Quantum eMotion Corp. (“QeM” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement by issuing a total of 7,500,000 units (the “Units”) at $0.10 per Unit, for a total gross proceed of $750,000 to several strategic investors who add significant value to the Corporation’s cybersecurity initiatives.

Fortanix Inc., a leader in data-first cybersecurity and pioneer of Confidential Computing, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, today announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Fortanix’s Public Sector distributor, making the company’s solutions available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V and National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint.

SDT announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s national research institute, MIMOS, on November 26 to collaborate on quantum technology and develop an industrial ecosystem.

Quantum Corridor Inc., a quantum-ready fiberoptic communications network connecting Chicago and Northwest Indiana, announced the close of its $10 million Series A round. The raise was funded by eight family offices and individual tech investors and brings Quantum Corridor’s total funding to more than $27 million.

Quantum Xchange today announced that its Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) key delivery and quantum-safe VPN solution, Phio TX, has successfully completed Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 203 validation testing under the Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP).

SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a leader in the development of post-quantum technology, announced today that is strengthening its strategic collaboration with its parent company, WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey” or the “Company”), a global leader in cybersecurity and digital identity, to drive innovation across the digital ecosystem. Together, these organizations are integrating cutting-edge technologies to address the critical challenges of secure connectivity, post-quantum cryptography, and the burgeoning demands of IoT.

In a long anticipated trial, Quantinuum ("Quantinuum", Head Office: Broomfield, Colorado, U.S.A., CEO: Rajeeb Hazra), together with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui", Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Kenichi Hori) and NEC ("NEC", Head Office: Tokyo, President and CEO: Takayuki Morita) today announced the successful delivery of quantum tokens across a 10km fibre-optic network in Japan. This is the first time such a delivery has been accomplished.

A €10m consortium funded by the European Commission and supported by the Quantum Flagship is using diamond and silicon carbide to build quantum computers and quantum simulators that can run at room temperature. The SPINUS project is developing quantum simulators with more than 50 qubits and quantum computers with over ten qubits, the team expects that their research will provide a strategy to scale up to over 1000 and 100 qubits, respectively, within five years post-project.

With a rise in advanced cyber threats and the impending era of quantum computing, there is a critical need for enterprise-scale encryption and a proactive transition to quantum-resilient technologies. QuintessenceLabs, renowned for its quantum-safe encryption, today announced it has deployed its Trusted Security Foundation (TSF) key and policy manager appliance in Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Canberra to help organisations strengthen their defences against the cryptographic threats posed by quantum computing.

Quantum Xchange today announced that its crypto-agile, PQC management platform, Phio TX has achieved FIPS 140-3 certification, meeting the rigorous security requirements for cryptographic modules used by the U.S. Government, its agency partners, and commercial businesses.