Insider Brief KACST and Pasqal have signed a research agreement to advance quantum technology research and develop quantum-safe cryptographic solutions in Saudi Arabia. The collaboration will pair Pasqal’s neutral-atom quantum computing technology and cloud services […]
Insider Brief Xanadu has outlined an updated technology roadmap targeting fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2028–2029 and more than 1,000 logical qubits by 2031. The roadmap targets reducing the company’s photon-loss indicator from 24.1x in 2026 […]
Insider Brief IonQ researchers demonstrated that a MacBook Pro could decode simulated MegaQuOp-scale workloads involving up to 408 logical qubits and more than 1 million quantum operations. The decoding system added less than 0.3% to […]
Insider Brief Yaqumo was selected for a NEDO project and will work with SCREEN Holdings to develop domestically produced optical components and modules for large-scale neutral-atom quantum computers. The project will focus on high-speed spatial […]
Insider Brief Finnish startup S-Transistors raised €2.6 million to develop superconducting transistor circuits designed to help quantum computers scale more efficiently. The VTT spinout plans to build product prototypes, establish a cryogenic laboratory and manufacturing […]
Executive Summary France’s quantum sector entered a more public-market-facing phase in August 2026, with Pasqal dominating the headlines through its Nasdaq debut, technical progress and expansion into Saudi Arabia. The developments increasingly placed the neutral-atom […]
Insider Brief Pasqal shares rose 95.2% to $19.11 in the French quantum computing company’s first day of Nasdaq trading. The company went public through a merger with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II that provided approximately $360 […]
Yuval Boger interviews Michaela Eichinger, a product solutions physicist at Quantum Machines and the author of a widely read quantum computing newsletter. They discuss her transition from academia to industry, her fascination with systems-level views […]
Insider Brief The Government of Canada has signed a CAD $195 million funding agreement with Xanadu to support advanced manufacturing facilities for photonic quantum computing. The investment represents the full federal portion of up to […]
Insider Brief Italy’s Council of State upheld the cancellation of a €61.2 million contract awarded to IBM Italia for Campania’s first quantum computer. The court ruled that the regional government improperly extended the bidding deadline […]
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