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SEALSQ Corp, its parent WISeKey International Holding Ltd, and the Swiss Canton of Jura signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the Jura Post‑Quantum Semiconductor and Cybersecurity Center. The public‑private partnership will invest CHF 40 million to CHF 60 million over six years to develop regional expertise in personalizing, testing, and certifying hardware‑embedded post‑quantum cryptography. The center will use SEALSQ’s QS7001 Quantum Shield microcontrollers, which run NIST‑standard ML‑KEM and ML‑DSA lattice algorithms, and will support defense, aerospace, and critical infrastructure sectors. [...]

QNu Labs, a Bengaluru quantum‑security startup, unveiled QShield 2.0 at its 10‑year anniversary, positioning the suite as the execution engine for India’s National Cryptographic Assessment & Assurance Framework (NCAAF). The full‑stack, sovereign platform delivers post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) and crypto‑agility across five integrated modules: quantum entropy generation, risk assessment, quantum‑ready PKI, hardware‑secured vault, and AI‑model verification. Designed for on‑premises deployment, it targets banks, defence agencies and other critical‑infrastructure operators that must comply with the Department of Science and Technology’s [...]

On July 24, 2026, Chulalongkorn University and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) signed a five‑year memorandum of understanding through G‑QuAT to deepen collaboration in quantum technology. The agreement covers joint research, researcher exchanges, academic events, and ecosystem building, with Chulalongkorn coordinating via Siam Quantum Square and AIST providing access to its quantum computing infrastructure. The MoU aims to advance quantum computing applications, develop skilled talent, and strengthen the international quantum ecosystem between [...]

Cornell University researchers, led by Professor Karan Mehta, used Nullspace ES to simulate electrostatic fields for a chip‑scale ion trap, enabling the first experimental demonstration of standing‑wave electromagnetically‑induced‑transparency (EIT) cooling for trapped ions. The simulations produced baseline voltage sets for axial confinement, radial mode rotation, and sub‑micron ion positioning. The new cooling method achieved higher rates, covered more motional modes, and reached lower final phonon occupation numbers than conventional running‑wave techniques.

SEALSQ Corp, WISeKey International Holding, and the Canton of Jura signed a memorandum of understanding to create a Post‑Quantum Semiconductor and Cybersecurity Center in the Swiss canton. The project will invest roughly CHF 40‑60 million over six years, focusing on the QS7001 Quantum Shield and related secure firmware personalization, testing, and certification. The initiative aims to generate about 40 jobs in two years, expanding to over 250 by year eight, with a majority of positions filled by local residents. [...]

D‑Wave Quantum Inc. announced the appointment of Bernard Gavgani, former group chief information officer of BNP Paribas, to its Board of Directors and Cybersecurity Committee. Gavgani, who now serves as senior advisor for technology and innovation to BNP Paribas executive management, will join the board in a personal capacity. His résumé includes overseeing global technology strategy, AI governance, cybersecurity, and large‑scale operational transformation at the French banking giant. D‑Wave highlighted his experience in integrating emerging technologies within regulated enterprises and [...]

Fortaegis Technologies secured $50 million in Series A funding to advance its hardware‑rooted, quantum‑safe secure compute architecture. The company’s leadership features Ilyas Khan, founder of Quantinuum, as chairman, and founder‑CEO Boudewijn Wijnands, with Chris Miller on the U.S. board. Fortaegis’s silicon platform generates dynamic, quantum‑resistant encryption keys from microscopic manufacturing variations, avoiding permanent key storage and eliminating theft vectors. The firm reports 17 patents, 14 pending, and machine‑to‑machine speeds over 200 times faster than software cryptography. Funds will scale [...]

University of Pennsylvania researchers created a four‑qubit Greenberger–Horne–Zeilinger state on a room‑temperature diamond quantum register, entangling the central electron spin of a nitrogen‑vacancy center with three nearby 13C nuclear spins in 14.8 µs. The team used a single XY8 dynamical‑decoupling sequence, turning crosstalk into parallel conditional gates and achieving a ten‑fold speedup over traditional sequential two‑qubit protocols. Gate fidelities reached 0.92 for the four‑qubit state, surpassing prior room‑temperature demonstrations. The method is scalable to other solid‑state platforms and [...]