E89 - IonQ’s 74x qLDPC Speedup: What the Number Actually Shows — October 7, 2026

IonQ's qLDPC work reports up-to speedups for logical operations, while Xanadu, Pasqal, Infleqtion, and Cisco announce manufacturing, component, and network developments. We also hear a perspective on open problems in quantum research.

Xanadu and GlobalFoundries manufacturing partnership — Quantum Computing ReportPasqal and the Q-PLANET pilot line — The Quantum InsiderChip-scale optical cavity — The Quantum InsiderQuantum research problems — @Isaac__kim on XCisco quantum network software prototypes — The Quantum InsiderqLDPC with scheduled error correction — IonQIonQ announcement — @ionq_inc on XCisco network control plane — @NetworkWorld on X

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00:00 Today's headlines

00:39 Xanadu photonic hardware heads to GlobalFoundries

01:36 Pasqal leads Q-P...