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Commvault has expanded its post-quantum cryptography (PQC) framework by adding support for the Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) algorithm, recently selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a backup key encapsulation mechanism (KEM) standard alongside ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber). HQC is based on error-correcting codes and offers an alternative cryptographic approach that may improve resilience against quantum-enabled decryption of classical encryption protocols. Commvault’s updated capabilities are now available to customers using Commvault Cloud software version CPR 2024 (11.36) or later. The company’s PQC strategy incorporates cryptographic agility, enabling organizations to switch between multiple cryptographic algorithms without redesigning their security architecture. In [...]

IonQ has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Oxford Ionics, a UK-based quantum hardware company, in a transaction valued at $1.075 billion, marking a strategic move to accelerate the global race toward fault-tolerant quantum computing. The deal consists of approximately $1.065 billion in IonQ stock and $10 million in cash, and is expected to close later in 2025 pending regulatory approvals. Strategic Fit: Trapped-Ion Synergies and Semiconductor Integration This acquisition merges IonQ’s application and systems expertise in trapped-ion quantum computing with Oxford Ionics’ high-fidelity ion-trap technology, notable for its integration onto conventional semiconductor chips. The companies aim to deliver scalable quantum [...]

Infleqtion has been awarded a second UK government grant to scale the performance of its neutral atom-based quantum platform, Sqale, at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). The £2.2 million ($3 million USD) project, named SQALE2, aims to boost gate execution rates by 10 to 100 times through advanced optical and control technologies. This acceleration is critical for unlocking deeper quantum circuits and enabling complex algorithms to run more efficiently. The initiative positions Infleqtion’s system as a key component of the UK’s national quantum infrastructure. The 12-month program will be developed in collaboration with leading UK institutions, including the Fraunhofer Centre [...]

IonQ has announced a multi-party collaboration with AstraZeneca, AWS, and NVIDIA to demonstrate a hybrid quantum-classical workflow aimed at accelerating early-stage pharmaceutical development. The workflow, showcased at ISC High Performance 2025, achieved a 20x speedup in time-to-solution compared to previous approaches while modeling catalytic steps in Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling—a reaction class essential to small-molecule drug synthesis. The end-to-end solution integrates IonQ’s Forte quantum processing unit (QPU), NVIDIA’s CUDA-Q platform, and AWS cloud infrastructure, including Braket and ParallelCluster. This combination allowed accurate simulation of complex chemical pathways, significantly reducing the expected computational runtime from months to days. The result highlights how quantum acceleration [...]

Qblox has opened its North America headquarters in downtown Boston, expanding its global footprint to better support quantum hardware developers and research partners across the U.S. and Canada. The move reflects a strategic effort to accelerate adoption of the company’s scalable quantum control stack technology, which integrates modular hardware and software for low-latency, high-fidelity quantum operations. The new Boston office will serve as a regional hub for technical support, customer engagement, and collaboration, particularly with institutions in quantum computing and communications. Located in a major U.S. research corridor, the site positions Qblox to participate more directly in the development of quantum-classical [...]

The Karnataka State Cabinet has approved the second phase of the Quantum Research Park at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, allocating ₹48 crore ($5.595 million USD) to expand the state’s quantum technology infrastructure. The initiative is being developed in partnership with the Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID), IISc’s technology transfer and commercialization arm. The park will offer shared R&D infrastructure, hands-on training labs, and co-working spaces to support collaboration between academia, startups, and industry. It will host facilities for product development, a training center for reskilling professionals and educators, and internal R&D funding for IISc faculty. [...]

Quantum Dice, an Oxford-based QRNG company, has introduced its Authorised Partner Programme to expand global access to its DISC™-enabled quantum random number generators. The initiative targets value-added resellers and system integrators seeking to embed verifiable quantum randomness into cybersecurity and critical infrastructure solutions. The programme offers partners access to early product updates, sales and marketing support, technical training, and a design win registration system. It is intended to accelerate the adoption of Quantum Dice’s continuously self-certifying QRNG technology across sectors requiring high-assurance randomness, such as secure communications and AI optimization. DISC™, short for Device-Independent Self-Certifying, is Quantum Dice’s patented architecture for [...]

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF has officially brought online its diamond-based QB-QDK2.0 system from Quantum Brilliance, marking a go-live milestone for Europe’s first room-temperature quantum accelerator using nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers. The installation follows the system’s initial purchase in late 2024 and represents a key advance in integrating quantum accelerators into high-performance computing environments. The QB-QDK2.0 system is now fully operational within Fraunhofer IAF’s quantum computing infrastructure in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Installed without cryogenic requirements, the device fits into a standard 19” rack and is co-located with classical processors and NVIDIA GPUs to support hybrid quantum-classical workloads. The system is [...]

Quantum Brilliance has begun delivery of its diamond-based room-temperature quantum processors, including upcoming deployments to Fraunhofer IAF and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Concurrently, the company is working with European research institute imec to explore integration of diamond into standard semiconductor fabrication processes. This effort supports the long-term goal of embedding quantum processors within conventional compute architectures, such as CPU or GPU boards. Built on nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center qubits in diamond, Quantum Brilliance’s technology enables operation without cryogenics, targeting use cases such as mobile quantum computing and co-packaged sensing. As part of an €18 million chip development project and a €35 million [...]

Puzzles, Games & History Create Quantum Education Overview Postdoc researcher Joel Hutchinson discusses quantum materials and innovative science communication with host Veronica Combs in this episode of The Quantum Spin by HKA. Joel is an experimentalist at the University of Basel who specializes in 2D quantum materials. He is also a science communicator who helped to build the “Save the Cat'” quantum quest, a game that incorporates physics puzzles as well as history lessons in scientific discovery. He and host Veronica Combs cover the Hubbard Model as well as the power of games to level the educational playing field. 00:00 Introduction [...]