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Quantum and AI Disruption Is Creating a New Class of Must-Watch Tech Stocks

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March 25, 2025

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VANCOUVER, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — USA News Group News Commentary – The pace of technological change is accelerating fast—reshaping how we compute, analyze data, and create. But as quantum computing inches closer to reality, cybersecurity experts are raising serious red flags. One major concern? “Q-Day”—a looming event where quantum-powered attackers could crack today’s strongest encryption in mere seconds. With that threat on the horizon, regulators and privacy watchdogs are urging organizations to adopt quantum-resistant encryption before 2035. Although some still treat it as a long-term risk, analysts are warning that quantum computing deserves immediate attention. Recent developments in both quantum innovation and next-generation cybersecurity underscore that this is no longer just a theoretical issue. Over the past few weeks, several key players have made strategic moves in the space—among them Scope Technologies Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF), Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), CyberArk Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYBR), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA).

The article continued: According to Research and Markets, the Post-Quantum Cryptography market is on track to surge at a 41.47% CAGR, reaching an estimated US$17.69 billion by 2034. Meanwhile, Market.us projects the Quantum Computing Software market will expand at a 40% CAGR over the same period, climbing to US$31.8 billion.

Scope Technologies Corp. (CSE: SCPE) (OTCQB: SCPCF), a fast-rising player in the quantum security space, is leaning into the encryption arms race with fresh capital, new tools, and a mission to democratize quantum-grade security across multiple industries. Recently, Scope announced a $1.5 million private placement financing, including a $1 million strategic investment from First Majestic Silver Corp., which has taken on a dual role of investor and enterprise client.

Proceeds will be used to repay a prior loan and to accelerate development of Scope’s upcoming QSE mobile app—a fully quantum-resistant messaging and file-sharing platform powered by its proprietary Entropy-as-a-Service (EaaS) technology. The mobile app will complement Scope’s growing stack of cybersecurity solutions, offering decentralized, end-to-end encryption that remains resilient even in a post-quantum future.

Scope is also gaining traction internationally. Recently it secured a master reseller agreement with Coegi Cloud AB, a Microsoft Solution Partner based in Sweden, to drive adoption of its quantum-resistant encryption and storage solutions across Europe and North America. Just days earlier, Scope inked a channel partnership with COGITO, a leading software distributor in China, Singapore, and Australia, giving the company access to over 2,000 resellers and 40,000 users across government, enterprise, and academic sectors.

These moves build on Scope’s February launch of its upgraded Quantum Preparedness Assessment (QPA), a tool that uses AI-driven automation to help businesses assess their exposure to quantum threats. Its Quantum Security Entropy (QSE) platform is already aligned with upcoming U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, giving Scope an early mover advantage in protecting healthcare data from emerging quantum threats. With full integration into widely used risk management frameworks, QPA simplifies what has traditionally been a complex and costly process, giving organizations of all sizes a clearer path to post-quantum resilience.

“As quantum threats loom closer, businesses must act now to evaluate and strengthen their security infrastructure,” said Sean Prescott, Founder & CTO of Scope Technologies Corp. “Our AI-powered QPA, with full RMF integration, provides a seamless, data-driven approach to assessing and mitigating risks before it’s too late.”

This advancement arrives as the quantum landscape heats up. Microsoft’s unveiling of its Majorana 1 processor highlights just how close scalable quantum architectures are to reality—bringing the threat of quantum-powered cyberattacks from hypothetical to increasingly tangible.

As headlines continue to spotlight the risks of “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” tactics, Scope’s timing appears well calibrated. From secure messaging to enterprise risk assessments, the company is positioning itself not just as a vendor—but as an early solution provider in a race many haven’t yet realized they’re in.

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Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, is taking aim at one of cybersecurity’s biggest challenges—turning mountains of risk data into actionable insights—with the launch of its Managed Risk Operations Center (mROC) Partner Alliance. The new program empowers trusted managed security providers to deliver end-to-end cyber risk services, helping organizations quantify threats in business terms like lost revenue, productivity, or brand trust.

“Given the increasing complexity of the attack surface, Qualys’ mROC will be extremely valuable in helping our clients identify and mitigate risk,” said Mark Thornberry, SVP, Vendor Marketing at GuidePoint Security. “Qualys continues to empower its partners with cutting-edge solutions that enable organizations to stay ahead of evolving threats, enhance operational efficiency, and implement a proactive approach to mitigating risk. We’re excited for this evolution.”

The mROC alliance is built around Qualys’ Enterprise TruRisk™ platform, which helps partners deliver integrated cyber risk services like onboarding, monitoring, and remediation—all aligned to business strategy. By tapping into Qualys’ enterprise base, MSSPs gain new revenue opportunities while enabling CISOs to shift from reactive defense to proactive, data-driven risk management.

CyberArk Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CYBR), is sounding the alarm on a growing cybersecurity blind spot—machine identities. In its newly released 2025 State of Machine Identity Security report, the company found that 72% of organizations suffered at least one certificate-related outage in the past year, while half reported breaches tied to compromised machine identities.

“Machine identities of all kinds will continue to skyrocket over the next year, bringing not only greater complexity but also increased risks,” said Kurt Sand, GM of Machine Identity Security at CyberArk. “Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting machine identities – from API keys to code signing certificates – to exploit vulnerabilities, compromise systems and disrupt critical infrastructure, leaving even the most advanced businesses dangerously exposed. This research highlights the urgency for security leaders to establish a comprehensive, end-to-end machine identity security strategy that tackles the non-human identities that matter most to prevent potential attacks and outages—especially as AI agents continue to rise and the quantum attack timeline shortens.”

As AI and cloud-native adoption accelerate, machine identities like API keys and tokens are exploding in number—outpacing humans and creating blind spots across fragmented security teams. With nearly 80% of leaders expecting a 150% surge in machine identities this year, CyberArk is positioning itself as a critical safeguard in an era where identity is the new cybersecurity perimeter.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) are doubling down on secure enterprise AI with the launch of the Cisco Secure AI Factory—an end-to-end infrastructure solution purpose-built for AI workloads. Designed to embed security at every layer, from the hardware stack to the application level, the platform will combine Cisco’s AI Defense tools and Hybrid Mesh Firewall with NVIDIA’s accelerated compute and networking capabilities to help organizations scale AI without compromising security.

“AI can unlock groundbreaking opportunities for the enterprise,” said Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO, Cisco. “To achieve this, the integration of networking and security is essential. Cisco and NVIDIA’s trusted, innovative solutions empower our customers to harness AI’s full potential simply and securely.”

This architecture arrives at a critical moment, as data centers transform into “AI factories” and demand soars for infrastructure that can support model training, deployment, and governance at scale. Cisco and NVIDIA’s approach offers both pre-configured and modular options, giving enterprises the flexibility to integrate their existing systems while aligning with AI security frameworks like NIST and OWASP. By merging high-performance networking with real-time threat detection and workload protection, the companies are laying the groundwork for a new category of infrastructure—one where AI innovation and zero-trust security go hand in hand.

“AI factories are transforming every industry, and security must be built into every layer to protect data, applications and infrastructure,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO, NVIDIA. “Together, NVIDIA and Cisco are creating the blueprint for secure AI—giving enterprises the foundation they need to confidently scale AI while safeguarding their most valuable assets.”

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RIVANNA nominated for MedTech Scale-Up of the Year at MedTech World Awards 2026 | North America

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18 minutes ago

May 5, 2026

Nomination places the Charlottesville-based company among growth-stage medtech leaders recognized for commercial momentum in AI-powered clinical decision support; public voting is open through May 8

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — RIVANNA®, developer of AI-powered clinical decision-support solutions, today announced that it has been nominated for MedTech Scale-Up of the Year at the MedTech World Awards 2026 | North America. Public voting is open through Friday, May 8, 2026, with category winners to be announced at the inaugural North American Awards Gala on May 11, 2026, at the Hilton West Palm Beach in Florida.

The MedTech Scale-Up of the Year category honors a growth-stage company successfully scaling revenues, partnerships, and adoption across the global medical technology ecosystem. Nominees across the program’s 22 categories were selected through a structured process led by the MedTech World Steering Committee, with category winners determined by a combination of expert evaluation and public voting from the global MedTech community.

“We have built RIVANNA on validation earned from the most rigorous technical buyers in healthcare: competitive federal awards translated into FDA-cleared products, each paired with a commercial program that meets clinicians where they work,” said Will Mauldin, PhD, Co-founder and CEO of RIVANNA. “Being nominated for MedTech Scale-Up of the Year is a meaningful affirmation of that approach and the team executing it.”

Public voting closes Friday, May 8, 2026. Members of the MedTech community are invited to support RIVANNA’s nomination at the official voting page: vote here.

The award nomination follows a year of measurable scaling for RIVANNA:

In October 2025, RIVANNA reported on being named a finalist in MedTech Innovator’s 2025 Early-Stage Grand Prize competition, selected from nearly 1,500 global applicants to represent the top 4% of medtech innovations worldwide.In December 2025, RIVANNA reported on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) clearance of its Accuro® 3S Needle Guide Kit consumables, building on existing Accuro 3S device clearance.In April 2026, RIVANNA reported on peer-reviewed findings, published in 2025 in the Journal of Emergency Medicine (DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.11.011), showing that the Accuro® XV musculoskeletal imaging system enables non-physician operators to acquire diagnostic-quality scans after just one hour of hands-on training.In May 2026, RIVANNA reported on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 510(k) clearance of the Accuro® XV Diagnostic Ultrasound System for musculoskeletal imaging, authorizing commercial use across hospital and clinic settings.The company’s clinical program now spans eight sites nationwide with more than 1,500 patients enrolled.

The 2026 MedTech World Awards | North America, powered by Blue Goat Cyber, will be presented Monday, May 11, 2026, at the inaugural North American Awards Gala at the Hilton West Palm Beach, marking the first time the MedTech World Awards have been hosted in the United States.

About the MedTech Scale-Up of the Year Award
Presented by MedTech World, the MedTech Scale-Up of the Year category recognizes growth-stage medical technology companies demonstrating strong commercial momentum, expanding partnerships, and accelerating real-world adoption. The award is one of 22 categories spanning innovation, clinical excellence, regulatory strategy, investment, and leadership across the global MedTech ecosystem.

About RIVANNA
RIVANNA® is a medical technology company developing clinical decision-support solutions powered by proprietary clinical datasets, AI models, and purpose-built imaging hardware. The company’s platform automates complex anatomical analysis at the point of care, enabling faster, more confident clinical decisions while reducing variability and expanding access to advanced capabilities. The first applications target significant market opportunities in regional anesthesia and fracture care. RIVANNA has built a proven FDA regulatory track record across its Accuro® platform, with device clearances for Accuro® 3S (spinal needle guidance) and Accuro® XV (musculoskeletal imaging), a portfolio of supporting cleared consumables, and AI software modules advancing through regulatory review. The company is backed by 100+ patents and validated through clinical partnerships with leading academic medical centers. RIVANNA is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia, and operates an FDA-registered, ISO 13485:2016-certified manufacturing facility. Learn more at rivannamedical.com.

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D2L Launch Week Highlights Latest Product Releases

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18 minutes ago

May 5, 2026

Latest innovations are designed to save time, simplify workflows, and help drive better learning outcomes

TORONTO, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – D2L, a global leader in learning innovation, hosted its first-ever D2L Launch Week, a four-day virtual webinar series spotlighting the company’s latest product innovations across D2L Brightspace in 2026.

Throughout the week, D2L showcased a range of product releases through live demos and practical customer use cases, highlighting how institutions, school districts and organizations can help to drive engagement and improve learning outcomes. The featured updates include enhancements to D2L Lumi for idea generation, intervention suggestions, quiz creation and summarization; tools to strengthen parent and guardian outreach; and administrative capabilities designed to help large organizations delegate course and configuration management more effectively.

“We’re proud to showcase the ways D2L continues to innovate to help make learning more personalized, efficient, and scalable,” said Christian Pantel, Chief Product Officer at D2L. “From new D2L Lumi features to enhanced communication tools and more flexible distributed administration capabilities, these updates are designed to help our customers save time, improve usability, and deliver better learning experiences at scale.”

Enhancements to D2L Lumi

Among the new capabilities were several updates to D2L’s AI-native tool, D2L Lumi, designed to improve usability, transparency, and alignment across workflows, including:

D2L Lumi Ideas: Generates assignment and discussion ideas directly within Brightspace, making it easier to generate high quality content aligned to learning outcomes.D2L Lumi Insights: Gives educators access to learning intervention suggestions, designed to provide recommended next steps based on learner data.D2L Lumi Quiz: Helps educators generate questions from multiple course content topics and includes a more streamlined question-generation workflow.D2L Lumi Summary: Supports summarization from more content sources, including nested submodules, and can give educators the ability to preview and adjust source text before summarization.

Updates to Parent and Guardian Communications

D2L also introduced new parent and guardian communication enhancements to help K-12 educators strengthen engagement beyond the classroom. Teachers can now send bulk emails to all parents and guardians associated with students in their class. For individual student outreach, teachers can also email parents and guardians of a specific learner, making it easier to share timely updates on student progress and classroom activity.

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Distributed Administration gives organizations more flexibility to delegate administrative responsibilities across organization levels. With Distributed Administration, administrators can manage specific areas, enabling them to oversee courses while helping to reduce bottlenecks and free up time.

Learn more about the latest product releases showcased at D2L Launch Week.

About D2L
D2L is transforming the way the world learns, helping learners achieve more than they dreamed possible. Working closely with customers all over the world, D2L is on a mission to make learning more inspiring, engaging and human. Find out how D2L helps transform lives and delivers outstanding learning outcomes in K-12, higher education and businesses.

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Ultima Markets Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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18 minutes ago

May 5, 2026

10 Years of Trust. Focused on Tomorrow.

EBENE CYBERCITY, Mauritius, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Ultima Markets Ltd (“UM”), authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, marks its 10th anniversary under the theme, “10 Years of Trust. Focused on Tomorrow.” Since 2016, UM has transformed into a leading global brokerage.

Milestones

UM built a world-class trading space through ultra-fast tech and strict compliance, launching the UM Terminal, AI-driven MT5, and Mobile App. Key milestones include FSC Mauritius Authorisation (2023), a Willis Towers Watson partnership providing $1M fund protection, joining the UN Global Compact (2024), and securing 50+ awards by 2026.

Celebrating Lasting Partnerships

Exclusive initiatives include:

Ultimate Trader Cup: An epic trading competition to prove your edge.Ultima Loyalty Programme: A tiered system turning loyalty into long-term rewards.Ultima Partnership Programme: Leverage 10 years of market trust into lasting revenue.Inter Partnership Perks: VIP events and match access via its Inter partnership.

The Five ‘U’s

Core values guiding UM’s next decade:

User: Designing around trader needs and removing friction.United: Fostering community growth through learning.Upright: Acting transparently and ethically.Upward: Pursuing continuous product and performance growth.Upgrade: Elevating trader skills, tools, and outcomes.

Focused on Tomorrow

Guided by The Five ‘U’s, UM remains focused on tomorrow, investing in innovation, transparency, and global expansion. Building on recent advancements like Copy Trading Pro and UM Academy, its commitment is providing the ultimate trading edge and elite support worldwide.

About Ultima Markets

Ultima Markets Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius, offering a secure, regulated CFD trading experience. As the Official Regional Partner of FC Internazionale Milano, UM unites football passion with trading knowledge. Serving 170+ countries with 1,000+ instruments, the broker is a 50+ award winner and proud UN Global Compact supporter, aligning with Sustainable Development Goals for responsible growth. The products, services and initiatives described in this press release are offered exclusively by Ultima Markets Ltd. This communication is not directed at, nor are the products and services described herein available to, residents of the United Kingdom.

Ultima Markets (UK) Limited (“UM UK”) is a distinct legal entity authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the United Kingdom. UM UK secured its FCA authorisation in 2025. UM UK is not the subject of this press release.

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