Photonic quantum technology has garnered significant attention due to its potential for scalability and room-temperature operation, with multiple companies investing in its development. Notably, PsiQuantum, Xanadu, and ORCA Computing are among the key players creating photonic quantum computing hardware, alongside Quandela, QuiX Quantum, Quantum Source, Nu Quantum, Q.ANT, and Sparrow Quantum. These companies are working to overcome challenges such as photon loss and scaling, which hinder the technology's progress. Despite these obstacles, photonic platforms remain a promising avenue for quantum computing, particularly given their compatibility with existing optical infrastructure1. As these companies continue to advance photonic quantum technology, they are poised to reshape the landscape of computation and cryptography. So what matters to practitioners is that these developments have the potential to fundamentally alter the way we approach secure communication and data processing.