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Quantum Rings Now Available for NVIDIA CUDA-Q, Streamlining Quantum Simulation

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Quantum Rings today announced the integration of their quantum simulation technology...

Mar 20

Coreshell has a plan to slash the price of American-made batteries

TechCrunch · March 18, 2025 The electric vehicle transition is really a story about China. There, subsidies have helped juice not just...

Mar 18

Coreshell Raises $24M To Commercialize the Lowest-Cost and Domestically-Sourced Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

Strategic Funding Round to Scale Cell Production and Deliver Next-Generation EV Batteries to Global Automakers in 2025 SAN LEANDRO,...

Mar 18

Quantum and optical interconnects led February venture deals

Multiple technical approaches for AI optical interconnect fabrics are emerging. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief...

Mar 6

AI Assistants: Empowering Allies Or Risky Confidants?

Vinay Goel is CEO of Wald.ai . He was the Chief Digital Officer at JLL and led products at companies like Google, CheckPoint and Webroot....

Feb 28

Kapta Space Launches out of Stealth Mode to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems

Former Echodyne and Astranis Engineers Raise $5 Million to Field Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems for National Defense and Commercial...

Feb 21

Oso Semiconductor Closes $5.2M Seed Round to Power the Next Generation of Phased Array Antennas in Satellite Communication, 5G and Radar Systems

The company’s novel, patent-pending microchips are ultra-low loss and can provide up to 4x improvement in efficiency compared to existing...

Feb 12

Early-stage European deals dominate photonics funding for January

Overall activity was quiet to start 2025. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and...

Feb 6

HTEC and AI Inference Hardware Startup, d-Matrix, Announce Strategic Partnership

HTEC announces partnership with d-Matrix, the creator of Corsair™, the world’s most efficient AI computing platform for inference in...

Feb 4

PseudolithIC Inc. Raises $6M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Wireless Chips with Proprietary Chiplet Heterogeneous Integration Technology

January 27, 2025 Hybrid approach pushes the boundaries of RF technology Enables cost-effective solutions for next-gen 5G/6G networks,...

Jan 27

Quintessent and IQE Establish Quantum Dot Epitaxial Wafer Supply Chain for AI Optical Interconnects

January 23, 2025 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Quintessent Inc., a pioneer in quantum dot laser technology and heterogeneous...

Jan 23

Coreshell EV Batteries: MG-Si-gnificantly Better Than Tesla?

Startup Coreshell Technologies has outpaced Tesla’s efforts to integrate metallurgical silicon into electric battery anodes. January 21,...

Jan 21

Quintessent Hires Industry Veteran Bob Nunn as Chief Operating Officer

January 14, 2025 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Quintessent Inc., a pioneer in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot...

Jan 14

Venture funding finishes 2024 with familiar themes

Investments continue in optical interconnects and quantum computing. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists,...

Jan 7

Coreshell Unveils First Commercial-Scale 60 Ah Battery Cells Using Domestic Metallurgical Silicon

Cells to be Delivered to Global Automakers in 2025 SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Dec. 9, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Battery technology company...

Dec 10, 2024

Wald.ai Launches Contextual Data Loss Protection for AI Platforms, Closes $4M Seed Round

Introduces Wald Context Intelligence, Enabling Businesses to Use AI Assistants Safely December 10, 2024 PALO ALTO, Calif.--( BUSINESS...

Dec 10, 2024

BASF and Kipu Focus on End-User Mastery of Quantum Computing

EE Times - Europe December 5, 2024 Pat Brans Like other large German industrials, BASF is striving to achieve mastery of quantum...

Dec 5, 2024

Diverse industries represented in November venture deals

Although no larger deals, photonics shows its breadth in handful of early stage fundings. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to...