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IonQ, best known as a quantum computing company, is making a surprising pivot into cybersecurity. The firm has agreed to acquire zero trust specialist Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to one point three billion dollars. The move brings least-privilege access technology under IonQ's roof, signaling that quantum players are increasingly eyeing the broader security landscape as their next frontier.
Shifting to the everyday workplace, Microsoft is folding the full Office experience directly into its Copilot app. Users will now be able to open, edit, and share Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents without ever leaving Copilot. It's a significant consolidation move, and it tells you something about how Microsoft sees the future of work — less about separate tools, more about one AI-centered hub.
And in France, a cyberattack on refrigeration control systems hit hundreds of Intermarché supermarkets, forcing staff to discard large quantities of fresh and frozen food. Financial losses have not yet been tallied, and Paris prosecutors have opened a formal investigation. It's a reminder that critical infrastructure vulnerabilities extend well beyond servers and data — they reach into the physical world in ways that are costly and immediate.
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