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Deals•Feb 27, 2026
Quantum eMotion Corp. Acquires SKV Technology Inc., Securing SecureKey Platform
Quantum eMotion Corp. announced it will acquire all shares of SKV Technology Inc., gaining control of the SecureKey platform. The acquisition includes milestone‑based earn‑out payments up to C$7 million and potential royalties up to $15 million, with closing expected around March 2 2026. The deal expands QeM’s quantum‑resilient cybersecurity offerings.
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Deals•Feb 23, 2026
Reliance Global Group Acquires Enquantum Ltd. To Build Post‑Quantum Encryption Platform
Reliance Global Group announced the acquisition of Enquantum Ltd., a quantum‑resilient encryption firm, as the first platform deal under its Scale51 operating model. The transaction gives Reliance majority control (up to 51%) and aims to develop Enquantum into a core...
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Deals•Feb 20, 2026
Welinq and Pasqal Secure €4M France 2030 Funding for Networked Quantum Computing
Welinq and Pasqal announced they have secured €4 million in funding from the French government's France 2030 program to develop networked quantum computing technologies. The funding will support the companies' efforts to advance quantum hardware and software solutions.
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Deals•Feb 20, 2026
Photonic Inc. Secures $180M CAD Investment, Appoints New Executive Chair and Directors
Photonic Inc., a quantum photonics company, announced a $180 million CAD investment from a group of investors, prompting the appointment of a new executive chair and board directors. The funding will accelerate product development and expand market presence, marking a...
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Deals•Feb 14, 2026
Iceberg Quantum Raises $6M Seed Round Led by LocalGlobe
Sydney‑based quantum computing startup Iceberg Quantum announced a $6 million seed round to accelerate its fault‑tolerant Pinnacle architecture. The round was led by LocalGlobe with participation from Blackbird and DCVC. The funding will support development of the architecture that could dramatically...
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Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Reliance Global Group to Acquire 51% Controlling Stake in Enquantum Ltd. For $2.125M
Reliance Global Group announced a definitive agreement to acquire a 51% controlling interest in post‑quantum cybersecurity firm Enquantum Ltd. for $2.125 million, payable in tranches over ten months. The acquisition will be executed through Reliance’s EZRA International Group subsidiary as part...
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Deals•Feb 9, 2026
Leclercq American Capital Invests in SandboxAQ’s Quantum‑AI Cybersecurity Platform
Leclercq American Capital LLC announced a new equity investment in SandboxAQ, a quantum‑AI platform delivering B2B solutions for post‑quantum cybersecurity, advanced simulation, and next‑generation sensing. The undisclosed funding underscores confidence in SandboxAQ’s technology for cryptographic resilience, finance, healthcare, and other...
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Deals•Feb 5, 2026
Kembara Secures €750M First Close for €1B Deep Tech Investment Fund
Kembara announced the first close of its €1 billion European deep‑tech fund, securing €750 million in commitments. The fund will invest up to €40 million in 20 deep‑tech companies at Series B and C stages, aiming to bolster Europe’s deep‑tech ecosystem.
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Hierarchical Quantum Decoders Achieve Optimality with Tunable Speed and Accuracy Tradeoffs
Researchers introduced a hierarchical family of quantum decoders built on the Lasserre Sum‑of‑Squares (SOS) hierarchy, converting the NP‑hard decoding problem into a sequence of semidefinite programs (SDPs). The approach lets users trade decoding speed for accuracy, with lower‑level SDPs delivering...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Quantum Cryptography Moves Closer with Working BB84 and E91 Protocols
Researchers demonstrated quantum key distribution (QKD) on IBM's superconducting quantum platform by implementing the BB84 and E91 protocols with SX‑gate operations. Using a 133‑qubit device and 128‑shot runs, they achieved zero error for BB84 and a 0.094 error rate for...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Bravyi-König Theorem Achieves Limit for -Dimensional Floquet Codes and Stabilisers
Scientists at QuSoft and CWI have proved that the Bravyi‑König theorem, which limits logical operations in topological stabiliser codes, also holds for Floquet codes constructed from locally conjugate stabiliser groups. They defined these dynamic codes, showed that constant‑depth logical gates...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Quantum Metrology Achieves Optimal Measurements Via Geometric Criterion and QCRB Saturation
Researchers have linked the saturation of the quantum Cramér‑Rao bound (QCRB) in multiparameter quantum metrology to a geometric property called simultaneous hollowization of traceless operators. They prove that achieving the ultimate precision limit with single‑copy, rank‑one measurements is equivalent to...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Researchers Achieve Universal Topological Gates Using 54-Qubits
Researchers from Quantinuum have demonstrated universal topological quantum gates on a 54‑qubit H2 processor by implementing the S₃ quantum double model. By treating anyon fusion as a fundamental operation, they achieved a universal gate set comprising an entangling braid and...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Scientists Achieve 89% Coherent Nuclear Spin Control Without RF Fields
Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated coherent control of a nuclear spin coupled to a modified divacancy (PL6) center in 4H‑silicon carbide using only microwave pulses. By tilting an external magnetic field they activate hyperfine‑enhanced effects, eliminating the...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Single-Photon Detector Flaws Unravelled, Paving the Way for Faster Data Transmission
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Lab and Single Quantum have mapped how nanoscale disorder affects superconducting nanowire single‑photon detectors (SNSPDs). By using helium‑ion irradiation to introduce controlled disorder, they combined DC transport, dark‑count, and microwave spectroscopy to separate local instability,...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
High-Frequency Quantum Computing Achieves 10GHz Operation with Enhanced Coherence Times
Researchers at Jazan University unveiled a high‑frequency, high‑coherence quantum‑computing architecture featuring an 8‑transmon processor that operates above 10 GHz, with a target frequency of 12 GHz. The design promises average relaxation times of up to 1.9 ms and quality factors reaching 2.75 × 10⁷, leveraging...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Niobium Bilayers: XPS Demonstrates 17 Capping Layers Resist Surface Oxidation
Scientists used X‑ray photoelectron spectroscopy to evaluate 17 niobium capping layers for their ability to block oxygen diffusion. The rapid, non‑destructive XPS method identified metal nitrides and zirconium as the most resilient barriers, while 5 nm noble metals proved ineffective. Resonators...
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News•Feb 3, 2026
Hyperrbm Achieves High-Fidelity Quantum State Tomography on 1D and 2D Lattices
Researchers at Johannes Kepler University introduced HyperRBM, a hypernetwork‑conditioned Restricted Boltzmann Machine that can reconstruct entire families of quantum ground states. The model achieves high‑fidelity tomography on both one‑ and two‑dimensional lattices, accurately mapping phase transitions and pinpointing the critical...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Szegedy Quantum Walk Achieves -Partition Graph Community Detection with High Accuracy
Researchers at NIT Agartala introduced a Szegedy quantum‑walk algorithm for graph community detection, converting classical transition matrices into unitary operators. The method generates a limiting probability distribution that isolates inter‑community edges, enabling accurate partitioning of benchmark networks such as Zachary’s...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Researchers Achieve 3D Imaging of Biphoton Spatiotemporal Wave Packets Directly
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have unveiled an all‑optical 3D imaging technique that fully characterises the spatial, spectral and temporal correlations of biphoton wave packets. By applying cross‑phase modulation in a photonic crystal fiber and...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Boundary Effects Achieve Coherence Amplification with Three Unruh-Dewitt Detectors
Researchers Wu, Jiang, Yu, Liu and colleagues examined how a perfectly reflecting boundary influences quantum coherence harvesting using three Unruh‑DeWitt detectors. Their model shows that while proximity to the boundary can suppress coherence, orthogonal detector alignments and identical energy gaps...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Researchers Identify Sp Dangling Bonds on H-C(100) Surfaces for Diamond Technologies
Researchers from the Australian National University and La Trobe University introduced a scanning tunnelling spectroscopy (STS) protocol that reliably identifies sp³ dangling bonds on hydrogen‑terminated diamond (H‑C(100)). By pairing high‑resolution STS measurements with density‑functional theory calculations, they mapped defect‑related electronic...
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News•Feb 2, 2026
Researchers Demonstrate Collective Emission From Hexagonal Boron Nitride Emitter Ensembles
Researchers have demonstrated superradiant, cooperative light emission from quantum emitters embedded in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layers at room temperature. By using localized electron‑beam irradiation to form tightly spaced B‑center defect ensembles, they observed a super‑linear increase in photoluminescence intensity...
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Deals•Feb 2, 2026
Diraq Secures $20M Equity Investment From Australia's National Reconstruction Fund
Diraq, an Australian quantum computing startup, secured a $20 million equity investment from the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) to accelerate its utility‑scale silicon‑based quantum computer development. The funding will support advanced manufacturing and aims to deliver a quantum computer with...
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Deals•Jan 29, 2026
IonQ Completes Acquisition of Skyloom Global Corp.
IonQ completed its acquisition of Skyloom Global Corp., a move to strengthen its quantum networking capabilities. The deal, first announced in November 2025, brings Skyloom’s expertise in free‑space optical communications into IonQ’s portfolio, advancing its roadmap for distributed quantum entanglement...
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Deals•Jan 20, 2026
D-Wave Acquires Quantum Circuits Inc., Adding Gate-Model Capability to Its Annealing Portfolio
D‑Wave announced the completion of its acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc., merging its annealing quantum computers with Quantum Circuits' dual‑rail gate‑model qubit technology. The deal creates the first dual‑platform quantum computing company, accelerating the rollout of error‑corrected gate‑model systems alongside...
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Deals•Jan 17, 2026
Quantum Computing Inc. Secures $22M Stalking Horse Bid for Luminar Assets
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) has submitted a $22 million stalking‑horse bid to acquire the remaining assets of Luminar Technologies, pending court approval in Luminar’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The acquisition aims to integrate Luminar’s LiDAR technology into QCi’s photonic chip and packaging...
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