Why Are Logical Qubits Important?
Insider Brief Just as most people are becoming more familiar with qubits — a unit information that’s a quantum take on classical bits — suddenly the term logical qubit appears. And it seems even more important than regular qubits. So what are logical qubits — and why are logical qubits so important? We’ll offer a […]
Microsoft Integrates HPC, Quantum Computing, and AI for Chemical Reactions Study
Insider Brief Quantum. Artificial Intelligence. High-Performance Computing. Microsoft scientists broke out the whole computational kitchen sink as they demonstrated the integration of high-performance computing (HPC), quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) to study catalytic reactions that produce chiral molecules, a key area in chemistry. And, while you’re at it, also note how the company’s researchers […]
Quantinuum Unveils Accelerated Roadmap to Achieve Universal, Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing by 2030
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, Quantinuum, the world’s largest and leading integrated quantum computing company, unveiled its roadmap to universal, fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2030. The roadmap materially accelerates the path to commercial quantum computing systems with the potential to unlock a trillion-dollar market and enable AI to help solve some of the world’s […]
Microsoft-led Team Achieves Record for Reliable Logical Qubits in Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Microsoft announced in a blog and a research paper on the pre-print server ArXiv that the company and its collaborators have made a major advance in quantum computing, achieving the largest number of entangled logical qubits with the highest fidelity ever recorded. This development, made in collaboration with Quantinuum, is a significant step […]
Quantum Source Raises $50 Million Series A Funding to Make Scalable, Useful Quantum Computing A Reality
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Source, an Israel-based company developing, technology for powerful, cost-effective, practical photonic quantum computers, announced today it has raised a $50M Series A investment round led by Eclipse, with participation from Standard Investments, Level VC, Canon Equity, as well as existing investors Pitango First, Grove Ventures, 10D, and Dell Technologies […]
Infleqtion Collaborates with Australian Army and Diraq to Boost Quantum Security with Quantum Physically Unclonable Functions
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — Infleqtion, the world’s leading quantum information company, today announced an expansion of its work with the Australian Army as part of the Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC). Infleqtion is collaborating with the Australian Army and Diraq, a quantum computing company based in Sydney, to establish more trustworthy quantum computation through quantum […]
Department of Energy Invests $65 Million in Quantum Computing for Scientific Research
Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $65 million in funding in quantum computing for 10 projects, comprising a total of 38 separate awards. Quantum computing may revolutionize our ability to solve problems that are hard to address with even today’s largest supercomputers. The promise of quantum is deploying […]
Quantinuum’s Nash Palaniswamy on Quantum Computing’s Journey to Real-World Applications
Insider Brief In Tokyo during the Q2B24 conference, Nash Palaniswamy, the chief commercial officer for Quantinuum, laid out an ambitious roadmap toward the future of quantum computing. He said that it is crucial to start this journey now, noting that quantum computing’s full potential was not an overnight thing and needs consistent effort and collaboration. […]
Oxford Ionics Sets New World Record In Qubit Readout
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Oxford Ionics, a leader in trapped-ion quantum computing, today announced it has set a new record in quantum state preparation and measurement (SPAM). The results, experimentally implemented at the University of Oxford, demonstrate the highest recorded SPAM fidelities of any quantum computing platform at 99.9993%. In partnership with the University […]
White Paper: UK Quantum Sector Needs Funding Certainty to Maintain Global Leadership
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Phasecraft, the UK quantum company developing world-leading quantum algorithms, today publishes a white paper examining the near-term future of quantum computing. While acknowledging the field’s significant progress, the paper highlights the challenges ahead and calls for sustained investment, international collaboration, and responsible regulation. The paper states that the ultimate goal […]