Week Ending 1 | 24 | 2026

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TOP STORIES

New Developer Tools Boost Microsoft Quantum Platform Versatility

Arqit Launches Encryption Intelligence: Automated Cryptographic Discovery for Post-Quantum Migration and Compliance

New Federal Dollars Expand Photonic Quantum Computing And AFRL Rome’s Quantum Networking Testbed

ZenaTech Builds Quantum Platform To Power High-Assurance AI Autonomy In Government Missions

Keyfactor and IBM Consulting Launch Joint Solution to Accelerate Enterprise Quantum-Safe Transformation

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

SuperQ Appoints Brian Beveridge to Lead PQC Commercial Rollout and Alliance Activity

Europe Launches €50M Photonics Pilot Line for Quantum Chips Under P4Q Program

New Mexico Proposal Adds Tax Credits For Quantum And Fusion Manufacturing

SEALSQ And Gujarat Sign MoU For Post-Quantum Chip Center In India

D-Wave Finalizes Acquisition of Quantum Circuits

New Mexico Pushes Investment to Build a Quantum Technology Hub

Zapata Quantum CEO Addresses Quantum Strategy at Davos

Neutral-Atom Quantum Specialist Zhongke Kuyuan Secures New Capital to Scale Industrialization

Rigetti Announces Order for a 108-Qubit Quantum Computer from India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

SuperQ Quantum Appoints Key Strategic Advisors in Science and Commercialization

Quantum Industry Canada Appoints Philip Lafrance As Manager

France, EU: Policy Talks Signal Clearer Path for Europe’s Quantum Industrial Strategy

SEEQC and Allegro Merger Corp Enter Into Merger Agreement

Equal1 Raises $60M for Data-Center Quantum Servers Built on Silicon Fabs

SECURITY & POLICY

ISARA and Carahsoft Partner to Accelerate Quantum Readiness for U.S. Government

Lattice-Based PQC Enters MCP Transport-Layer Security Draft Discussion

SuperQ Adds 01 Quantum IronCAP PQC Into SuperPQC for Risk-to-Defense Workflow

Forbes Tech Council Urges Post-Quantum Planning And Crypto Agility In 2026

BTQ And ITRI To Validate QCIM Quantum Secure Chip On Silicon

Penn State Warns Quantum Computing Hardware Leaves Room For Cyberattacks 🚨

TechUK Legal Outlook Flags Quantum Rules And Risk For UK Tech Firms

The Quantum Cryptography Cliff Facing Enterprise Security

Coherent and QuSide Validate Entropy Source to Reduce Risk of Weak Cryptographic Keys

Wanabe-Global-Overlords: Davos Event to Focus on Trust and Quantum Security Policy

How AI, Quantum, and Space Shape Cybersecurity Strategy

Pointing Error Framework Turns a Major QKD Unknown Into Measurable Deployment Risk

Tennessee Republican Chuck Fleischmann Pushes More Federal Funding for Quantum to Protect U.S. Leadership

PUFsecurity and eMemory Earn NIST Certification for Hardware-Accelerated Post-Quantum Cryptography

Colt Proves Quantum-Safe Data Transmission Works on Live Transatlantic Subsea Networks

Security Fails Quietly, Making Early Quantum Readiness the Only Safe Option

Why Ethereum’s Walkaway Test And Quantum Readiness Matter Now

Jefferies Strategist Drops Bitcoin Over Fears Quantum Computing Threatens Crypto Security

Post-Quantum Secure VPN for NVIDIA Jetson: Protecting Robotics Data Against Future Threats

NETWORKS & COMMUNICATIONS

Pawsey and AIST G-QuAT Plan Quantum–HPC Integration for Hybrid Workflows

Spain Launches Its First Multi-Node MDI-QKD Quantum Network

QuTech Raises NV-Node Photon Collection for Higher-Rate Quantum Network Links

India: Researchers Adapt Standard Optical Fiber for Quantum Communications

BTQ Technologies Launches Bitcoin Quantum Testnet With Quantum-Safe Fork

Icarus Quantum Secures SBIR Phase II Funding for Scalable Quantum Interconnects

RESEARCH & BREAKTHROUGHS

Magnetic Frustration Experiments Offer a New Handle on Quantum-Spin States

Research Proposes Device-Independent Certification for Quantum Memory via Two-Point Measurements

Nature Reports Record-Large Quantum Superposition In Interference Experiment

University Of Delaware Uses Light To Map Hidden Magnetism In Quantum Materials

University At Buffalo Finds Light-Matter Thermalization Pattern For Neutral-Atom Arrays

University Of Oldenburg Reports Ultrafast Optical Switching In Atom-Thin Semiconductors

Researchers Report New Insights Into Controlled Quantum Systems

KAIST Publishes New Experimental Results in Quantum Physics

How A Century of Quantum Theory Powers Today’s Technology

Study Details Improved Methods for Quantum Measurement Analysis

Japan: OMU Researchers Publish New Quantum Science Findings

Geneva Physicists Present New Approach to Analyzing Quantum Systems

Heidelberg Researchers Link Distinct Forms of Quantum Matter

Horizon Quantum Explores Faster Ways to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing with Alice & Bob

New ORNL Material Design Advances the Search for Quantum Effects in Real Devices

Ohio State: Crystal Defects Used as Conduction Paths for Solid-State Qubits

Study Reports New Experimental Data on Quantum Material Behavior

Turning Crystal Flaws Into Quantum Highways: A New Route Towards Scalable Solid-State Qubits

Researchers Publish Experimental Results on Engineered Quantum Systems

UMD-ARLIS Researchers Given $35M from Taxpayers Funding Contract to Support DARPA Quantum Programs

HARDWARE

Cryogenic Supplier Joins Chicago Quantum Exchange to Support Scalable Quantum Hardware Infrastructure

OGBC, Nvidia, and Temasek Back PsiQuantum Bet on Utility-Scale Photonic Quantum Systems

Wanna-Be-Overlords Weigh Energy Costs and Cooling Limits in Scaling Quantum Compute

Saudi Press Agency Notes KAUST National Quantum Foundry for Hardware Fabrication

Nvidia Pitches NVQLink and CUDA-Q as a Path Toward Quantum-Accelerated Supercomputers

TechXplore Explains Quantum Effects For Energy Harvesting Devices

Lightwave Logic And QPICs Plan PDKs For Polymer Photonic Quantum Circuits

Study Links Control Oscillator Phase Noise To Lower Qubit Fidelity

U Waterloo Advances an Open-Source Quantum Computer Platform

Vexlum Launches VXL Laser Platform To Shrink Quantum Lab Laser Footprints

Swiss X-Ray Laser Captures Ultrafast Electron Dynamics

Chip-Level Cooling Method Could Support Scalable Quantum Processors

EeroQ Breakthrough Solves the “Wire Problem” in Quantum Computing

Colorado School of Mines Establishes Nation’s First Quantum Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree

System Architecture for Low Latency Multiprogramming Quantum Computing

Neutral‑Atom Arrays Gain Ground As Flexible Quantum Computing Platform

SOFTWARE & ALGORITHMS

Alice And Bob Introduces Elevator Codes For Lower Cat-Qubit Error Rates

Research: Deep Learning For Quantum Error Mitigation

Fraunhofer IAF Project Builds Logical Qubits Pipeline For Ion Trap Systems

BlueQubit Describes Peaked Circuits For Verifying Quantum Computation Outputs

Classical Algorithm Tackles Core Nitrogen Chemistry Without Quantum Hardware

Fujitsu and SC Ventures Launch Qubitra to Turn Quantum Talent Into Deployable Applications

WiMi Examines Hybrid Quantum Neural Networks for Image Classification

ORCA and Toyota Motor Show Quantum–Classical AI Can Substantially Reduce Energy Consumption

SecureCAI: Injection-Resilient LLM Assistants for Cybersecurity Operations

Operator Placement Strategies Improve ADAPT-VQE Convergence

SENSING & METROLOGY

Quantum Collapse Models Set a Clock-Precision Ceiling Far Below Atomic-Clock Limits

arXiv Paper Studies Rydberg Time Crystals For Multi-Parameter Quantum Metrology

LANL Profile Highlights Diego Dalvit Quantum Radar Concept qCOMBPASS

Stevens Researchers Outline Design for a Graviton Detection Experiment

Earthquake Chip Uses Tiny Waves To Shrink Future Smartphones

Nanostructured Materials Enable New Quantum‑Scale Device Concepts

Breaking Defense: DARPA Backs Diffraqtion to Demo “Quantum Camera” for Space, Earth Surveillance

Quantum Computing Methods May Improve Exoplanet Imaging Resolution

ACADEMIA & WORKFORCE

Bard Researcher Wins $500,000 to Develop Protocols That Keep Near-Term Quantum Systems Stable

Bechtle Installs IQM Spark System at Heilbronn University to Expand Hands-On Quantum Access

ORNL Names Jon Taylor Neutron Sciences Leader, Linking Neutron Tools to Quantum Materials Work

Visa Policy Debates Highlight Talent Constraints in UK Quantum

Visa Policy Debates Highlight Talent Constraints in UK Quantum

Visa Policy Debates Highlight Talent Constraints in UK Quantum

50,000+ Andhra Learners Enroll in IIT Madras and IBM Quantum Skilling Course

Fujitsu and SC Ventures Launch Qubitra to Turn Quantum Talent Into Deployable Applications

Montana State Uni Expands Quantum Test Bed With New Taxpayer Funding

Uriel Levy To Lead New Journal Advanced Quantum Catalyst

Fermilab and NYU Langone Team Advances in NIH Quantum Computing Challenge

Military-Funded Research Recognized With 2025 Nobel Prizes

EVENTS & CONFERENCES

WISeKey To Show SEALCOIN Space-Based Quantum-Resistant Transactions At Davos 2026

Patero Launches Automated Cryptography Discovery and Inventory Workshop

Oxford Hosts Applied Quantum Computing Theory Event April 20–22, 2026

Quantum Innovation Summit Dubai 2026 Set for April 7–9

Dancing With the Devil: Classiq to Attend World Economic Forum 2026, Lead Davos Innovation Week Sessions

Dancing With the Devil: Classiq to Attend World Economic Forum 2026, Lead Davos Innovation Week Sessions