The Weekly Quantum Digest: It’s the Dawning of the Quantum Decade
So long Pepsi Generation, the Age of Aquarius, etc. etc. It’s the quantum decade that is upon us, according to some experts. Quantum supremacy, tomayto, tomahto, and other stories from the world of quantum computing.
Spotlight Story:
“And so here is a post—written in terms as clear and simple as this human could muster—summing up these recent advances and repeating other experts’ predictions that the 2020s appear to be the decade when quantum computers begin to contribute to your life, by both making slight improvements to your map app, and powering artificial intelligence robust and savvy enough to be a real-life Skynet.” — The Observer
Science
Is Quantum Supremacy Racist? A group of 13 academics think so — The Quantum Daily
Russia Desperately Wants a Quantum Computer — Futurism
Google has Performed the Biggest Quantum Chemistry Simulation Ever — New Scientist
NSA, Army Research Aim for More Advanced—And Less Noisy—Quantum Systems — NextGov
A Discovery Helps the Development of a Topological Quantum Computer and Dark Matter Detector — EurekaAlert
Quantum Computing: The Certainty of the Uncertain — Who’s Who Legal
Business
IBM, University of Tokyo Partner on Quantum Computer Project — Yahoo Finance
Volkswagen Traffic Jam Eradication Project Hits The Road — The Quantum Daily
Ford Teams with Microsoft to Apply Quantum Principles to Reduce Traffic — Ride
ProBeat: AWS and Azure are Generating Uneasy Excitement in Quantum Computings — Venture Beat
Intel Achieves Milestone in Quantum Practicality with ‘Horse Ridge’ — DBTA
Opinion
Quantum Computing Could Go Mainstream This Decade — Safe Haven
Jobs
Senior Quantum Engineer — Rigetti
Postdoctoral Appointee – Quantum Computing — Argonne National Laboratory
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With a several-decades long background in journalism and communications, Matt Swayne has worked as a science communicator for an R1 university for more than 12 years, specializing in translating high tech and deep tech for the general audience. He has served as a writer, editor and analyst at The Quantum Insider since its inception. In addition to his service as a science communicator, Matt also develops courses to improve the media and communications skills of scientists and has taught courses.
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IBM
IBM is an iconic technology pioneer founded in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company and officially renamed International Business Machines Corporation in 1924. Beyond foundational computing, IBM possesses a deep legacy in aerospace and defense from building the guidance computers and Instrument Unit for NASA's historic Apollo missions to partnering with Airbus on CIMON, the first AI assistant on the ISS.
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Microsoft
Microsoft engages in the creation and licensing of software for both consumer and enterprise use. The company is renowned for its development of Windows operating systems and the Office suite designed for productivity. Microsoft's structure encompasses three major segments of roughly equal size: productivity and business processes, which encompasses legacy Microsoft Office, cloud-based Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype, LinkedIn, and Dynamics; the intelligence cloud, which includes offerings like Azure, Windows Server OS, and SQL Server; and more personal computing, which covers Windows Client, Xbox, Bing search, display advertising, and a range of Surface laptops, tablets, and desktops.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Braket – A fully managed service that allows scientists, researchers, and developers to begin experimenting with computers from multiple quantum hardware providers in a single place. Bra-ket notation is commonly used to denote quantum mechanical states, and inspired the name of the service.
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Intel
Intel's mission is to drive the future of technology to contribute to a better world. By advancing in areas such as AI, analytics, and cloud-to-edge technology, Intel is central to many innovations.
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