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BTQ Technologies has acquired Radical Semiconductor’s technology portfolio, including its innovative CASH cryptographic accelerator, which utilizes processing-in-memory technology. This acquisition enhances BTQ's position in post-quantum cryptography, a critical area as quantum computing evolves to potentially break current encryption standards. Radical's technology supports emerging cryptographic algorithms and is designed to secure billions of devices against quantum threats. The integration of Radical’s solutions will accelerate BTQ’s efforts to develop scalable, quantum-secure communications for sectors like IoT, financial services, and government. BTQ’s leadership views this acquisition as a key step in advancing quantum-secure infrastructure, while Radical’s founders emphasized the potential to protect critical infrastructure [...]

QCentroid has announced the integration of Q-CTRL's Fire Opal, a cutting-edge quantum error suppression software, into its platform, providing users with enhanced quantum optimization workflows. The collaboration aims to streamline the development and deployment of quantum applications by offering a no-code interface and extensive API tools. This will allow businesses and researchers to test, optimize, and manage quantum algorithms efficiently, focusing on real-world use cases like risk analysis, EV location placement, and chemistry simulations. Fire Opal is designed to improve algorithm performance on quantum hardware by 1000x through AI-driven error suppression, abstracting away the complexities of hardware execution. The integration enables [...]

by Amara Graps If you’ve entered the quantum computing field via hybrid quantum-classical computing, then you’ve been introduced to Quantum Machine Learning (QML), whether you knew it or not. AI / QML is inside of quantum technology applications from top to bottom. It is inside most hybrid quantum-classical Use Cases. It’s so pervasive in Quantum Technology, that you may have difficulty understanding where AI ends and quantum begins, or where quantum ends, and AI begins. Indeed, in the new European Commission Report: (Dis)Entangling the Future, which recommends topics for EIC’s Quantum Technologies portfolio, their conclusions state: A topic that also stood [...]

Ephos, a leading producer of glass-based photonic chips, has announced a major expansion with an $8.5 million funding round and the opening of a state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facility in Milan. This facility is the world’s first dedicated to producing glass-based quantum photonic circuits. The funding included contributions from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), with Ephos being one of only 10 companies selected from over 1,300 applicants. They will also receive €450,000 ($500,000 USD) in non-dilutive funding over two phases. The seed round was led by Starlight Ventures, with additional participation [...]

An Integrated Electronics Controller from Qblox, Source: company web site. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the phrase ‘supply chain’ become vernacular usage. It was almost fashionable to chat on social media about the journey from where one’s outdoor tiles or medical prescriptions or ceiling light panels came. Humans in western societies became sensitized to these supply chains. For some people, the new attention to supply chains became a source of anxiety. For others, our Earth became transformed into a much more interesting, connected, social planet, which we visualized as covered with moving chains.   Control and Readout Electronics The most [...]

PensionDanmark has invested $10 million in Atom Computing, a U.S.-based quantum computing company, positioning its members to benefit from the rapidly growing quantum computing sector. Quantum computers, which solve complex problems beyond the reach of traditional supercomputers, are projected to hold immense commercial potential, with an estimated market value in the hundreds of billions annually. Atom Computing, which developed the world’s first gate-based quantum computing platform with over 1000 qubits in 2023. The Export & Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) had also announced in June a 70 million DKK ($10.2 Million USD) investment in Atom Computing and that the company is [...]

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has been awarded $9.6 million from the Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) to improve quantum chip technologies and scale quantum systems by entangling them across a photonic network. This initiative is part of the Heterogeneous Quantum Networking project, a four-year collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Yale University, Duke University, NY Creates, and AIM Photonics. The goal is to develop a heterogeneous quantum network linking ion-based and photonic-based qubits, enhancing applications such as quantum storage, sensing, and processing. The network aims to overcome current limitations by allowing different qubit types to work together, leveraging [...]

QCentroid, a leading Quantum-as-a-Service platform provider, has partnered with deep-tech company QPerfect to make quantum computing more accessible for businesses. The collaboration integrates QPerfect's MIMIQ 1.0 virtual quantum computer into QCentroid’s Quantum Ops platform, enabling enterprises to test, customize, and deploy quantum applications at scale. This partnership bridges existing gaps in quantum adoption by simplifying access and reducing costs. QPerfect’s MIMIQ simulation allows organizations to design and optimize large-scale quantum algorithms, preparing them for fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC). Combined with QCentroid's enterprise-grade platform, the partnership creates a streamlined ecosystem for quantum experimentation and secure enterprise deployment. This collaboration offers businesses immediate [...]

D-Wave Quantum Inc., a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, has partnered with Staque, a consulting and development firm specializing in AI, blockchain, and quantum computing, to accelerate the adoption of annealing quantum computing across the Middle East. The announcement was made at Qubits UAE, a conference highlighting quantum-powered solutions for business optimization and AI applications. The partnership aims to leverage D-Wave's quantum computers and hybrid solvers, accessible via the Leap™ quantum cloud service, to help organizations tackle complex challenges such as supply chain management, portfolio optimization, and utility grid management. The collaboration is timely, as Middle Eastern countries [...]