DEEP DIVES
Will Quantum Computing Ever Become a Consumer Technology?
JUL 22, 2026
From room-sized mainframes to personal computers, classical computing became a consumer technology through a flywheel of miniaturization, falling costs, broader access, and new applications. Quantum computers remain expensive, highly specialized machines that are unlikely to enter our homes anytime soon. Yet consumers may encounter quantum computing much earlier through cloud services and products developed using quantum computation. Could these first applications eventually set a similar consumerization flywheel in motion?
BY VICTOR KERROS
Is there a recipe for a Quantum Valley?
JUL 4, 2026
As the global race for quantum accelerates, investors are hunting for the next Nvidia while governments compete to secure a strategic foothold in a technology that could redefine economic and geopolitical power. Around the world, cities are racing to become the first true « Quantum Valley. » But can such an ecosystem actually be built, and if so, where?
BY YLAN TRAN
APR 24, 2026
A new piece exploring three possible futures for cryptography by 2035: no quantum threat materializes, post-quantum encryption is adopted in time, or quantum computers arrive before defenses are ready. The outcome hinges on whether quantum hardware or quantum-resistant cryptography wins the race, with major economic and societal stakes either way.
BY VICTOR KERROS
APR 2, 2026
From multilateral frameworks inherited from Cold War non-proliferation efforts to the securitization of dual-use frontier technologies, quantum export controls are reshaping geopolitical competition, and the battle over quantum is only just beginning. How are quantum technologies currently regulated across borders, and what should we expect?
BY YLAN TRAN
Is Quantum Computing A Winner-Takes-All Industry ?
MAR 16, 2026
From IBM’s dominance in mainframes to the Intel–Microsoft “Wintel” era and the rise of NVIDIA in AI GPUs, computing hardware markets have often produced a single long-term winner. As quantum computing moves from labs toward real-world deployment, the same question now emerges for quantum processing units (QPUs). Will the quantum era also crown one dominant player, or will this market evolve differently?
BY VICTOR KERROS