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IBM, Lockheed Martin, and ETH Zurich have announced the creation of a quantum innovation center in Switzerland, which will host the country’s first IBM Quantum System Two by the end of 2026. The center will give Swiss universities, startups, and institutions access to quantum computing, training initiatives, and applied research.
The experience of Ilya Levtov, founder and CEO of Craft, shows how his background in business, venture capital and music led him to build a supply chain software company and raise $42 million, despite never having written a single line of code. The experience reveals the cost of lacking a technical co-founder, but also illustrates the value of understanding customers, selling and building relationships.
The U.S. Space Force has awarded $60 million to Amazon LEO for Government, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rocket Lab, and York Space Systems to test connecting their systems to the Space Data Network, whose core is being provided by SpaceX. The tests aim to develop standardized interfaces and space-based exchange points that reduce reliance on a single provider.
The Pentagon’s push to replenish missile inventories is opening opportunities for startups using software, robotics and automated manufacturing methods to reduce reliance on dedicated equipment. Machina is betting on a reprogrammable factory that can switch between different products and geometries through software changes to a greater extent.