Infleqtion appoints Matthew Kinsella as CEO

Matthew Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer, Infleqtion

Infleqtion, a leading quantum information company, yesterday announced the appointment of Matthew Kinsella as its new Chief Executive Officer. Kinsella replaces Scott Faris, who has stepped down to focus on quantum industry policy and investments in national security and defense. Kinsella joins from Maverick Ventures, where he served as a senior managing director, and led […]

IonQ adds Bill Scannell to its Board of Directors

Bill Scannell, President of Global Sales and Customer Operations at Dell Technologies

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing industry, yesterday announced the appointment of Bill Scannell, President of Global Sales and Customer Operations at Dell Technologies, to its Board of Directors. As a member of the Board of Directors, Scannell will provide input and direction for IonQ’s system sales strategy and help strengthen the company’s leadership […]

SK Telecom collaborates with Thales on Post-quantum Cryptography

SK Telecom and Thales Collaborate on Post-quantum Cryptography to Enhance Users’ Protection on 5G Network

In the context of 5G networks and the evolution of cryptographic standards, SK Telecom (“SKT”), the largest mobile operator in Korea, and Thales, leader in digital security, partnered to successfully test advanced quantum-resistant cryptography. Based on 5G standalone network and 5G SIM, the solution aims at encrypting and decrypting subscriber identity in a secure way to […]

Photonic secures USD 100Mln USD for Quantum Technology

Dr. Stephanie Simmons, Founder and CEO of Photonic

Photonic Inc., a company building one of the world’s first scalable, fault-tolerant, and unified quantum computing and networking platforms based on photonically linked silicon spin qubits, yesterday announced it has raised an investment round of $100M USD. The funds were raised from organizations including British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), Microsoft Corporation, the UK government’s National Security Strategic Investment […]

Thales and Intel team up to enhance data security

Thales and Intel Collaborate to Enhance Trust in Confidential Computing

Thales, the leading global technology and security provider, yesterday announced a collaboration leveraging Thales CipherTrust Data Security platform to deliver end-to-end data security using confidential computing and trusted attestation backed by Intel Trust Authority. This collaboration enables customers in highly regulated industries to secure workloads and protect data in use on-premises and in the cloud. A majority of […]

Toshiba Digital Solutions signed a technology collaboration agreement with Classiq

Quantum circuit design automation

Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation (Toshiba Digital Solutions) and Classiq Technologies Ltd. (Classiq) signed a technology collaboration agreement in the gate-based quantum computing. Quantum computers are next-generation technologies that have the potential to efficiently solve problems that conventional computers could not solve or take a very long time to solve based on the principles of quantum […]

Quantum Space announces Kerry Wisnosky as President and CEO

Kerry Wisnosky as President and CEO Quantum Space

Quantum Space, a leader in enabling space transportation and infrastructure in geostationary orbit (GEO) and cislunar space, recently announced industry veteran and current Chief Operating Officer, Kerry Wisnosky, has been named president and CEO of the company. “I’m pleased to announce the appointment of Kerry Wisnosky as president and CEO for Quantum Space. He is […]

IBM announces plans to open its first European Quantum Data Center

IBM Quantum Computing

IBM announced plans to open its first Europe-based quantum data center to facilitate access to cutting-edge quantum computing for companies, research institutions and government agencies. The data center is expected to be operational in 2024, with multiple IBM quantum computing systems, each with utility scale quantum processors, i.e., those of more than 100 qubits. The data […]

IonQ announces Pat Tang as new VP of Research & Development

IonQ, an industry leader in quantum computing, yesterday announced the hiring of Pat Tang as Vice President of Research and Development (VP R&D). As VP R&D at IonQ, Tang will lead the company’s technical exploration efforts, with a particular emphasis on developing and validating highly impactful technologies that will shape the future of IonQ’s cutting-edge […]