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Quantum Computing Inc. Introduces Qatalyst, a Quantum Application Accelerator
One of the best places where a quantum computer can be used for advantage over a classical approach is with optimization problems. These...
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Topological is Dead. Long Live the Topological!
By Andre Saraiva, UNSW Noise is a qubit killer. This is the main challenge faced by quantum hardware makers and the reason why Microsoft...
Feb 17, 20215 min read
Strangeworks Introduces a Quantum Ecosystem to Demystify QC Technology
Strangeworks has announced three initiatives with the goals of helping to develop a global quantum workforce, humanize access to quantum...
Feb 16, 20212 min read


Microsoft Faces a Setback in their Hunt for a Topological Qubit
In March 2018, we reported on a paper from Microsoft and its partners in Nature magazine that they had found evidence of the existence of...
Feb 13, 20213 min read


IQM Led Consortium Receives €12.4 Million ($15.0M USD) to Develop Application Specific Quantum Pr...
The funding was provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, abbreviated BMBF. Besides IQM additional participants...
Feb 12, 20211 min read


Quantum Threat Timeline Report 2020
A fascinating study has been published by the Global Risk Institute. It was created by Dr. Michele Mosca and Dr. Marco Piani of...
Feb 11, 20212 min read


NEC to Use ParityQC Architecture for a New Quantum Annealer
NEC is planning to develop a practical quantum annealer by 2023 and has reached an agreement with ParityQC in Austria to use their...
Feb 10, 20211 min read


Q-CTRL Announces Automated Hardware Optimization Feature
We've discussed many times how important it is to achieve the best possible qubit quality levels, as measured with such parameters as...
Feb 10, 20212 min read


Chinese Company Origin Quantum Announces Its Own Quantum Operating System
The operating system, named Origin Pilot, is the first homegrown quantum operating system in China. The company indicates that the system...
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Multiverse and AQT Enter into a Strategic Partnership
Multiverse Computing, a quantum software company specializing in financial applications and Alpine Quantum Technology (AQT) will work...
Feb 10, 20211 min read
German Project Announced to Develop a Superconducting Quantum Computing with €14.5 Million ($17.5...
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the development of a prototype superconducting quantum computer...
Feb 6, 20211 min read
New Software Announcements from CQC, Xanadu, and 1QBit
A trio of interesting software announcements came out this week and here is a summary of each of them. Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC)...
Feb 6, 20212 min read


IBM Introduces New Capabilities for their Quantum Machines
Although we talk frequently talk about the number of qubits and the quality level of the qubits when assessing the capability of a...
Feb 4, 20215 min read
Microsoft Transitions to Public Preview of Azure Quantum
Microsoft has transitioned its Azure Quantum service to Public Preview from its previous status of Limited Preview where it was opened to...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
QOSF Announces the Winner of the 2020 Wittek Quantum Prize for Open Source Software
The Quantum Open Source Foundation (QOSF) in collaboration with the Unitary Fund reviewed over 50 nominations for the best contribution...
Feb 1, 20211 min read
QCI Announces a QikStart Program to Help Business Partners Accelerate Time to Quantum Advantage
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) has created this program to provide provide program partners with access to QCI’s industry-leading quantum...
Jan 30, 20211 min read


Microsoft Reveals Its Own Cryo-CMOS Control Chips
One of the limiter for scaling many quantum computers based up the superconducting, spin qubit, or topological technologies is the need...
Jan 30, 20213 min read
CINECA Will Gain Access to Pasqal's 100 Qubit Neutral Atom Processor Later this Year
CINECA is an Italian consortium composed of 70 Italian Universities, four national research centers and government ministries formed to...
Jan 29, 20211 min read


AQT Describes New 24 Qubit Ion Trap Computer Packaged in Two 19 Inch Room Temperature Racks
In a paper recently posted on arXiv, AQT describes a new 24 qubit ion trap quantum computer contained in two 19 inch room temperature...
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Russian Scientific Team Claims New Efficiency Record for Quantum Cryptography
A group of scientists from the Russian Quantum Center along with others from Russian cybersecurity startup QRate have announced two...
Jan 28, 20211 min read
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