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Sunday think piece: October's rival error-correction records from Google and Quantinuum meet Starknet's quantum vote and 2030-2031 federal deadlines to test whether Bitcoin's Q-Day now has a schedule.Google Says it cuts quantum error rates by 40x with ‘magic state cultivation’ — Quantum ZeitgeistQuantinuum Reports a 10x Reduction in Logical Error Rate on Helios — The Quantum InsiderNVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — nvidianews.nvidia.comStarknet launches 7-day vote on leaving Ethereum over quantum risks — crypto.newsSource linkspostquantum.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real per...

This week’s recap follows quantum error correction from a below-threshold hardware result to simulation, decoding and real-time control. We also cover cloud access and UK funding as the field builds routes toward users and commercialization.Quantinuum Achieves Factor-12 Quantum Error Suppression on Helios — Tech TimesNVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — NVIDIAQuantinuum and Oracle Launch OCI Quantum AI Compute Beta Program for Early Access to Helios — Quantum Computing ReportNVIDIA Takes Strategic Stake in Riverlane — Quantum Computing ReportRutgers And IBM Demonstrate Real-Time Control Across 100 Qubits — RutgersChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:50 Qu...

Google is funding a competition to reduce quantum circuit demands, while NVIDIA’s Riverlane stake and new decoding results highlight work on error correction. Quantinuum and Oracle have opened early cloud access to Helios, with customer outcomes still to come.Google Launches $150,000 AI Competition to Reduce Quantum Computing Demands — The Quantum InsiderNVIDIA Takes Strategic Stake in Riverlane to Accelerate Real-Time Quantum Error Correction and GPU Decoder Calibration — Quantum Computing ReportSEEQC Combines Chip-Based Processing With NVIDIA AI to Improve Quantum Error Correction — The Quantum InsiderFlorida Atlantic University wins $400,000 to build quantum-proof security — Quantum ZeitgeistQblox Integrates NVIDIA DGX Spark With Quantum Sy...

South Korea is expanding quantum communications testbeds, while RhymeQ and Coherence Quantum target software and hardware bottlenecks. The main story examines a German contract for managed IQM superconducting processor access, hybrid infrastructure and Germany-hosted workloads.South Korea Expands Quantum Communications Testbeds Through 2028 — The Quantum InsiderRhymeQ Secures $2.2 Million to Simplify Quantum Software Development — The Quantum InsiderCoherence Quantum Launches with €2.78 Million Seed Round — Quantum Computing ReportIonQ commentary — @TechInnovationz on XPhysicists trap and tame single particle of antimatter for months — Quantum Physics NewsBechtle and IQM Awarded DLR QCI Contract to Supply Superconducting Cloud Resources — Quantum Computing ReportChapters00:00 Today's headli...

Quantinuum reports below-threshold error suppression on Helios, while today's other stories span classical simulation, real-time quantum control, secure communications, and a quantum-classical software testnet.Quantinuum Achieves Factor-12 Quantum Error Suppression on Helios: Sandia Calls Apollo Feasible — Tech TimesNvidia simulates 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computer on JUPITER — The Next WebRutgers And IBM Demonstrate Real-Time Control Across 100 Qubits — The Quantum InsiderArqit invests in Sirius to build quantum-safe networks for NATO — Quantum ZeitgeistPostquant Labs Launches Quip Virtual Machine for Quantum and Classical Computing — The Quantum InsiderWISeSat tests quantum-resistant security on new satellite in orbit — Quantum Zeitgeist@Real_TShelby on XChapters00:00 T...

NVIDIA's 104-qubit simulation leads a slate of error-correction milestones, quantum funding and early hardware results. Brian separates modeled performance from demonstrated quantum hardware.NVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — nvidianews.nvidia.comQuantinuum Reports a 10x Reduction in Logical Error Rate on Helios — The Quantum InsiderUK Government and UKRI Unveil £78M ($103.8M USD) Quantum Commercialization, Networking, and Skills Package — Quantum Computing ReportXanadu wins up to $10 million more from DARPA for quantum R&D — Quantum ZeitgeistAlice & Bob Reports Cat-Qubit Progress in French Quantum Computing Program — The Quantum InsiderChinese Startup FlipFlop Tuoyuan Emerges with Major VC Bac...

UKRI has announced £50 million for quantum technology projects, alongside separate funding for quantum networks and training. The episode also covers a new ion-trap design, parallel silicon-spin control, a germanium manufacturing bet and an analysis of quantum and AI pressures on cryptography.New monolithic ion trap opens quantum simulations to more researchers — Quantum Physics NewsRIKEN Team Improves Parallel Control of Silicon Spin Qubits — The Quantum InsiderWhy Groove is betting quantum computing’s future rests on germanium — Bits&ChipsSecurity Rests on Hard Math Problems. Quantum and AI Are Both Coming for Them — The Hacker NewsUKRI Backs UK Quantum Businesses With Share of £5...

Brian Lampert asks whether the big quantum computer will be a network, examining IonQ's above-1 kHz barium-ion to diamond memory link through three modular scaling arguments and what fidelity questions remain.IonQ Demonstrates World-First Quantum Memory-Enhanced Interconnect for Distributed Quantum Applications — Business WireChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:40 IonQ says the network is the computer01:58 Niccolo de Masi: networked data centers03:07 Chris Monroe on photon-mediated links04:29 Mihir Bhaskar on memory-enhanced links05:44 Hype Check on IonQ's link rate06:54 Share today's episode with one friendQu...

This weekly recap follows IonQ’s financing and acquisition plans alongside technical work on quantum errors, silicon-qubit fidelity, and decoder speed. It also examines TAIYI Quantum’s funding announcement and Morgan Stanley’s long-range market forecast.IonQ Announces Pricing of $2.0 Billion Equity Offering Purchased by Heights Capital Management — Quantum Computing ReportIonQ Agrees to Buy Elisity in Cybersecurity Deal Worth Up to $1.3 Billion — The Quantum InsiderGoogle Says it cuts quantum error rates by 40x with ‘magic state cultivation’ — Quantum ZeitgeistSilicon qubits surpass 99.99% gate fidelity while operating three at once — Quantum Physics NewsRiverlane and NVIDIA Demonstrate Accelerated QEC Decoder Calibration Using GPU Processi...

Google demonstrated magic-state cultivation on Willow, reporting a roughly 40-fold error reduction while leaving factory-scale costs unresolved. The episode also covers parallel silicon-qubit control, new research and hardware deployments, and company and market projections.Silicon qubits surpass 99.99% gate fidelity while operating three at once — Quantum Physics NewsIonQ and University of Cambridge Open Quantum Innovation Centre — The Quantum InsiderD-Wave Delivers Advantage2 Annealing Quantum Computer to Italy — The Quantum InsiderSEALSQ has $465M to fund post-quantum semiconductor plans — Quantum ZeitgeistMorgan Stanley Sees Quantum Computing A $100B Market, And It's Betting On This Stock - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo FinanceGoogle Says it cuts quantum er...

IonQ’s $2.0 billion offering puts the focus on the milestones needed to connect financing with progress. Today’s episode also covers a New York quantum fabrication facility and reports on decoder calibration, photonic computing and shorter single-qubit gates.NYC Awards $29.2 million to New York University to Establish a Cutting-edge Quantum Fabrication Facility — The Quantum InsiderRiverlane and NVIDIA Demonstrate Accelerated QEC Decoder Calibration Using GPU Processing — Quantum Computing ReportORCA Computing Launches PT-3, The Latest Generation of Its Photonic Quantum Computers — The Quantum InsiderIonQ shareholder commentary — @DesFrontierTech on XFirstQFM Model Cuts Single-Qubit Gate Times by 33% on QuantWare Processor — The Quantum InsiderIonQ An...

TAIYI Quantum’s cumulative funding and reported engineering milestones lead today’s coverage. We also look at Qilimanjaro’s Series A first close, D-Wave’s manufacturing agreement with SkyWater, Infleqtion’s sensing project and SEALSQ’s ML-KEM security research.Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech Series A first close — The Quantum InsiderSkyWater and D-Wave extend manufacturing collaboration — D-WaveInfleqtion receives £9 million for quantum RF sensing — The Quantum InsiderSEALSQ presents research on ML-KEM side-channel attacks — The Quantum InsiderQilimanjaro Series A first close and deployed systems — EU-StartupsTAIYI Quantum surpasses RMB 1 billion in cumulative funding — The Quantum InsiderChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:52 Qilimanjaro's €19...

IonQ’s proposed all-stock acquisition of Elisity raises the question of whether quantum companies can become enterprise security vendors. Today’s other stories cover UK quantum projects, DOE application priorities, GPU decoding, quantum feedback control and a Swinburne-IQM partnership.Quantum firms backed to keep railways running and cut waiting lists — UK governmentUS identifies 8 priority applications for fault-tolerant quantum computers — Innovation News NetworkAlice & Bob decodes LDPC-cat codes on GPUs with NVIDIA NVQLink — The Quantum InsiderOne step closer to quantum computers that can correct their own mistakes — Quantum Physics NewsSwinburne and IQM partner on quantum research and workforce development — The Quantum Inside...

South Korea's quantum purchases and Q-Block's compact hardware highlight the push to make quantum systems practical. The main story examines D-Wave's dual-rail roadmap and why its simulation-based error-suppression claim still needs measured scaling evidence.Korean Investment in Quantum Computing, and the Five Machines It Has Bought — Quantum ZeitgeistMatthew Kinsella, The Complete Story Of The Infleqtion Chief — Quantum Zeitgeist3 Quantum Computing Stocks Poised to Outperform IonQ and Rigetti This Month — The Motley FoolInside D-Wave's Dual-Rail Qubit Roadmap and the New Haven Bet on Logical Qubits — Quantum ZeitgeistChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:43 Five quantum machines in South Ko...

Sunday think piece: should crypto enter bunker mode now or would rushing quantum-safe migrations do more harm? We steelman Drake, Buterin, protocol-recovery and NSA/GAO readiness views.'Don't rush anything': Vitalik Buterin warns against hasty wallet migrations amid growing AI threats — theblock.coNSA Announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Measures to Safeguard National Security Systems — nsa.govFederal Quantum Readiness Falls Short as Agencies Face Cryptography Skills Gaps — The Quantum InsiderChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:48 Should crypto enter bunker mode now?02:30 Move quietly to fresh hashed addresses03:53 Vitalik Buterin says don't scramble05:15 Networ...

This Saturday recap revisits a week of public funding, private investment and technical claims in quantum computing. The through-line is the difference between a commitment or reported result and evidence from a demonstrated system.U.S. Department of War Announces $350 Million Quantum Package, Highlighted by $150 Million OSC Loan Commitment for PsiQuantum — Quantum Computing ReportDARPA Selects Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ for Final Stage C Verification under Quantum Benchmarking Initiative — Quantum Computing ReportOratomic Raises $775 Million to Develop Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers — The Quantum InsiderNVIDIA Commits $1 Billion to U.S. Science and Quantum Computing — The Quantum InsiderGermany Advances Key Consortia in €640...

Today's episode covers federal funding for quantum manufacturing and verification, major commitments to science and quantum computing, and a quantum NMR simulation with practical limitations still to overcome.Oratomic Raises $775 Million to Develop Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computers — The Quantum InsiderNVIDIA Commits $1 Billion to U.S. Science and Quantum Computing — The Quantum InsiderDOE Phase II Genesis Mission Awards — Quantum Computing ReportSimulating NMR on a Quantum Computer — QuantinuumU.S. Department of War quantum package — Quantum Computing ReportChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:39 Oratomic raised $775 million in funding01:42 NVIDIA plans $1 billion for U.S. science02:50 Quantum er...

DARPA advances four quantum hardware approaches into final verification, while new investment and partnerships pursue routes to scale.Federal Quantum Readiness Falls Short as Agencies Face Cryptography Skills Gaps — The Quantum InsiderKorea Quantum Computing to list on Nasdaq via SPAC deal — Quantum ZeitgeistInfineon and ZuriQ Deepen Partnership to Industrialize 2D Trapped-Ion Penning Micro-Trap Chips — Quantum Computing Report@TrustlessState on XDARPA Selects Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM, and IonQ for Final Stage C Verification under Quantum Benchmarking Initiative — Quantum Computing ReportChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:35 Modular trapped-ion chip funding01:17 Federal agency post-quantum preparation02:46...

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 XChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:39 Xanadu photonic hardware heads to GlobalFoundries01:36 Pasqal leads Q-P...

Quantinuum and The University of Western Australia Partner to Advance Australia's Quantum Capability — QuantinuumNetherlands's Quantum Strategy Sets 2035 Goals, Links Industry Growth to Cybersecurity — The Quantum InsiderEthereum quantum risk post — @louispixels on XQuantum systems never quite forget where they came from — Quantum Physics NewsGermany Advances Key Consortia in Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Competition — Quantum Computing ReportChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:29 Quantinuum and UWA sign partnership memorandum01:33 Strategy quantum to cybersecurity02:38 D-Wave explores quantum supply chain optimization03:42 Ethereum wallets face quantum migration question04:26 Chaotic quantum systems retain initial state mark05:35 Ge...