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Ben Bloom has been named interim CEO of Atom Computing succeeding Rob Hays who has left the company. Dr. Bloom founded the company in 2018 and served as its initial CEO. He has been the CTO since 2021. Before Atom Computing, he has previous experience at Rigetti Computing, Intel, and JILA where he helped to build the first Optical Lattice Clock. An updated web page showing the company's current executive leadership has been posted on the company's website here. Charles Tahan has joined Microsoft Quantum where he will be leading a technical team in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Previously, Dr. [...]

Pasqal, a company developing neutral-atom based quantum computers, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully loading over 1,000 atoms in a single shot within their quantum processor. This breakthrough is a critical step towards scalable quantum computing, allowing for more complex optimization problems and quantum simulations. Pasqal's architecture confines and manipulates rubidium atoms using electromagnetic fields within a cryogenic environment at 6 K. The atoms' internal energy states function as qubits for performing quantum operations. The company demonstrated the trapping of over 1,110 atoms across approximately 2,000 traps and showcased atom-by-atom rearrangement using optical tweezers controlled by a field-programmable gate array [...]

Lastwall, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has introduced Quantum Shield, the industry's first mass-deployable, quantum-safe TLS terminator and load balancer. Quantum Shield aims to protect conventional network infrastructures against Q-Day threats using the latest quantum cryptographic standards. Quantum Shield integrates a NIST pre-approved Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithm into the TLS layer, enhancing network security with crypto-agility to accommodate future NIST standards. Quantum Shield replaces existing TLS terminators and load balancers with an easy one-click installation, providing immediate quantum resilience. This product has been designed to meet rigorous security, compliance, and efficiency standards, making it a vital tool for protecting critical data and [...]

Equal1 and the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) have announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing High Performance Computing and Quantum Computing (HPC-QC) in Ireland and Europe. This agreement is set to drive technical innovation, address complex scientific and industrial challenges, and maintain global competitiveness. The collaboration will see both organizations engage with stakeholders to seek national-level funding and support for HPC-QC operations and services. The partnership will focus on promoting HPC-QC as a strategic priority, leveraging national and European programs for research and development on Equal1’s quantum computers through 2026. Joint R&D projects will aim to integrate [...]

Hamad Bin Khalifa University's (HBKU) College of Science and Engineering (CSE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NASA, marking a significant step in quantum research and education. The agreement, spearheaded by CSE's newly established Qatar Center for Quantum Computing (QC2), aims to explore collaborative opportunities in quantum communications, sensing, and space-based applications. The partnership will focus on a feasibility study to develop technologies for quantum communications and networking, as well as quantum sensors for space science and observation. This includes modeling and testing systems for various applications such as blind quantum computing, distributed quantum computing, and Very Long Baseline [...]

Zurich Instruments has deepened its collaborative efforts in South Korea by signing two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with key entities in the quantum sector. The first MoU with Norma Inc., a quantum security specialist, aims to integrate Norma's Q Platform software with Zurich Instruments' Quantum Computing Control System (QCCS), enhancing the quantum computing capabilities available to Korean customers. This partnership, formalized during the Quantum Korea event, underscores a commitment to advancing quantum technology through synergistic software-hardware integration. The second MoU, with the Graduate School of Quantum Science & Technology at KAIST, focuses on educational advancement in quantum computing. By leveraging Zurich [...]

SandboxAQ has announced AQNav, the world’s first commercial real-time navigation system powered by AI and quantum technology, designed to address GPS denial, jamming, and spoofing. Successfully flight-tested by the U.S. Air Force, Acubed by Airbus, and Boeing, AQNav utilizes proprietary AI algorithms and quantum sensors to leverage the Earth’s crustal magnetic field for unjammable, all-weather navigation. The system has logged over 200 flight-hours and 40 sorties, demonstrating its capabilities on various aircraft types. AQNav aims to mitigate the global rise in GPS interference impacting civilian and military airspace, transportation, logistics, agriculture, financial services, and public infrastructure. In January 2023, the U.S. [...]

QpiAI has announced its first external funding round, securing $6.5 million in a pre-series A round led by Yournest and SIDBI Venture Capital. Other notable investors include We Founder Circle, Ramesh Radhakrishnan, Ramaswamy Prabhakar, Quick Heal Security founders Kailash and Sanjay Katkar, and other angel investors. This funding will support the development of QpiAI's scalable 25 to 1000 qubit quantum computers and enhance their suite of seven quantum computing and generative AI software platforms: QpiAI-pro, QpiAI-explorer, QpiAI-opt, QpiAI-pharma, QpiAI-ML, QpiAI-logistics, and QpiAI-matter. QpiAI, headquartered in Bangalore with subsidiaries in the US and Finland, serves Fortune 500 companies across various sectors including [...]

Diraq, an Australian company developing quantum processors based upon silicon quantum dots, has expanded its investment round by $7 million from its original $15 million to USD $22 million. The funding was secured from deep tech venture fund Main Sequence, Taronga Ventures, Uniseed, UniSuper, Co:Act Capital, and UNSW Sydney. The Series A2 round was led by Quantonation. The company achieved a milestone with a 99.9% control accuracy for a qubit manufactured by imec on 300 millimeter wafers and using industry-standard CMOS materials. Additionally, Diraq published breakthrough research in Nature on high-accuracy spin-based quantum computation at warmer temperatures. This progress underscores the [...]