Week Ending 1 | 17 | 2026

Below is the page as it looked January 17, 2026. Click here for the full-summary of the week’s quantum computing news.

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Jefferies Strategist Drops Bitcoin Over Fears Quantum Computing Threatens Crypto Security

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

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

Classical Algorithm Tackles Core Nitrogen Chemistry Without Quantum Hardware

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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY

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

Splurge: EU ‘Invests’ €307 Million into AI, Data Services, and Quantum Tech

Rail Vision Delivers First Quantum-Enabled Transportation Transformer

PsiQuantum Announces New Government Advisory Board Members

LIS Technologies Taps National Lab Veteran To Lead Medical And Stable Isotope Program

SEALSQ Announces Potential Acquisition of Quobly

🚨 Honeywell Announces Quantinuum’s Plan to Make Confidential Submission of Draft Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

Haiqu Raises $11M Seed Round to Launch Hardware-Aware Quantum Operating System

Rail Vision Successfully Completes Strategic Acquisition of Quantum Transportation Ltd.

Department of War Tech Veteran Katie Arrington Joins IonQ as Chief Information Officer

PsiQuantum Collaborating with Airbus to Advance Quantum Computing for Aerospace

Black Moon Energy Engages JPL for Robotic Lunar Mission Focused on Recovery of Helium-3 for Fusion Energy

Opinion: What Enterprises Think About Quantum Computing Today

Yaqumo and Entropica Labs Sign Quantum Technology Cooperation MOU

Q*Bird Secures €2.5M Grant and €5M Equity to Scale Quantum-Secure Networks

Xanadu Expands Executive Team With CFO and Chief Legal Officer Appointments

Assessing the Role of Quantum Computing in Drug Design Workflows

Infleqtion CEO Discusses Public-Market Strategy and Neutral-Atom Quantum Roadmap

Rigetti Computing Delays General Availability of 108-Qubit Cepheus-1 System to End of Q1 2026

Quantum Trends to Watch in 2026 From an Industry Perspective

Opinion: What Investors Need to Know About Quantum Computing Markets

Amera IoT Announces Breakthrough in Quantum-Proof Encryption Backed by 14 Issued U.S. Patents

Canada Launches Patent Fast-Track With Implications for Quantum Startups

Infleqtion Appoints Former RAF Deputy Force Commander as UK Managing Director

Investors Weigh Risk and Timing in Quantum Technology Markets

SECURITY & POLICY

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

CIO Playbook Sets Steps for Post Quantum Migration

Hitachi and 01 Quantum Deliver PQC Upgrade to Block Future Quantum Attacks

China Reports Field Tests of Quantum Cyber Tools for Military Intelligence

SEALSQ Confirms Active U.S. Deployments of Post-Quantum Semiconductor Technology

US Republicans Blackburn and Young Introduce National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

Don’t Miss This Step Before PQC Migration

China: XJTLU Team Sets New Benchmark In Post‑Quantum Security Analysis

Governments Refocus Technology Policy On Quantum Strategies

Fortinet Highlights Quantum‑Era Cyber Risk At World Economic Forum 2026

OECD Maps National Quantum Policies And Investments

Dell Targets Quantum-Ready Security With Expanded BIOS Protection Features

U.S. Treasury Outlines Ongoing Actions on Financial System Security

Forward Edge-AI Expands Partner Network for Post-Quantum Migration

SealSQ Plans Post-Quantum Robotics Demonstration at Davos Roundtable

Cyber Intell Solution and Carahsoft Partner to Bring Quantum-Resilient Cybersecurity to the Public Sector

Quantum Computing Risks Accelerate Post-Quantum Cryptography Planning

Zama Highlights Privacy-First Quantum-Safe Models for Financial Systems

WISeKey and Kaynes Partner on Post-Quantum-Secure Satellite Manufacturing

Penn State Q&A Explores Cybersecurity Planning in the Quantum Age

Senate Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act

United Nations ICC Issues RFP for Quantum Solutions and Services

Lawmakers Prepare to Reintroduce National Quantum Initiative Authorization

NETWORKS & COMMUNICATIONS

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

Coming Soon! Quantum Connecting Europe to Poland

Entanglement Distribution Protocols for Noisy Quantum Networks

Aliro: Quantum Networks Require Orchestration for Deployment

New York Advances Quantum Internet Infrastructure

RESEARCH & BREAKTHROUGHS

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

Quantum‑Critical Material Reveals New Emergent Topological State

Quantum Simulator Reveals How Vibrations Steer Molecular Energy Flow

New Stochastic Space‑Time Model Challenges Classical Views Of Gravity

Riken: Floating Electrons on Helium Offer a New Qubit Readout Path

Lab Team Realizes Three-Qubit Quantum Register in a Silicon Photonic Device

Purer Silicon Lets Robust Quantum Computing Get Started on a New Medium

Study Examines Quantum System Dynamics

Princeton Scientists Capture High-Resolution Images of Quantum Hall Edge States

Amsterdam Physicists Examine On-Off Behavior in Quantum Mirror Systems

Amsterdam Physicists Examine On-Off Behavior in Quantum Mirror Systems

HKU Engineering Researchers Discover Quantum Entanglement Accelerates Quantum Simulation

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

HZDR Team Uncovers Floquet States Using Subtle Magnetic Excitation

Academic Paper Examines New Theoretical Constructs in Quantum Information

RIKEN Study Reports New Findings on Controlled Quantum States

Minnesota Helium Search Highlights Novel Materials Relevant to Quantum Systems

HARDWARE

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

Neutral‑Atom Arrays Gain Ground As Flexible Quantum Computing Platform

System Architecture for Low Latency Multiprogramming Quantum Computing

Welinq Sells QDrive Quantum Memory Systems to European Customers

Xanadu and Thorlabs Partner to Scale Optical Components for Photonic Quantum Computing

UNIST Develops Ultra-Fast Quantum Tunneling Device for Terahertz 6G Systems

Quantum Computing Inc. Pursues Luminar Lidar Assets in Commercial Platform Strategy

Zurich Instruments Introduces Multipurpose Control System for Quantum Research

Power Demands of Some Quantum Computers Raise Infrastructure Questions

Argonne National Lab and Intel Launch Silicon-Based Quantum Processor Collaboration

Resonance Dynamics Announces Patent‑Pending SRD/CRU System for Structural‑Layer Quantum Coherence Stability

D-Wave Demonstrates First Scalable, On-Chip Cryogenic Control of Gate-Model Qubits

First Superconducting Qubits Installed at International Quantum Center

SOFTWARE & ALGORITHMS

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

Quantum-Inspired Technology Helps Toyota Streamline Onboard Computer Development

PennyLane v0.44 and Catalyst v0.14 Hit the Streets

Zapata and University of Maryland Partner on New Quantum Software Paradigm

Theoretical Analysis of Quantum Information Processing Constraints

Quantum Algorithm Complexity Results in Recent arXiv Study

Research: Quantum Algorithms With Provable Approximation Guarantees for Combinatorial Optimization

Shallow-Circuit Supervised Learning Methods for Near-Term Quantum Processors

MicroCloud Hologram Builds Multi-FPGA Quantum Fourier Transform Simulation Platform

Characterizing Bugs and Quality Attributes in Quantum Software: A Large-Scale Empirical Study

Quantum Computing, Ising Formulation, and the Traveling Salesman Problem

Preprint Examines Resource Constraints in Quantum Information Processing

Operator Placement Strategies Improve ADAPT-VQE Convergence

Krown Network Launches Quantum-Secured Blockchain and DEX