May 26, 2026 The Entanglement Edge U.S. Strategic Priorities in Quantum Networking Executive Summary Quantum networking—technologies that use the laws of physics to transmit quantum states between nodes—is an underappreciated but potentially consequential dimension of U.S.-China quantum competition. If harnessed at scale, quantum networking could accelerate the path to useful quantum computers by linking processors into more powerful systems; enhance the precision of sensors critical to navigation, surveillance, and scientific discovery; and potentially secure sensitive communications against eavesdropping. In practice, however, quantum networking remains nascent and far from delivering on this potential. Some first-generation versions are commercially available but substantially limited in capability, while the more advanced applications are still confined to research and early prototypes. Distinguishing between diverse quantum networking technologies—in both their maturity and strategic value—is critical for evaluating and strengthening the United States’ position in this field. If harnessed at scale, quantum networking could accelerate the path to useful quantum computers. This report assesses the national security and economic implications of quantum networking, compares U.S. and Chinese strategies and progress, and offers recommendations to sustain U.S. leadership in high-impact applications. It analyzes application areas in secure communications (specifically quantum key distribution, or QKD), distributed quantum computing, and distributed quantum sensing, along with their technical requirements. Its findings underscore that quantum networking is not a single technology but a set of distinct use cases with different value propositions, timelines, and infrastructure needs, demanding a discerning policy approach. Key Findings Linking quantum computing modules within data centers is the most pressing and consequential application of quantum networking. Quantum computing companies across hardware modalities identify modular interconnections—links enabling separate processors to function as a single, more powerful system—as essential for scaling to the performance levels needed for high-impact applications from materials discovery to cryptanalysis. Unlike other quantum networking applications, whose
May 26, 2026 · via cnas.org
Olivia Seidel is tackling a problem that sounds deceptively simple: understanding how transistors behave when they get very cold. The answers she finds could shape everything from quantum computers to satellites in outer space, and she is using artificial intelligence to accelerate that research. A Ph.D. student working within Fermi National Acceleratory Laboratory’s Microelectronics group, Seidel is leveraging AI for cryogenic transistor modeling. Her work draws on Fermilab’s deep expertise in microelectronics and cryogenic devices to support key goals of the Genesis Mission — a sweeping national AI initiative combining the expertise of the Department of Energy’s national laboratories, U.S. research universities and industry to supercharge American innovation. I recently visited Seidel at her office in Fermilab’s iconic Wilson Hall to talk about the exciting work underway. Q: What exactly is a transistor, and why should anyone care about how it behaves in the cold? Transistors are the computational building blocks of every electronic device you use — your phone, your laptop, anything that manipulates bits and bytes. Over decades, industry has become extraordinarily good at making them smaller and more powerful. We’re talking about transistors just a few nanometers across — so small that a single wavelength of visible light is hundreds of times wider. For most of that history, room temperature was the only environment that mattered. But quantum computing and other emerging technologies require electronics that function at cryogenic temperatures — just a few degrees above absolute zero. And at those extremes, transistors behave very differently. Q: How do the transistors behave differently? One of the clearest examples is what it takes to switch a transistor on. At room temperature, you apply a certain voltage, and it turns on. At deep cryogenic temperatures below 4 kelvin [about minus 452 degrees Fahrenheit], like the temperatures of outer space,
May 26, 2026 · via news.fnal.gov
Celebrity gossip might break the Internet, but not in the way that quantum computers could. “The advent of quantum computers poses a critical threat, as they could break widely deployed encryption schemes,” warns Lily Chen, a cryptography expert from the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Systems at risk include banking encryption, digital signatures, secure messaging, secure shell tunnelling, cryptocurrency and more. Today’s quantum computers are still too small and error-prone to defeat gold-standard encryption. However, new results from Google Quantum AI and start-up Oratomic suggest that could change, with two widely-used cryptographic systems – elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) algorithm – potentially coming under threat sooner than many scientists predicted. Space-time trade-off At present, anyone who wants to access encrypted information needs a secret digital key. To obtain this key, an attacker must first solve a difficult mathematics problem. For example, breaking the RSA algorithm boils down to factoring a large number into its prime components. Breaking ECC involves finding a secret number that connects two points on an elliptic curve. Classical computers might take billions of years to solve these problems. But if an attacker had access to a powerful enough quantum computer, they could solve the problems in mere minutes using an algorithm devised by Peter Shor in 1994. Several years ago, experts estimated that cracking a typical RSA scheme with 2048-bit keys (RSA-2048) would require tens of millions of physical quantum bits (qubits), which are the building blocks of quantum computers. A year ago, this value dropped to a million. By February 2026, it was down to 100,000. The latest results from California-based Oratomic push the floor even lower, to 10,000 physical qubits. The largest neutral-atom qubit array – realized last year in the lab of Oratomic co-founder Manuel Endres –
May 26, 2026 · via physicsworld.com
‘Q-Day’ could be cybersecurity’s Armageddon The day may come as soon as 2029, much earlier than experts originally thought A hypothetical doomsday for quantum computing could be on the horizon, computer scientists have warned for decades. But cybersecurity experts are now racing against the clock after Google announced that this “Q-Day” could be here much sooner than originally anticipated. What is ‘Q-Day’? It is the hypothetical day that quantum computers will acquire “enough resources and stability to crack conventional cryptography,” said CNN. When that day arrives, it could spell disaster for millions of people’s private information, as “every financial transaction, medical file, email, location history and crypto wallet protected by today’s commonly used algorithms could be unlocked.” Unlike conventional computers, quantum computers utilize “quantum-mechanical phenomena” that allow them to “perform calculations that are practically impossible for even the most powerful supercomputers today,” said Forbes. Experts believe these computers could eventually crack RSA cryptography, the algorithm of prime numbers that helps to safeguard encryption. Some fear this could be accomplished “not in billions of years, but in hours or days.” Others believe some “bad actors may already be collecting encrypted data” in secret, said CNN. The Week Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. It was previously believed that Q-Day was still far into the future, giving the tech world plenty of time to prepare new safeguards. But Google recently announced it believes the day could arrive as soon as 2029, and
May 26, 2026 · via theweek.com
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Responding to the Disabling of Existing Cryptosystems Zero Trust 3.0 in earnest AI, aiming to expand the autonomous driving market As quantum computing has emerged as a next-generation technology topic, quantum resistance encryption (PQC) is also drawing attention in the security market. This is because there are growing concerns that the commercialization of quantum computers could neutralize the existing encryption systems currently used by financial, defense, and public institutions. Cybersecurity firm Genius is also entering this market. On the 26th, Genius announced that the development of a key technology for a 'quantum security gateway' that blocks the threat of quantum computing hacking has entered the final verification stage. Based on this, the company plans to preempt the global quantum security market. The market growth rate is also steep. According to global market research firm Technavio, the PQC market has grown 43.4% annually since last year. It is expected to expand to $3.42 billion (4.7 trillion won) by 2030. Genius sees this technology development as a key challenge in its "Zero Trust 3.0" strategy. It is a structure that combines a key management system (KMS) that applies the latest PQC technology and manages the entire life cycle of the encryption key on top of the existing zero trust network access (ZTNA) system. Genius plans to help companies operating existing old security systems transition to a quantum security environment. It will also expand its business to next-generation industries such as autonomous driving, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud. We will contribute to national cybersecurity by securing technology to protect customer assets from quantum computing threats, said Lee Dong-beom, CEO of Genius. "We will strengthen our K security status by expanding our coverage to the global market."
May 26, 2026 · via mk.co.kr
Australian quantum computing innovator Diraq has scored a major win, signing a $53 million (US$38 million) letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce that will see its ‘quantum dot’ technology scaled and manufactured in the US. Even as computing giants consider a range of ways to build quantum computers, many are realising that existing complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) manufacturing, long used to make silicon chips, can be adapted to quantum chips. This is an improvement compared to early quantum computers that used bespoke technology at temperatures near absolute zero to ensure that qubits – the short-lived part of quantum computing that carries data – persisted long enough to be useful. Diraq’s silicon-based quantum processors promise to squeeze millions of qubits on a single chip using existing CMOS manufacturing – which is readily available in a US market that is investing billions to stay ahead in the world’s quantum computing race. The firm says its technology “charts a course to millions of qubits by 2031, and tens of millions by 2033” and can add quantum computing racks to existing data centres for under $1 per qubit – eliminating the need for specialised quantum computing facilities. “Silicon-based processors are the most economical and scalable approach to utility-scale quantum computing,” Diraq founder and CEO Andrew Dzurak said. “By scaling our CMOS qubit technology in the US, we are defining the industrial standard for the next era of supercomputing and cementing the nation’s role as a global architect of fault-tolerant quantum systems.” You are the company you keep With offices and labs in Palo Alto and Chicago, and a new site soon to open in Los Angeles, the new funding for Diraq – which was shortlisted for Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) – will prime it for lucrative US
May 26, 2026 · via ia.acs.org.au
RBI launches Q-SAFE committee to gear up to protect against Quantum risks - PublishedMay 25, 2026 The Reserve Bank of India -RBI has announced the formation of an Expert Committee for the Quantum Secure and Adaptive Financial Ecosystem (Q-SAFE), a strategic initiative aimed at preparing India’s financial sector for the opportunities and risks emerging from quantum technologies. Quantum technology is increasingly being viewed as the next major technological disruption after artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Unlike classical computing systems, quantum systems leverage principles such as superposition and entanglement, enabling them to process highly complex calculations at unprecedented speeds. In the financial sector, this capability could transform areas such as portfolio optimisation, fraud detection, macroeconomic modelling, high-frequency trading, and advanced risk analytics. However, the same technology also poses a serious challenge to existing cybersecurity systems. Many of today’s encryption standards , which secure banking transactions, payment systems, customer data, and digital identities , could eventually become vulnerable to powerful quantum computers. This has prompted regulators and financial institutions globally to begin planning for a transition toward quantum-safe cryptography. Recognising both the transformative potential and the systemic risks of quantum computing, the RBI has constituted a high-level committee bringing together experts from academia, government, banking, payments, cybersecurity, and quantum research. The committee will be convened by Dr. Anil Prabhakar, Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and includes key members such as Sunil Kumar from the Department of Science & Technology, Satish Rao Nagesh from State Bank of India, Dilip Asbe from National Payments Corporation of India, and representatives from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Data Security Council of India, and quantum technology experts from industry. The committee’s mandate reflects the RBI’s growing focus on long-term technological resilience in the banking and financial ecosystem. One of its most important
May 26, 2026 · via etedge-insights.com
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Shares of key Chinese quantum computing companies have surged about 20% over two trading days after Washington announced a US$2 billion funding package for nine US firms, as investors bet that Beijing would respond with its own push to keep pace in the global race for quantum supremacy. Quantum CTEK surged 19% to 641.08 yuan (US$88.70) in just two trading days on May 22 and 25. GuoChuang Software gained nearly 18% to 40.24 yuan, while Koal Software rose 9.5% to 20.97 yuan. The rally mirrored a sharp move in US quantum stocks as Infleqtion soared more than 30%, Rigetti Computing jumped over 63%, D-Wave surged roughly 53% and IBM gained around 13% in the two trading days after Washington announced the funding package. China’s quantum sector had already been building momentum this month. Origin Quantum launched Origin Wukong-180, its fourth-generation superconducting quantum computer. The Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Cold Atom Technology (CASCA) unveiled what it described as the world’s first dual-core quantum computer. The University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) released Jiuzhang 4.0, a photonic quantum computer. Analysts said the flurry of breakthroughs, combined with the US funding push, was likely to accelerate Beijing’s timetable for state-backed investment in the sector. On May 21, the US Department of Commerce announced the letters of intent to frame the initiative as a matter of national security as much as economic competitiveness. The funds, totaling US$2.013 billion, were distributed under the CHIPS and Science Act to support both domestic quantum foundries and computing companies, with the government taking a minority equity stake in each recipient. The two foundry recipients are GlobalFoundries, which will receive US$375 million to establish a domestic quantum foundry spanning multiple hardware approaches, and IBM, which will receive US$1 billion to build a new subsidiary for quantum-grade superconducting
May 25, 2026 · via asiatimes.com
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The U.S. government announced a $2 billion investment across nine quantum computing companies last week, considered as part of efforts to shore up the domestic supply chain and counter China in crucial sectors. This included a new IBM venture. However, a member of the Congress is now arguing that these deals are illegal, since Congress did not allocate the money for this purpose. Rather, it was meant to support public research in semiconductors. Zoe Lofgren (D–Calif.), the ranking member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee said: “This announcement is illegal and troubling on so many levels,” one day after the announcement, pointing out that the money being used for the deal comes from the CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed during the Biden administration and was allocated “specifically for microelectronics R&D, with a focus on semiconductor technology.” READ: Biden administration to intensify restrictions on China’s access to AI chips (January 14, 2025) Lofgren said that this technology only overlaps partially with what’s used in quantum processors. She also mentioned that in addition, the money was allocated to foster public/private research partnerships, which these deals most decidedly are not. Finally, she noted that the largest sum of money will go to IBM, and she suggested that a former IBM executive (Dario Gil, current Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy) was involved in the negotiations that led to this deal. Lofgren added that none of this meant that quantum processing technology is a bad investment or that any of these companies are unworthy of support. She just argued that doing so would require Congress to allocate the money to do so. However, at this point it’s not clear how the deal can be stopped. While a lawsuit has been cited as the obvious answer, that would
May 25, 2026 · via americanbazaaronline.com
IBM to Build Quantum Chip FoundryIBM and U.S. Department of Commerce Announce Americaâs First Purpose-Built Quantum Foundry, Supported by Proposed $1 Billion CHIPS AwardPowered by IBMâs decades-long quantum leadership, initiative will accelerate American quantum innovation and enable advanced quantum wafer production for a broad range of companiesIBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced a Letter of Intent to build an American quantum chip foundry, securing the nationâs global quantum leadership and fueling the countryâs growing quantum ecosystem. The CHIPS incentive from the DoC will support the research and development efforts of a new IBM company: Anderon, which will be America's first pure-play quantum foundry. This initiative represents one of the most significant commitments by the U.S. Government to date in quantum R&D to position the United States to manufacture most of the worldâs quantum wafers. In addition to the $1 billion in CHIPS incentives provided by the DoC, IBM will contribute $1 billion of cash into Anderon, along with IBM investing significant intellectual property, assets, and a skilled workforce, with additional investors expected as Anderon grows. Headquartered in Albany, New York as a standalone company, Anderon will operate as a state-of-the-art 300-millimeter quantum wafer foundry. It will help the nation solidify its leadership at the center of a thriving new quantum industry that is estimated to generate up to $850 billion in economic value by 2040 and spur American economic growth while also bolstering national security. IBMâs mission to bring market-leading quantum computing to the world remains unchanged. The LOI with the DoC reflects IBMâs global leadership in quantum computing and world-class wafer fabrication expertise. IBM has already developed and tested scalable quantum wafer technology, offering a clear pathway to commercialization. As a pure-play quantum foundry, Anderon plans to tap IBM's strength in building and deploying quantum computers to
May 25, 2026 · via pipelinepub.com
- Sweden - / - Construction - / - OM:FG Fasadgruppen Group AB (publ) (STO:FG) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A kr25.00 Price Target It's shaping up to be a tough period for Fasadgruppen Group AB (publ) (STO:FG), which a week ago released some disappointing quarterly results that could have a notable impact on how the market views the stock. It was a pretty negative result overall, with revenues of kr995m missing analyst predictions by 5.2%. Worse, the business reported a statutory loss of kr0.99 per share, much larger than the analysts had forecast prior to the result. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. So we collected the latest post-earnings statutory consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year. After the latest results, the three analysts covering Fasadgruppen Group are now predicting revenues of kr5.52b in 2026. If met, this would reflect an okay 4.9% improvement in revenue compared to the last 12 months. Earnings are expected to improve, with Fasadgruppen Group forecast to report a statutory profit of kr2.33 per share. In the lead-up to this report, the analysts had been modelling revenues of kr5.52b and earnings per share (EPS) of kr2.88 in 2026. So there's definitely been a decline in sentiment after the latest results, noting the real cut to new EPS forecasts. View our latest analysis for Fasadgruppen Group The average price target fell 7.4% to kr25.00, with reduced earnings forecasts clearly tied to a lower valuation estimate. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating
May 25, 2026 · via simplywall.st
Quantum Stocks Surge as US Government Arranges Cash Upload IBM leads a slate of companies poised to benefit from $2 billion in US government grants to support quantum computing development. Sign up for smart news, insights, and analysis on the biggest financial stories of the day. The Trump administration set aside $2 billion in grants for quantum companies that could shape the next wave of tech while making the US government a minority stakeholder in the selected companies. Half of the $2 billion will be split among quantum-focused companies including GlobalFoundries, Infleqtion, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum, all of which saw their shares surge last week. The other half will go to IBM, which plans to match the funds with $1 billion of its own cash. IBM will put that pile to work building a standalone quantum foundry called Anderon to fast-track its quantum ambitions. Quant-pocalypse or Quant-portunity? IBM is leading the pack with plans to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer by the end of the decade. Much of the chatter around the futuristic tech focuses on its ability to break modern encryption. That event, called Q-Day for extra drama, would put all encrypted systems at risk. A site called the Quantum Doomsday Clock says Q-Day is the end of the military, government, e-commerce, healthcare, and more. But Q-Day’s not all doom and gloom. Experts expect quantum computers will be able to do a lot more than hack secure systems: - IBM’s CEO, Arvind Krishna, said that quantum is currently where AI chips were a decade ago, and that the quantum sector has the potential to generate billions of dollars annually by the mid-2030s. Besides bringing in money, quantum computers could help discover new drugs by rapidly running simulations, Krishna said. - Quantum could also help conduct financial analysis, optimize
May 25, 2026 · via thedailyupside.com
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Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. NASDAQ: HQ is positioning itself as a software-focused company in the quantum computing sector, aiming to build a hardware-agnostic development environment that can help developers write code for multiple types of quantum computers, Chairman and CEO Dr. Joseph Fitzsimons said during a Canaccord Genuity event. The session was hosted by Kingsley Crane, technology analyst at Canaccord Genuity, who said the timing of the discussion was notable given recent progress in quantum error correction and increased government investment in the sector. Crane said the U.S. Department of Commerce announced $2 billion in awards to nine quantum companies, adding that sovereign capital is “flowing in at scale.” Crane described Horizon Quantum as “more of a pure software play,” noting that the company completed its merger with dMY Squared in March and has traded on Nasdaq under the ticker HQ since March 20. Horizon Focuses on Quantum Software Layer Fitzsimons said Horizon Quantum is working to create software that enables quantum computers to solve meaningful problems, rather than focusing on building quantum hardware. He said quantum computers, like conventional computers, need software to perform useful work. “It’s not enough to simply have a number of well-controlled qubits,” Fitzsimons said. “You actually need to decide what you want to do with them to turn that to solve a particular problem.” He said Horizon’s goal is to create a path toward the “automatic acceleration” of code written for conventional computers. The company is targeting industries such as finance, pharmaceuticals, machine learning, energy, aerospace and defense, where domain experts may not be quantum computing specialists. Fitzsimons said quantum computers’ key advantage is their ability to exploit quantum interference, but he added that humans do not have natural intuition for using that capability. Horizon is trying to automate the construction of quantum algorithms
May 25, 2026 · via marketbeat.com
Scientists solve difficult quantum problem using ordinary computers Scientists used tensor networks and classical computers to solve a quantum problem once thought impossible without quantum machines. Edited By: Joseph Shavit Quantum computing’s edge looked closer after a hard physics problem seemed beyond classical machines. But a new result shows compressed math and smarter algorithms can match or beat that benchmark, raising fresh questions about where true quantum advantage really begins. For years, quantum computers have carried a bold promise. They could solve problems so complex that even the world’s best classical computers would fail. That promise fueled a global race among scientists and technology companies to prove “quantum advantage,” the point where quantum machines outperform traditional computing systems. Now, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute and collaborators at Boston University have shaken that narrative. Using advanced mathematics, tensor networks and clever coding, the team solved a difficult quantum physics problem that another group had claimed only a quantum computer could handle. The breakthrough shows that classical computers may still have far more power than many researchers expected. In fact, some of the calculations were completed on a personal laptop. “Whenever we see these kinds of claims, we’re always a bit skeptical,” said Joseph Tindall, associate research scientist at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics and first author of the study. “Like, ‘Did you try this? Did you try that?’” The work challenges growing assumptions about the limits of conventional computing. It also opens new paths for studying quantum materials, optimization problems and the strange behavior of entangled particles. A Fight Over Quantum Advantage The story began earlier this year when another research team reported that a quantum computer had simulated a highly complicated system of interacting qubits. The researchers argued that classical
May 24, 2026 · via thebrighterside.news