Governance
UNESCO launches AI guidelines for courts and tribunals
(DigWatch) UNESCO has launched new Guidelines for the Use of AI Systems in Courts and Tribunals to ensure AI strengthens rather than undermines human-led justice. The initiative arrives as courts worldwide face millions of pending cases and limited resources. In Argentina, AI-assisted legal tools have increased case processing by nearly 300%, while automated transcription in Egypt is improving court efficiency. – https://dig.watch/updates/unesco-launches-ai-guidelines-for-courts-and-tribunals
Why Platforms Don’t Catch Climate Misinformation — and How to Change That
(Alice Hunsberger, Pinal Shah, Theodora Skeadas – Tech Policy Press) Climate misinformation presents a troubling paradox: while most Americans believe that climate change is real and human-caused, online misinformation continues to erode public trust in climate science. Many platforms lack specific policies addressing climate disinformation, and even those with policies in place struggle to enforce them effectively. Why do platforms fail to adequately address this problem, and what would it take to change? In mid-October, the Harvard Radcliffe Institute convened ten experts — trust and safety professionals, science communicators and AI researchers — to examine online civic trust related to climate science. The seminar, organized by professor Jodi Schneider of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Rod Abhari of Northwestern University, explored how misinformation shapes public understanding of climate change and what mechanisms might rebuild trust in climate science online. This piece distills perspectives from that session, focusing specifically on the trust and safety dimensions: why platforms struggle to both create and to enforce climate misinformation policies, and what structural changes could address these failures. – https://www.techpolicy.press/why-platforms-dont-catch-climate-misinformation-and-how-to-change-that/
Canada Needs Independent Researchers to Get AI Policy Right
(Renee Black – Tech Policy Press) As Canada confronts mounting challenges arising from trade threats, prosperity and sovereignty, Prime Minister Carney faces a critical choice in developing AI policy. Yet at a time when public perspectives are urgently needed, the government appears to be prioritizing industry once again while largely excluding independent public-interest researchers in AI policy processes. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Existing risks are amplified by AI and platform-driven disinformation, fragmentation, and inequality. AI policy sits at the intersection of these and many other challenges and has the potential to restore integrity to information ecosystems. Instead of seeing public interest researchers as essential partners in getting AI policy right, the Carney government’s actions suggest that it views them as obstacles. – https://www.techpolicy.press/canada-needs-independent-researchers-to-get-ai-policy-right/
What It Will Take for India’s New AI Governance Guidelines to Work
(Shefali Malhotra – Tech Policy Press) The race to govern artificial intelligence (AI) is intensifying across the world. From Brussels and Beijing to Washington, Kigali and Brazil, governments are vying to shape the rules for a technology that is steadily permeating economies, societies and geopolitics. India’s newly-released AI Governance Guidelines stake a claim in this global contest, aiming to lead in shaping norms rooted in safety, inclusion, and the public good. The guidelines propose a governance framework to build infrastructure, strengthen human capacity, plug regulatory gaps and enforce accountability across the AI ecosystem in India. They merit recognition for embedding trust, inclusion, fairness, accountability, safety, resilience, sustainability and a people-centered approach at the heart of their governance model. Yet, the principle of ‘innovation over restraint’ risks hollowing out the very safeguards needed to make those values real. One clear manifestation is the thrust on voluntary measures by companies, such as adopting Responsible AI principles within organizations, making collective industry pledges, adhering to technical standards, and self-certifications, as a means to address and mitigate the risks of AI. In short, the guidelines bet on self-regulation. But why regulate at all? Because AI is both a driver of innovation and a vector of risk. If left unchecked, AI systems can amplify bias, entrench discrimination, compromise safety, erode rights, and exploit systemic vulnerabilities. These risks are playing out in India right now. – https://www.techpolicy.press/what-it-will-take-for-indias-new-ai-governance-guidelines-to-work/
Governments urged to build learning systems for the AI era
(DigWatch) Governments are facing increased pressure to govern AI effectively, prompting calls for continuous institutional learning. Researchers argue that the public sector must develop adaptive capacity to keep pace with rapid technological change. Past digital reforms often stalled because administrations focused on minor upgrades rather than redesigning core services. Slow adaptation now carries greater risks, as AI transforms decisions, systems and expectations across government. – https://dig.watch/updates/governments-urged-to-build-learning-systems-for-the-ai-era
EU opens antitrust probe into Meta’s WhatsApp AI rollout
(DigWatch) Brussels has opened an antitrust inquiry into Meta over how AI features were added to WhatsApp, focusing on whether the updated access policies hinder market competition. Regulators say scrutiny is needed as integrated assistants become central to messaging platforms. Meta AI has been built into WhatsApp across Europe since early 2025, prompting questions about whether external AI providers face unfair barriers. Meta rejects the accusations and argues that users can reach rival tools through other digital channels. – https://dig.watch/updates/eu-opens-antitrust-probe-into-metas-whatsapp-ai-rollout
Uzbekistan sets principles for responsible AI
(DigWatch) A new ethical framework for the development and use of AI technologies has been adopted by Uzbekistan. The rules, prepared by the Ministry of Digital Technologies, establish unified standards for developers, implementing organisations and users of AI systems, ensuring AI respects human rights, privacy and societal trust. A framework that is part of presidential decrees and resolutions aimed at advancing AI innovation across the country. It also emphasises legality, transparency, fairness, accountability, and continuous human oversight. – https://dig.watch/updates/uzbekistan-sets-principles-for-responsible-ai
FCA launches AI Live Testing for UK financial firms
(DigWatch) The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched an AI Live Testing initiative to help firms safely deploy AI in financial markets. Major companies, including NatWest, Monzo, Santander, Scottish Widows, Gain Credit, Homeprotect, and Snorkl, are participating in the first cohort. Firms receive tailored guidance from the FCA and its technical partner, Advai, to develop and assess AI applications responsibly. – https://dig.watch/updates/fca-launches-ai-live-testing-for-uk-financial-firms
UK ministers advance energy plans for AI expansion
(DigWatch) The final AI Energy Council meeting of 2025 took place in London, led by AI Minister Kanishka Narayan alongside energy ministers Lord Vallance and Michael Shanks. Regulators and industry representatives reviewed how the UK can expedite grid connections and support the necessary infrastructure for expanding AI activity nationwide. – https://dig.watch/updates/uk-ministers-advance-energy-plans-for-ai-expansion
Honolulu in the US pushes for transparency in government AI use
(DigWatch) Growing pressure from Honolulu residents in the US is prompting city leaders to consider stricter safeguards surrounding the use of AI. Calls for greater transparency have intensified as AI has quietly become part of everyday government operations. – https://dig.watch/updates/honolulu-in-the-us-pushes-for-transparency-in-government-ai-use
Legislation
What the European Commission and Civil Society Both Get Wrong on the Digital Omnibus
(Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal – Tech Policy Press) Last month, the European Commission released the Digital Omnibus. Some early media coverage, including commentary arguing that both the Commission and civil society misunderstand the package, frames the debate around competitiveness and burdens. But this lens misses what the proposal actually does. Key parts of the text weaken the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy framework, two laws that anchor fundamental rights across Europe and the rest of the EU digital rulebook. A leaked draft circulated before publication revealed attempts to dangerously rewrite these laws. Public criticism forced the Commission to roll back some of these elements. The final text appears to avoid the most extreme ideas, but it still embeds structural weakening. Some observers present this as a pragmatic recalibration. That framing ignores the broader deregulatory momentum shaping the proposal and the political context in which it has been introduced. Removing the worst ideas does not fix the larger problems, which have to do with both substance and process. To top it all off, the Omnibus was launched alongside the opening of the Digital Fitness Check, leaving room for amending any law with a digital component. – https://www.techpolicy.press/what-the-european-commission-and-civil-society-both-get-wrong-on-the-digital-omnibus/
Geostrategies
India’s Quantum Roadmap Targets 10 Globally Competitive Startups by 2035 in Bid to Become a Top-Three Power
(Quantum Insider) India has released a national roadmap to become a top-three global quantum power by 2035, outlining plans to scale domestic hardware, dominate quantum software markets, and deploy the technology across strategic and civilian sectors. The report sets targets including at least 10 globally competitive quantum startups generating over $100 million each, the capture of more than half the global quantum software and services market, and early deployments in defence, energy, logistics, aviation, finance, and healthcare. The roadmap warns that India faces supply-chain gaps, talent shortages, and IP weaknesses, and argues that accelerated investment, standards leadership, and two-phase national programs will be required to secure global competitiveness in the next decade. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/04/indias-quantum-roadmap-targets-10-globally-competitive-startups-by-2035-in-bid-to-become-a-top-three-power/
Security and Surveillance
Skills Shortages Trump Headcount as Critical Cyber Challenge
(Phil Muncaster – Infosdecurity Magazine) A growing number of global organizations have major cyber-skills shortages, which in turn are worsening security posture, a new report from ISC2 has revealed. The cybersecurity certifications provider polled over 16,000 industry professionals to produce its 2025 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. It revealed that 59% have “critical or significant” skills shortages, up from 44% last year. Although technical and non-technical skills are in short supply, the former are more pressing. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/skills-shortages-headcount-2025/
CISA and International Partners Issue Guidance for Secure AI in Infrastructure
(Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine) US and international cybersecurity agencies have issued new guidance to help critical infrastructure operators safely incorporate AI into operational technology (OT) systems. Published on December 3, the guidance was developed collaboratively by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, with input from international partners including the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The document focuses on AI tools such as machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs) and AI agents, while remaining applicable to traditional logic-based and statistical automation systems. It addresses both the potential efficiency and cost benefits of AI alongside the unique security and safety challenges it introduces in OT environments. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-guidance-secure-ai-ot/
CISA issues new guidance for secure AI deployment in critical operational technology (OT) systems
(Stefanie Schappert – Cybernews) Led by the US, global cybersecurity agencies unite, issuing first-ever AI-in-OT integration and security guidance. Experts tell Cybernews the guidance is critical as AI rapidly enters industrial settings, necessitating clear and practical operator direction. The guide’s four principles are designed to give the OT sector a roadmap for integrating AI without compromising safety or reliability. – https://cybernews.com/security/cisa-ai-operational-technology-critical-infrastructure-risk/
Cyber Agencies Push for Digital Trust Amid AI Era with New Provenance Report
(Beth Maundrill – Infosecurity Magazine) The broad adoption of generative AI has come with an onslaught of misleading content online. In a bid to help restore integrity to digital information, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Canada’s Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) have released a new report on public content provenance. Provenance refers to the place of origin. To build stronger trust with external audiences, organizations need to improve how they address the public provenance of their information, the report reads. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-agencies-new-provenance/
No company pursuing AGI has a plan to prevent its catastrophic risks
(Eglė Krištopaitytė – Cybernews) OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and other leading companies in the race for artificial general intelligence (AGI) have no credible plan for preventing the loss of control over the powerful technology, a new report suggests. The latest AI Safety Index, compiled by the non-profit Future of Life Institute (FLI), has assessed the top AI companies’ efforts to manage the immediate harms and catastrophic risks posed by advanced AI systems. The FLI researchers analyzed tech companies across six domains, including governance and accountability, existential safety, and current harms. – https://cybernews.com/ai-news/agi-plan-risks/
New GhostFrame Phishing Framework Hits Over One Million Attacks
(Alessandro Mascellino – Infosecurity Magazine) A new phishing framework named GhostFrame, built around a stealthy iframe architecture, has been linked to more than one million attacks. The kit, discovered by cybersecurity experts at Barracuda, relies on techniques that differ from known Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) offerings. – https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ghostframe-phishing-hits-one/
Canadian police department becomes first to trial body cameras equipped with facial recognition technology
(Suzanne Smalley – The Record) The Edmonton Police Service in Canada on Tuesday announced that it is the first department to deploy officer-worn body cameras equipped with facial recognition technology. The cameras, made by the police technology juggernaut Axon Enterprise, were deployed on a trial basis by as many as 50 officers on Wednesday, according to local news reports. The pilot will run through the end of December. – https://therecord.media/canadian-police-department-trials-facial-recognition-body-cameras
DOJ takes down Myanmar scam center website spoofing TickMill trading platform
(Jonathan Greig – The Record) The Department of Justice announced the dismantling of a website used by a scam center in Myanmar to siphon thousands of dollars from multiple victims. An affidavit filed this week supported the domain seizure of tickmilleas.com — a spoof of legitimate forex and commodities trading platform TickMill. The recently created Scam Center Strike Force tracked the fake website back to the prominent Tai Chang scam compound in Kyaukhat, Myanmar. This is the third domain taken down by U.S. officials in connection with the Tai Chang scam compound — which international law enforcement agencies raided three weeks ago. – https://therecord.media/doj-takes-down-myanmar-scam-site-trickmill-spoof
Intelligence
AI is already leading. The question is whether we are
(Odette Meli – ASPI The Strategist) Artificial intelligence is moving faster than any governance, policy or organisational system built to contain it. For Australia’s national-security community, this is a strategic inflection point. AI is shifting from decision-support to decision-shaping, and the question facing governments is stark: will we shape this future or be shaped by it? Global analysis shows that AI is now embedded across strategic planning, intelligence cycles, operational design and national-resilience frameworks. Horizon-scanning, scenario design and early-warning analysis—once resource-intensive disciplines—are being transformed by AI’s ability to synthesise vast, complex information streams. Yet the true value of this evolution lies not in automation but in the foresight that AI enables: the ability to anticipate geopolitical, technological and societal shifts across a five- to 10-year horizon and to position capability accordingly. – https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ai-is-already-leading-the-question-is-whether-we-are/
Defence, Military, and Warfare
UK Backs First Mobile Quantum Brain Scanner to Study Blast Effects on Troops
(Quantum Insider) The UK is funding development of the world’s first fully mobile quantum-enabled MEG brain scanner to measure real-time effects of blast exposure on military personnel at training sites. The mobile system, which uses quantum-based optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) to measure tiny magnetic fields generated by brain activity with unprecedented sensitivity, will allow Defence Medical Services and university researchers to capture brain function within minutes of exposure, enabling evidence-based decisions on protection, recovery, and safe working practices. Built by Cerca Magnetics with support from UK and US partners, the scanner is expected to be operational by March 2026 and will also advance research in sports concussion, dementia, and epilepsy. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/04/uk-backs-first-mobile-quantum-brain-scanner-to-study-blast-effects-on-troops/
Bone AI Secures $12M to Accelerate Unified AI Defense Robotics Platform
(AI Insider) Bone AI, a dual-headquartered startup in Seoul and Palo Alto, has emerged as a new defense-tech challenger in South Korea’s rapidly expanding military industry. Founded by DK Lee, co-founder of MarqVision, the company is building an AI-driven platform that unifies autonomous software, robotics hardware, and advanced manufacturing for defense and government operations. South Korea has become the second-largest arms supplier to European NATO members, yet early-stage defense innovation remains limited compared to major incumbents with more than $69 billion in backlogs. Bone AI aims to close that gap, beginning with next-generation aerial drones designed for missions including logistics, wildfire detection, and counter-drone operations. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/12/03/bone-ai-secures-12m-to-accelerate-unified-ai-defense-robotics-platform/
Frontiers and Markets
Chinese Research Team Launches Quantum Computing Platform Aimed at Speeding Scientific Work
(Quantum Insider) China introduced what researchers describe as the world’s first quantum scientific computing platform, UnitaryLab 1.0, designed to accelerate complex scientific and engineering computations. The platform was unveiled in Chongqing by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Chongqing Institute of Artificial Intelligence and is based on new “Schrödingerization” quantum algorithms and related numerical methods. The institute also released a medical panoramic AI agent and an upgraded NanoTitan Pro molecular dynamics simulator aimed at supporting healthcare, materials research, and industrial applications. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/04/chinese-research-team-launches-quantum-computing-platform-aimed-at-speeding-scientific-work/
AI model boosts accuracy in ranking harmful genetic variants
(DigWatch) Researchers have unveiled a new AI model that ranks genetic variants based on their severity. The approach combines deep evolutionary signals with population data to highlight clinically relevant mutations. The popEVE system integrates protein-scale models with constraints drawn from major genomic databases. Its combined scoring separates harmful missense variants more accurately than leading diagnostic tools. – https://dig.watch/updates/ai-model-boosts-accuracy-in-ranking-harmful-genetic-variants
New findings reveal untrained AI can mirror human brain responses
(DigWatch) Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that brain-inspired AI architectures can display human-like neural activity before any training. Structural design may provide stronger starting points than data-heavy methods. The findings challenge long-held views about how machine intelligence forms. Researchers tested modified transformers, fully connected networks, and convolutional networks across multiple variants. They compared untrained model responses with neural data from humans and primates viewing identical images. The approach allowed a direct measure of architectural influence. – https://dig.watch/updates/new-findings-reveal-untrained-ai-can-mirror-human-brain-responses
AI helps detect congenital heart defects in unborn babies
(DigWatch) Mount Sinai doctors in New York City are the first to utilise AI to enhance prenatal ultrasounds and detect congenital heart defects more effectively. BrightHeart’s FDA-approved technology is now used at Mount Sinai-affiliated Carnegie Imaging for Women across three Manhattan locations. – https://dig.watch/updates/ai-helps-detect-congenital-heart-defects-in-unborn-babies
Florida’s Bid to Become a Quantum Technology Hub Gains Momentum With New Statewide Initiative
(Quantum Insider) Florida has launched Florida Quantum, a privately led statewide initiative designed to position the state as a major hub for quantum technology and attract companies, researchers, and investors. The initiative will coordinate public–private partners, offer companies a single point of entry, and build an ecosystem spanning research, commercial deployment, policy alignment, and workforce development. Florida aims to leverage unique assets—including the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, ISS National Lab access, the Florida LambdaRail, and a strong industry base—to compete with states like Maryland, Illinois, New Mexico, and Connecticut in the growing quantum-technology sector. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/floridas-bid-to-become-a-quantum-technology-hub-gains-momentum-with-new-statewide-initiative/
Profluent Raises $106M to Scale Frontier AI Models for Programmable Biology
(AI Insider) Profluent raised $106 million in new financing, bringing its total to $150 million, to accelerate its mission of making biology programmable through frontier AI-driven protein design. The company has demonstrated major scientific firsts, including generating functional proteins with large language models and creating the first AI-designed CRISPR system, while building the world’s largest protein database with over 115 billion unique proteins. Profluent’s AI-designed molecules are already used across pharma, biotech, agriculture, and research, positioning the company to expand into multiple therapeutic and biomanufacturing markets and drive the next generation of custom protein solutions. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/12/03/profluent-raises-106m-to-scale-frontier-ai-models-for-programmable-biology/
AWS Expands Autonomous AI Capabilities with On-Prem “AI Factories” and New Long-Running Frontier Agents
(AI Insider) Amazon Web Services has unveiled a major push into enterprise-controlled AI infrastructure and autonomous software development, introducing AI Factories for on-prem deployment alongside a new suite of frontier AI agents. Together, they represent AWS’s most assertive move yet to meet rising demands for secure, sovereign AI workloads that operate with minimal human intervention. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/12/03/aws-expands-autonomous-ai-capabilities-with-on-prem-ai-factories-and-new-long-running-frontier-agents/
Google Tests Unified AI Search Experience Combining AI Overviews and Conversational Mode
(AI Insider) Google has begun testing a streamlined AI search experience that merges its AI Overviews with conversational AI Mode, allowing users to shift seamlessly from initial answers into deeper, back-and-forth exploration. The update is rolling out globally on mobile devices, removing the need to choose between a traditional search query and a Gemini-powered chat session at the outset. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/12/03/google-tests-unified-ai-search-experience-combining-ai-overviews-and-conversational-mode/
EY Rollout New Physical AI Platform, Opens EY.aiLab and EY Global Robotics
(AI Insider) EY has introduced a new physical AI platform built with NVIDIA’s Omniverse, Isaac, and AI Enterprise systems, alongside the opening of the EY.ai Lab and new leadership to expand the firm’s physical-AI initiatives. The platform enables organizations to simulate, test, and deploy AI-driven robotics and edge systems using synthetic data, digital twins, and robotics-training frameworks aimed at accelerating real-world automation. EY’s new Alpharetta-based EY.ai Lab will serve as a dedicated R&D hub for prototyping and scaling physical-AI applications across industrial, energy, consumer, and health sectors. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/12/03/ey-rollout-new-physical-ai-platform-opens-ey-ailab-and-ey-global-robotics/
Andreessen Backs Unlimited $12 Million Seed Round For AI Powered Construction
(AI Insider) Unlimited Industries raised $12 million in seed funding to scale its AI-driven construction platform, which aims to speed up and reduce the cost of large U.S. infrastructure projects. The company integrates AI-generated design with its own engineering and construction teams, enabling rapid design iterations and significant reductions in pre-construction time and project costs. Investors say AI-enabled, vertically integrated models such as Unlimited’s are needed to meet the nation’s growing demand for power, data centers, and advanced manufacturing by expanding the productivity of the existing workforce. – https://theaiinsider.tech/2025/12/03/andreessen-backs-unlimited-12-million-seed-round-for-ai-powered-construction/
ParityQC Awarded Contract by DLR to Integrate Quantum Computing for Next-Generation Mobility Solutions
(Quantum Insider) The DLR Quantum Computing Initiative and ParityQC have launched “QCMobility – Integration of Quantum-based Methods,” a federally funded project focused on applying quantum computing to transportation and mobility challenges. The effort will develop an integrated framework for solving complex optimization problems across air, road, rail, maritime, and intermodal logistics, linking real-world data with classical, hybrid, and quantum hardware. ParityQC will contribute hybrid classical-quantum methods and modular software architecture as the project aims to make Germany’s transport sector “quantum-ready” and evaluate emerging quantum technologies within a unified benchmarking environment. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/parityqc-awarded-contract-by-dlr-to-integrate-quantum-computing-for-next-generation-mobility-solutions/
NTT Focuses on Light For Cleaner, Scalable Path to Quantum Computing
(Quantum Insider) NTT is advancing a light-based approach to quantum computing as a cleaner, more scalable alternative to today’s energy-intensive architectures. The company is developing photonics-driven systems that use optical circuits to reduce power consumption and improve stability compared with superconducting designs. NTT’s strategy positions photonic quantum technologies as a pathway toward commercially viable quantum platforms that can scale without the heavy infrastructure requirements of current systems. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/ntt-focuses-on-light-for-cleaner-scalable-path-to-quantum-computing/
In Quantum Signaling Advance, Stanford Researchers Demonstrate ‘Smaller, Simpler, Cheaper’ Nanoscale Optical Device
(Quantum Insider) Stanford researchers have demonstrated a nanoscale optical device that operates at room temperature to entangle photons and electrons, offering a potential pathway to low-cost, low-energy quantum communication. The device combines molybdenum diselenide with silicon nanostructures to generate “twisted light” that transfers spin to electrons, creating qubits without the need for cryogenic cooling. The team is refining the platform, exploring new materials, and developing components needed for larger quantum networks with the long-term goal of enabling quantum systems small enough for everyday devices. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/in-quantum-signaling-advance-stanford-researchers-demonstrate-smaller-simpler-cheaper-nanoscale-optical-device/
Niobium Raises $23M+ to Advance Next-Gen FHE Hardware
(Quantum Insider) Niobium has raised over $23 million in oversubscribed follow-on funding to accelerate development of its second-generation fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) hardware platform. The investment supports Niobium’s transition from prototype to production-ready silicon, including ASIC development, software–hardware co-design, and customer pilot infrastructure. The round saw participation from both returning and new strategic investors, reflecting growing market confidence in FHE as a quantum-resilient privacy technology. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/niobium-23m-fhe-funding/
STFC Hartree Centre and Quantum Dice Join Forces to Bring Quantum Technology to Industry
(Quantum Insider) The Hartree Centre and Quantum Dice have formalised a strategic partnership to integrate quantum randomness and probabilistic computing technologies into real-world industrial applications. The collaboration will initially expand business use cases for Quantum Dice’s QRNG technology across materials science, manufacturing, product design, and logistics. Longer-term plans include validating Quantum Dice’s probabilistic computing platform and hosting the company’s quantum hardware on-site at the Hartree Centre. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/hartree-centre-quantum-dice-partnership/
AI is Emerging as Quantum Computing’s Missing Ingredient, NVIDIA-led Research Team Asserts
(Quantum Insider) AI is emerging as a critical tool for advancing quantum computing, helping address challenges across hardware design, algorithm compilation, device control, and error correction. Researchers report that machine-learning models can optimize quantum hardware and generate more efficient circuits, but face scaling limits due to exponential data requirements and drifting noise conditions. he study concludes that long-term progress will likely depend on hybrid systems that combine AI supercomputers with quantum processors to overcome the bottlenecks neither technology can solve alone. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/03/ai-is-emerging-as-quantum-computings-missing-ingredient-nvidia-led-research-team-asserts/
Quantum Computers Get a Boost from a Tiny Material Tweak
(Quantum Insider) Researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, the University of Arkansas, and Dartmouth College report that adding tiny amounts of tin and silicon to the barriers of a germanium-based quantum well unexpectedly boosted electrical mobility, improving how efficiently the device can transmit information. The findings, published in Advanced Electronic Materials, suggest that atomic short-range ordering—how atoms arrange themselves over very small distances — may enhance charge transport rather than hinder it, offering a new lever for engineering next-generation semiconductor and quantum-information materials. Supported by the Department of Energy’s µ-ATOMS Energy Frontier Research Center, the work points to potential gains for both classical microelectronics and quantum computing by refining quantum-well structures just a few nanometers thick. – https://thequantuminsider.com/2025/12/04/quantum-computers-get-a-boost-from-a-tiny-material-tweak/