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Scientists Break 3 World Records With Giant Atoms Built for Quantum Computing — SciTechDailyNew quantum chip taps into weird quasiparticles to get qubits to communicate over long distances — Live Scienceplanqc Wins Made in Europe Award for Quantum Computing — The Quantum InsiderThree-Dimensional Light Fields Could Help to Control Electrons — The Quantum InsiderChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:41 Free-space quantum key distribution trial reports01:52 Large atoms without costly cooling02:54 Phonon pathways connect qubits across chips04:03 Planqc commercialising award for computers05:05 New technique tracks electron states in atoms05:57 Fabrication details to qubit performa...

Today’s think piece examines why logical-qubit totals need clear definitions and performance context. It considers how scorecards can recognize early progress while distinguishing error detection from error correction.Quantum World Congress Shows Industry Wants Results, Not Qubit Counts — Quantum ZeitgeistDOE releases national quantum computing roadmap following field-wide effort led by SCAC subcommittee — Fermilab / DOE SCACUS Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 — SingularityHubChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:43 Logical-qubit count you01:51 Why results need a definition03:09 Stepwise progress versus the finished machine04:22 A stricter scorecard for logi...

This weekly recap follows the push to put quantum computing on concrete timelines, from federal security measures to logical-qubit targets. It also looks at an IBM benchmark claim and a quantum-enhanced energy forecasting program, with attention to what each result does and does not establish.US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 — SingularityHubInfleqtion post on Riverlane MOU — X/@infleqtionMicrosoft and DARPA testing post — X/@skdhIBM Nighthawk r2 experiment summary — X/@OwenGregorianInfleqtion logical-qubit post — X/@infleqtionSQC and Schneider Electric Advance Quantum-Enhanced Energy Forecasting — The Quantum InsiderChapters00:00 Today's headlines01:05 DOE sets 2028 qu...

D-Wave opens a gate-model simulator beta with BBVA, FAU and Julich ahead of hardware, while NSA sets 2027 and 2030 post-quantum markers and Quantinuum pushes real-hardware results over qubit counts.D-Wave Launches Gate-Model Simulator Beta Program, Advancing Error-Aware Programming Capabilities — dwavequantum.comNSA Announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Measures to Safeguard National Security Systems Ag - nsa.govQuantum World Congress Shows Industry Wants Results, Not Qubit Counts — quantumzeitgeist.comThis new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough — Quantum Computers News -- ScienceDailyNew method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication — Quantum Physics NewsQuanome CEO to Back Quantum Strategy with Up to $1...

California has paired fusion legislation with a joint quantum and deep-space research allocation. We also cover Diraq's planned New Mexico lab and an Alice & Bob cat-qubit experiment.Diraq to Establish Quantum R&D Lab in New Mexico — The Quantum Insider@InvestorDenis on quantum networking — XCalifornia fusion legislation and quantum research investment — Governor of CaliforniaChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:31 Diraq plans New Mexico lab02:24 A quieter change to a superconducting04:04 California bets on quantum and fusion06:09 The harder question is whether publicSource linksdiraq.com@ABQJou...

Infleqtion and Riverlane MOU — Infleqtion on XProject Eleven Acquires Riva Labs for Post-Quantum Security — The Quantum InsiderCloudflare and Merkle Tree Certificates — Quantum ZeitgeistRoadrunner Quantum Lab opens in Albuquerque — Quantum ZeitgeistXanadu and Bluefors cryogenic infrastructure partnership — The Quantum InsiderNATO Quantum Technology Roadmap — NATOUK Defence Journal on NATO's roadmap — UK Defence Journal on XChapters00:00 Today's headlines00:33 Infleqtion and Riverlane pair on error correction01:12 Project Eleven acquires Riva Labs02:22 Cloudflare plans post-quantum certificate03:50 Roadrunner Quantum Lab opens in Albuquerque04:59 Xanadu and Bluefors partner on cryogenic prototype06:07 NATO publishes quan...

Today's episode looks at the Department of Energy's Quantum Genesis Q Competition and asks whether its 2028 goal can deliver a scientifically useful, error-corrected machine. We also cover an orbital photonic processor, commercial bets, radar tracking and Microsoft's DARPA evaluation.Programmable quantum photonic processor in orbit — The Quantum InsiderC12 and Thales develop QuantumTrack — The Quantum InsiderDARPA access to Microsoft's quantum hardware — TechRadarDOE's Quantum Genesis Q Competition — SingularityHubSource links@TechInnovationz on Xphys.orgQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.More from Bri...

This Sunday think piece examines the warning that quantum risk to Bitcoin could arrive before commercial quantum viability. It separates that warning from classical factoring progress and a vendor’s readiness product, then considers the unresolved challenge of decentralized migration.Quantum threat to Bitcoin could materialize before commercial viability, EU regulators warn — CoinDeskCognition GPU Lattice Siever Factors RSA-260 At 10x Lower Cost — Quantum ZeitgeistDigiCert Launches Quantum Central for Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness — The Quantum InsiderQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.More from Bri...

This week's recap follows quantum computing from a commercial logical-qubit milestone and a topological gate demonstration to a DOE roadmap and new research. We also separate a compact magnetometer field test from much broader claims about submarine detection.Infleqtion Entangles 30 Logical Qubits on Sqale Computer — Quantum ZeitgeistQuantum hardware makerspace opens in Maryland with Fermilab's help — Quantum ZeitgeistIonQ quantum SAR change-detection statement — @IonQ_Inc on XQuantum computing's “dark horse” just proved it can go universal — ScienceDailyDOE releases national quantum computing roadmap — FermilabQuantum device simulates matter popping into existence — Quantum Physics NewsChinese Scientists Say Compact Quantum Magnetometer Tracks Hidden Targets in Field Tests —...

IonQ's planned Superion 256 installation at Florida International University puts the promise and limits of on-campus quantum access in focus. Also: Qambria funding, QuiX distribution in Japan, DigiCert's post-quantum readiness platform, Pasqal revenue, and IonQ's satellite-radar research.Qambria pre-seed financing — Quantum Computing ReportQuiX distribution agreement in Japan — Quantum Computing ReportDigiCert Quantum Central launch — The Quantum InsiderPasqal first-half revenue — Quantum ZeitgeistQuantum generative models on satellite radar — The Quantum InsiderIonQ Superion 256 at Florida International University — The Quantum InsiderSource linksquantumcomputingreport.comquantumcomputingreport.comquantumcomputingreport.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this epis...

NVIDIA selected IonQ's Superion 256 for its first planned on-premise quantum installation at the Accelerated Quantum Research Center. Today's episode also covers a European crypto risk warning, Infleqtion's logical-qubit announcement, Germany's QUDORA consortium, a lutetium optical clock, and a CGI-D-Wave partnership.Quantum threat to Bitcoin could materialize before commercial viability, EU regulators warn — CoinDeskGerman Government Selects QUDORA-Led Consortium For €122 Million Project — The Quantum InsiderScientists build world's most accurate atomic clock — Quantum Physics NewsCGI and D-Wave Partner to Commercialize Enterprise Quantum Optimization — Quantum Computing ReportIonQ Selected as First On-Premise QPU Deployment at NVIDIA's Accelerated Quantum Research Center — Quantum Computing ReportSource lin...

QuEra and HPE plan on-premises neutral-atom QPUs with Cray supercomputers while Microsoft opens a 15,000-square-foot Maryland center giving DARPA hands-on Majorana 2 access. Plus Cisco-KETS quantum key distribution on IOS XR routers.QuEra Computing and HPE Partner to Integrate Fault-Tolerant Neutral-Atom QPUs with On-Premises HPE Cray Supercomputers — Quantum Computing ReportMicrosoft Opens 15,000-Square-Foot Quantum Research Center and Hardware Makerspace in Maryland Discovery District — Quantum Computing ReportCisco and KETS Integrate Quantum Key Distribution With Cisco IOS XR Routers — The Quantum InsiderSource linksnews.fnal.govhpcwire.comkets-quantum.comq106fm.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by...

IonQ bundles a Superion 256 and SiV memory with SDT and a planned Gumi facility, plus a classical RSA-260 claim, and Phasecraft's Virginia move.IonQ and SDT Partner on Quantum Computing and Manufacturing in South Korea — The Quantum InsiderCognition GPU lattice siever factors RSA-260 at 10x lower cost — Quantum ZeitgeistPhasecraft to Establish U.S. Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia — The Quantum Insider@Qtumanalysis on X — X/@QtumanalysisSource links@IonQ_Inc on Xphys.orgQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.More from Bri...

A Swiss post-quantum chip MoU, a D-Wave board move, a Chicago reality-check, and IonQ-Ansys in LS-DYNA.SEALSQ, WISeKey and Jura Sign MoU for Swiss Post-Quantum Semiconductor Center — The Quantum Insider@dwavequantum on X — X/@dwavequantumEditorial: Quantum is not AI, folks, and Chicago is not building a lakefront data center - Chicago TribuneIonQ and Ansys speed up HPC simulation using quantum computing - scientific-computing.com — scientific-computing.comSource linksthequantuminsider.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.More from Brian Lamper...

The weekly recap: PsiQuantum's CHIPS Act award goes final, a new benchmark humbles the whole industry, DOE launches a $215 million fault-tolerance prize, EPB fires up a trapped-ion computer in Chattanooga, and Diraq wires Dell's hardware straight into its Sydney lab.Department of Commerce Announces Finalization of CHIPS R&D Award — NISTNew benchmark puts quantum computers to the test and reveals their limitations — Quantum Physics NewsEPB Launches IonQ Forte Enterprise Quantum Computer — Chattanoogan.comDOE Launches Quantum Genesis Q Competition — U.S. Department of EnergyDiraq and Dell Technologies Partner on Silicon QPU Integration — Quantum ZeitgeistSource linksdigiconasia.netquantum...

DOE launches a milestone-based prize race toward fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2028 — plus surface-code scaling on IBM hardware, a real-world IonQ/Synopsys engineering benchmark, an EigenQ SPAC raise, and a new QKD security proof out of Waterloo.DOE launches competition to accelerate development of world's first fault-tolerant quantum computer — U.S. Department of EnergyGuest Post: The Quantum Inflection Point — The Quantum InsiderUSC and Quantum Elements Demonstrate Surface Code Scaling on IBM Heavy-Hex Processors — Quantum Computing ReportIonQ and Synopsys Accelerate CAE Workloads by 14.6% via Trapped-Ion Hardware — Quantum Computing ReportEigenQ Secures $45 Million Financing Ahead of Planned Nasdaq Listing — The Quantum InsiderUniversity of Waterloo...

Today: IBM's quantum foundry spinout Anderon finalizes a $1 billion CHIPS Act award, matched by IBM, to build a neutral wafer fab for the industry — but no rival has signed on yet. Plus an AI that writes quantum circuits, Riverlane's new Maryland HQ, IQM's first South American machine, and a room-temperature atom record out of Stuttgart.Anderon Finalizes $1 Billion CHIPS Act Award — IBM NewsroomRiverlane Establishes U.S. Headquarters in Maryland — The Quantum InsiderIQM to Deploy Quantum Computer in Brazil — The Quantum InsiderCircular Rydberg Atoms Set Three Records — Quantum Physics NewsPlanckian Selected Among 13 Firms for EuroHPC's Quantum Push — Quantum ZeitgeistSource lin...

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IonQ and Rigetti Computing get put head-to-head on accuracy versus speed, Beijing rolls out a quantum-industry matchmaking program, Silicon Quantum Computing hires a semiconductor-industry CFO, Mitsubishi Electric backs quantum startup OptQC, and Multiverse Computing debuts an AI model built partly on quantum-generated data.IonQ vs. Rigetti Computing: Which Pure-Play Quantum Stock Actually Has the Technology Edge? — The Motley FoolBeijing Launches Program to Connect Quantum Companies With Industrial Customers — The Quantum InsiderSQC Appoints John Hollister as Chief Financial Officer — The Quantum InsiderMitsubishi Electric invests in quantum computing startup OptQC — EvertiqCompactifAI's Quasar 1.1 438B is first AI rebuilt with quantum inputs — Quantum Ze...

A new cross-vendor benchmark called QUOPS gives quantum computing its first apples-to-apples yardstick for progress — and finds current machines need roughly a hundred-thousand-fold performance jump to reach useful scientific work. Plus: NVIDIA's CUDA-Q Logical platform expansion, IonQ's haul at IEEE Quantum Week, and a proposed $500M Canadian chip fab.QUOPS benchmark paper — arXiv (Proctor et al.)Introducing QUOPS — QuantinuumQuantum Computers Need 100,000-Fold Performance Gain — The Quantum InsiderNVIDIA Expands Open-Source CUDA-Q Platform — NVIDIA NewsroomIonQ Demonstrates Hybrid HPC and Quantum-AI Workflows — Quantum Computing ReportPhotonic Unveils Project VANGUARD — GlobeNewswireGPU-Accelerated Digital Twin for Quantum Sensors — Quantum Computing ReportSource links@flexithomsen on...