measurements executed on IBM's 156-qubit Heron superconducting quantum processor. [ Promethium & IBM Quantum Hybrid Chemistry Workflow ] │ ┌────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ Classical GPU Engine (Promethium) Quantum Measurement (IBM Heron) • GPU-Native Molecular Modeling & Energy Estimates. • 156-Qubit Superconducting Processor Execution. • Up to 20x Speedup [...]

The Executive Education program in the College of Business at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has launched a new professional certificate course titled "Quantum Computing: Business and Sourcing Strategy." Designed for non-technical enterprise leaders, technology executives, procurement directors, and strategists, the eight-week program focuses on evaluating, sourcing, and deploying quantum capabilities across commercial and public sector organizations. Scheduled to run from August 24 to October 12, 2026, the 24-hour course ($2,700 tuition) is offered both on-campus at FAU’s Boca Raton campus and via live virtual sessions. Led by Dr. Mehran Basiratmand, Director of Innovation and Programs, alongside College of Business Dean Dr. [...]

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) has reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. The College Park-based trapped-ion leader delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of record results, driven by global deployments of its IonQ Tempo systems, accelerating cloud utilization, and the recent closing of its acquisition of SkyWater Technology. The table below summarizes key GAAP financial metrics for Q2 2026 compared with the prior quarter (Q1 2026) and the year-ago quarter (Q2 2025). Amounts in $MQ2'2026Q1'2026Q2'2025% vs Q1'2026% vs Q2'2025Revenue$80.05$64.67$20.69+23.8%+286.8%Operating Expenses$417.29$336.18$181.29+24.1%+130.2%Operating Loss($337.24)($271.51)($160.59)+24.2%+109.9%Net Loss($1,867.74)$805.36($176.84)N/M+956.2%Cash and Investments$2,959.33*$3,091.90*$656.80*-4.3%+350.6% *Note: Cash and Investments aggregates Cash and Cash Equivalents, Short-term Investments, and Long-term [...]

French neutral-atom quantum computing developer Pasqal Holding SAS has announced that its joint Form F-4 Registration Statement with Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: BBCQ) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 5, 2026. Bleichroeder has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting for August 25, 2026, where shareholders will vote to approve the transaction. Upon closing, the combined enterprise will operate as Pasqal Holding SA and trade on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol PSQL. Founded in 2019 by Nobel laureate Alain Aspect and leading quantum physicists, Pasqal builds neutral-atom [...]

Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE: ETN) has been awarded a $7 million, 24-month contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to advance quantum-enabled analytics, machine learning, and advanced visualization for electrical grid resilience. Partnering with quantum hardware developer Infleqtion and Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), the project aims to develop hybrid quantum-classical algorithms to better detect, visualize, and mitigate simultaneous physical and cyber threats targeting critical energy infrastructure. The initiative directly addresses the complex contingency problem in electrical grid management. While current North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) regulatory standards require power transmission networks to withstand two sequential [...]

Software-defined networking (SDN) provider ZeroTier and government IT aggregator Carahsoft Technology Corp. have entered into a strategic partnership to distribute ZeroTier Quantum across U.S. public sector and defense agencies. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as ZeroTier's Master Government Aggregator, making its software-defined, post-quantum secure networking platform available through Carahsoft’s reseller network and the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP V) contract vehicles (NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B). ZeroTier Quantum embeds post-quantum cryptographic resilience directly into the transport layer via the ZeroTier Transport Protocol (ZTP). Developed using a memory-safe Rust architecture, the software overlay implements a hybrid ML-KEM-1024 (NIST-standardized Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism) and [...]

Canadian Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty has announced the launch of Canada’s first Quantum Defence Innovation Secure Hub (DISH) in Calgary, Alberta. Operated by a 13-member consortium led by the University of Calgary and its Quantum City initiative—under Managing Director Dr. Megan Lee—the hub will receive $20.3 million CAD over two years to accelerate the transition of domestic quantum research into mission-ready operational capabilities for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). Established under the Department of National Defence's BOREALIS (Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership in Innovation and Science) framework following a competitive [...]