Quantum Computing News

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1. 'We are putting quantum inside the rack so customers can roll it in, plug it in': The world’s first rack-mounted quantum computer is here — and it runs at -459 degrees Fahrenheit from a standard wall socket

   TechRadar · 23 May 2026, 23:50 IST

2. Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

   Wired · 23 May 2026, 16:30 IST

   To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.

3. Apple shares iPhone and Mac post-quantum cryptography code on GitHub

   9to5Mac · 23 May 2026, 02:17 IST

   Apple today published new corecrypto source code on GitHub, alongside a detailed technical post explaining the intricate work behind its post-quantum cryptography efforts across iPhone, Mac, and more.

4. US Government Invests $2 Billion in Quantum Computing Leaders

   PYMNTS.com · 22 May 2026, 23:47 IST

   The Department of Commerce plans to provide $2.013 billion in federal incentives to nine companies to support and accelerate their development of quantum computing. The Department signed letters of intent with the companies, and its...

5. Quantum and AI Are Breaking Trust Everywhere at Once

   PYMNTS.com · 22 May 2026, 23:41 IST

   The Connected Economy has relied on a few supposedly stable assumptions as it scaled. One of the most crucial was that if systems could authenticate users, encrypt communications and validate transactions, trust would scale alongside...

6. The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds

   TechSpot · 22 May 2026, 21:35 IST

   IBM is set to receive the largest share of the funding, with $1 billion allocated to the company. Long seen as a frontrunner in quantum development, IBM has been building out both hardware and software systems designed to handle quantum...

7. France bets fresh €1bn on quantum as global race intensifies

   Silicon Republic · 22 May 2026, 19:35 IST

   France adds €1bn to its quantum push as the US and Europe race to dominate a technology that could reshape computing, defence and drug discovery. Read more: France bets fresh €1bn on quantum as global race intensifies

8. IBM wins biggest slice of $2bn US gov investment in domestic quantum firms

   IT Pro · 22 May 2026, 16:46 IST

   Quantum computing and quantum security concept image showing digitized cube with binary code protected by overlapping defensive layer.

9. NVIDIA’s NVentures adds Alice & Bob to its quantum portfolio

   TNW · 22 May 2026, 13:59 IST

   The Paris-based cat-qubit company adds NVentures to a cap table already backed by FFC, AVP and Bpifrance, and deepens its CUDA-Q tie-up with Nvidia. Alice & Bob, the Paris- and Boston-based quantum hardware company building...

10. US pumps $2bn into quantum computing via CHIPS Act

    Silicon Republic · 22 May 2026, 13:11 IST

    The US is betting big on quantum, committing $2bn in federal funding to nine companies as it races to build a domestic quantum computing industry. Read more: US pumps $2bn into quantum computing via CHIPS Act

11. IBM and US DoC put $2bn into Anderon quantum foundry

    Electronics Weekly · 22 May 2026, 10:59 IST

    Department of Commerce (DoC) announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build an American quantum chip foundry called Anderon. In addition to the $1 billion ... The post IBM and US DoC put $2bn into Anderon quantum foundry appeared first on...

12. US government backs Australia’s Diraq and PsiQuantum in $2.8 billion push

    SmartCompany · 22 May 2026, 05:49 IST

    Australian quantum startups Diraq and PsiQuantum are part of a $2.8 billion US government push into quantum computing and chip manufacturing. The post US government backs Australia’s Diraq and PsiQuantum in $2.8 billion push appeared...

13. US gov to buy into Diraq and PsiQuantum amid US$2 billion quantum cash splash

    StartupDaily · 22 May 2026, 04:48 IST

    Australian-founded quantum companies Diraq and PsiQuantum are among nine recipients of US$2 billion in CHIPS Act letters of intent announced overnight, with US government equity stakes attached to every deal....

14. US issues $2B+ in grants to IBM, others for quantum computing initiatives

    SiliconANGLE · 22 May 2026, 02:18 IST

    The US Commerce Department will issue $2.013 billion in grants to IBM Corp., GlobalFoundries Inc. and seven other tech firms to finance quantum computing initiatives. The Wall Street Journal reported today that the US government will...

15. 'A true engineering feat': Silicon-based qubits have a clear advantage in race to million-qubit quantum computer thanks to tech that made Nvidia AI GPUs possible

    TechRadar · 22 May 2026, 02:05 IST

16. Trump Admin Takes Equity Stake in IBM and Other Quantum Computing Companies

    Gizmodo · 22 May 2026, 00:40 IST

17. US To Award $2 Billion To Quantum Companies, Take Equity Stakes

    Slashdot · 22 May 2026, 00:30 IST · Unconfirmed

    An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Quantum Insider: The Trump administration is preparing a new round of industrial policy aimed at quantum computing, with roughly $2 billion in grants expected to go to nine companies...

18. IBM lands $1bn as US backs nine quantum companies for $2bn

    TNW · 21 May 2026, 22:11 IST

    Nine CHIPS Act letters of intent, $1bn for IBM, and a government cap table that now includes most of the publicly traded quantum names. The US Department of Commerce has signed nine letters of intent to provide $2.013bn in CHIPS Act...

19. Quantum Bridge raises $8 million USD to prepare for “Q-Day”

    BetaKit · 21 May 2026, 21:24 IST

    One day, perhaps within the decade , quantum computers will be able to crack like an egg the encryption algorithm protecting your password. That day is known as “ Q-Day ,” and it’s what Toronto-based Quantum Bridge Technologies has been...

20. US government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms

    Ars Technica · 21 May 2026, 19:18 IST

    The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2 billion in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a startup backed by a firm with links to the Trump family and one taken public by a Pentagon official. The...

21. Brisbane Airport out, Moreton Bay in: PsiQuantum picks new site for its $940m quantum computer build

    StartupDaily · 21 May 2026, 18:39 IST

    PsiQuantum has shifted its $940 million federally-backed Brisbane quantum computer build from the airport precinct to Moreton Bay’s old Petrie paper mill, with groundbreaking now slated for June.

22. US is taking equity stakes in IBM and other quantum computing companies

    Engadget · 21 May 2026, 18:19 IST

    The US government has taken $2 billion worth of equity stakes in quantum computing companies, including one linked to the Trump family.

23. Imperagen raises £5 million to use quantum physics, AI on enzyme engineering

    TechCrunch · 21 May 2026, 09:30 IST

    Biotech company Imperagen announced on Thursday a £5 million ($6.7 million) seed round led by PXN Ventures, with participation from IQ Capital and Northern Gritstone.

24. Inside the race to connect quantum and exascale computing

    SiliconANGLE · 20 May 2026, 21:20 IST

    The way to look at quantum computing is not as a replacement for traditional computing architectures, but rather as a complement to them. There is the central processing unit, the graphics processing unit and, soon, quantum. Industry...

25. Quantum Bridge Raises $8 Million for Quantum-Safe Key Distribution Solution

    SecurityWeek · 20 May 2026, 21:15 IST

    The new Series A funding round brings the total raised by Quantum Bridge to $16 million. The post Quantum Bridge Raises $8 Million for Quantum-Safe Key Distribution Solution appeared first on SecurityWeek .

26. Encryption standards face a reckoning as quantum computing era edges closer

    SiliconANGLE · 20 May 2026, 20:54 IST

    The security landscape is entering uncharted territory as quantum computing moves from theoretical threat to near-term enterprise reality — and the race to post-quantum encryption is one most organizations are not yet ready to run. As...

27. Quantum Bridge Technologies bags $8M Series A to scale quantum-safe cybersecurity infrastructure

    Tech.eu · 20 May 2026, 19:41 IST

    Quantum Bridge Technologies has closed a $8 million Series A funding round led by Primo Capital SGR to accelerate the global transition to quantum-safe cybersecurity infrastructure. Founded in 2019 by Mattia Montagna and Hoi-Kwong Lo,...

28. QIZ Security teams up with Google Cloud to help enterprises brace for the quantum cryptography threat

    TNW · 20 May 2026, 18:23 IST

    The race to protect sensitive data from future quantum computers just gained fresh momentum. QIZ Security, a cryptographic posture management startup, has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud designed to help enterprises...

29. Certes Research Warns Legacy Systems Are Biggest Barrier to Quantum Security Readiness

    IT Security Guru · 20 May 2026, 15:52 IST

    Certes has released new research showing that many organizations remain unprepared for the security risks posed by quantum computing, despite growing awareness of the threat. According to the company’s Emerging PQC Imperative report,...

30. It’s Time To Challenge The Blockchain Industry On Quantum Security

    Forrester Blog · 18 May 2026, 17:36 IST

    Mixed signals from the blockchain world: On the one hand, in March we saw the publication of the paper Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations, the authors of which...

31. New Quantum Processing Technology Points to Life After the Transistor, Maybe

    Gizmodo · 18 May 2026, 16:30 IST

    Research finds that encoding 1s and 0s with electrons' quantum spin is fast and power-efficient.

32. Quantum startup Nord Quantique secures $1.4 billion USD valuation

    BetaKit · 15 May 2026, 21:10 IST

    Quantum computing startup Nord Quantique has achieved so-called unicorn status, securing a $1.4 billion USD ($1.9 billion CAD) valuation. First reported by The Globe and Mail on Thursday, the Sherbrooke, Qué.-based company raised...

33. Quantum’s “ChatGPT moment” is coming - and it won’t be driven by hardware

    TechRadar · 15 May 2026, 16:12 IST

34. Irish quantum start-up Equal1 unveils RacQ data centre computer

    Silicon Republic · 15 May 2026, 13:58 IST

    RacQ will be demonstrated in action at next week’s Dell Technologies World expo in Las Vegas. Read more: Irish quantum start-up Equal1 unveils RacQ data centre computer

35. Quantum Q-Day could disrupt the world even sooner than AGI

    TechRadar · 14 May 2026, 16:31 IST

36. New quantum algorithm solves “impossible” materials problem in seconds

    Science Daily Technology · 13 May 2026, 13:03 IST

    A new quantum-inspired algorithm has cracked a problem so massive that conventional supercomputers struggle to even approach it. Researchers used the method to simulate extraordinarily complex quantum materials known as quasicrystals,...

37. Why the future of quantum computing is about ownership, not just cloud access

    TechRadar · 13 May 2026, 16:06 IST

38. Quantum start-up Algorithmiq raises €18m amid Milan move

    Silicon Republic · 12 May 2026, 13:54 IST

    Algorithmiq said it is ‘building and industrialising the algorithmic layer’ in quantum technology. Read more: Quantum start-up Algorithmiq raises €18m amid Milan move

39. JUPITER supercomputer breaks world record with 50-qubit quantum simulation

    Science Daily Technology · 11 May 2026, 09:17 IST

    Scientists in Germany have pulled off a staggering computing feat by fully simulating a 50-qubit quantum computer for the first time ever using Europe’s new exascale supercomputer, JUPITER. The breakthrough shatters the previous...

40. Algorithmiq moves global HQ to Milan and raises €18M in Italy’s largest quantum VC round

    Tech.eu · 11 May 2026, 19:35 IST

    Quantum software company Algorithmiq has established Milan as its global headquarters, signalling its confidence and commitment to Italy and Europe as the future hub for leadership in the industrialisation of quantum algorithms....