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Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has published its development roadmap for the next nine years with an end goal of producing a quantum processor, codenamed Atlas with 50,000 logical qubits by 2034, the largest number that anyone else has disclosed to date. Leading up to the Atlas, the company will be developing a series of three additional machines, codenamed Genesis, Titan, and Athena with increasing qubit count and error rate. The company expects that the machine slated for 2028, Titan, will be able to provide users with a commercial advantage over classical alternatives on some applications. A key technology element that they [...]

Alice & Bob has been selected for the French Tech Next40, the French government’s strategic support program for high-growth technology companies. This marks the first inclusion of a quantum computing firm in the initiative, which targets startups demonstrating significant commercial traction through revenue or capital raised. The selection places Alice & Bob within a national framework designed to accelerate scaling and internationalization of France’s most advanced tech firms. The company qualified based on its €130 million in fundraising between 2022 and 2025, and will receive tailored support from the Mission French Tech team and affiliated public agencies. Services include regulatory assistance, [...]

Aqarios has officially launched version 1.0 of its Luna platform, a significant milestone in its mission to provide accessible, scalable quantum optimization tools. The Munich-based quantum software company introduced this release as a robust upgrade to its earlier v0.9 version, incorporating major performance improvements, enhanced usability, and broader support for real-world optimization scenarios. Luna v1.0 is designed to enable users—including those without quantum computing expertise—to build, test, and deploy optimization models across industries such as logistics, energy, finance, and manufacturing. The update also introduces a redesigned documentation portal and a fully integrated modeling framework, AqModels, aimed at simplifying end-to-end workflows. At [...]

EdenBase has launched QBase, a dedicated Quantum Applications Hub located in London, designed to foster early-stage and growth-stage innovation in quantum computing and quantum-AI. The hub will host quantum startups, researchers, corporates, and investors, anchored by the EdenBase Quantum Fund, which will back promising ventures operating out of QBase and beyond. The initiative aims to provide startups with access to capital, compute infrastructure, technical support, and a global network of strategic partners. Positioned as a center for enterprise engagement and venture growth, QBase seeks to support the commercialization of quantum applications as fault-tolerant quantum computing advances. Startups developing solutions for sectors [...]

Many countries are seeking to be amongst the leaders in developing and utilizing quantum technology to benefit the lives of their citizens. And the United Kingdom is no exception. Recently, Labour Tech and the YIMBY Initiative published a report including contributions from 11 quantum experts, including GQI's own Dr. Joe Spencer that outlines an urgent, mission-led strategy to secure the UK’s global leadership in quantum technologies. It emphasizes that quantum computing is no longer speculative science but a geopolitical, economic, and security imperative. The UK, despite its strong academic foundations and early investments, is at risk of becoming a “research lab [...]

Purdue University, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Toshiba, has successfully demonstrated quantum secure communications in a live nuclear reactor environment. The trial, conducted at Purdue University Reactor Number One (PUR-1), utilized Toshiba’s Long Distance Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology to secure digital data streams within the reactor, marking a milestone in quantum cybersecurity integration for nuclear energy systems. The three-year project, funded by the DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Program, focused on validating QKD's suitability for safeguarding microreactor communications. QKD uses quantum mechanical principles—specifically, the no-cloning theorem and measurement disturbance—to distribute encryption keys [...]

We had reported in our story about IonQ's Q1 financial report last month that IonQ announced its intention to acquire LightSynq Technologies. IonQ has now announced they have completed the acquisition and delivered 12,377,433 "Stock Consideration" shares. At the current market price for Ionq as of today of $39.81 this would amount to about $492.7 million, although some of those shares include stock options subject to vesting conditions. Lightsynq is a Boston-based startup that specializes in photonic interconnects and quantum memory used in creating a quantum internet and also for connecting individual quantum processors together to form a larger cluster. As [...]

QEDMA, in collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Copenhagen, Molecular Quantum Solutions (MQS), and Oxford Ionics, has launched a multinational initiative under the Eureka Network, with funding from the Israel Innovation Authority and Innovation Fund Denmark. The project aims to develop a full-stack quantum computing solution for simulating strongly correlated molecular systems—an area where classical computing faces severe limitations due to complex light-matter interactions. The collaboration brings together domain-specific quantum chemistry algorithms from DTU, the University of Copenhagen, and MQS, targeting real-world use cases such as light-harvesting complexes and ultrafast optical switching systems. QEDMA will adapt and [...]

Pasqal has announced the acquisition of AEPONYX, a Canadian company specializing in photonic integrated circuits (PICs), as part of its strategy to accelerate the development of fault-tolerant quantum computing. The integration of AEPONYX’s light-control chip technology is expected to enhance Pasqal’s neutral-atom quantum computing platform by increasing control precision, system robustness, and scalability—critical factors in the transition toward large-scale, enterprise-grade quantum systems. Pasqal’s neutral-atom architecture relies on laser-based manipulation of individual atoms held in optical traps. Achieving fine-grained control over these light fields is essential for qubit arrangement, entanglement, and error correction. AEPONYX’s silicon nitride-based PICs provide a compact, stable alternative [...]

Colt Technology Services, Honeywell, and Nokia have announced a collaboration to test quantum-safe cryptographic technologies using space-based infrastructure. The initiative aims to evaluate the use of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to transmit quantum keys across ultra-long distances, thereby addressing cybersecurity threats posed by future quantum computers. The trial will focus on securing encrypted optical network traffic, particularly for sectors managing highly sensitive data such as finance, government, and healthcare. The project centers on quantum key distribution (QKD), a technique that enables the secure exchange of cryptographic keys using quantum mechanics. Traditional QKD is limited to terrestrial distances of approximately 100 [...]