Infleqtion’s Oqtant Provides Access to Quantum Matter For Quantum Researchers, Innovators And Students
Insider Brief Infleqtion announces the launch of Oqtant, a “quantum innovation platform as a service”. The service will provide access to quantum matter for researchers, innovators, and students working on next-generation quantum applications. Because access to quantum matter typically out of reach to many, company officials say Oqtant can democratize quantum discovery and invention. Image: […]
Extropic Announces $14.1 Million Seed Round, Building ‘Entropy Computer’ For Generative AI
Insider Brief Extropic closed Series Seed funding round, raising a total of $14.1 million. The round was led by Steve Jang of Kindred Ventures, known for backing companies like Uber and Coinbase. Extropic was founded by Guillaume Verdon, a former quantum tech lead within Alphabet’s X team. PRESS RELEASE — Extropic, an AI-focused startup, has […]
$18.5 Million Grant Opens For Australian Centre for Quantum Growth
Insider Brief The Australian federal government has unlocked $18.5 million in funding to establish the Australian Centre for Quantum Growth. The center is designed to build a quantum workforce and develop ties that can support the Australian quantum ecosystem. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic officially opened the grant opportunity at QuintessenceLabs in Canberra. […]
IBM Says New 1,000-plus Processors Help Advance Industry Toward Quantum Utility
Insider Brief To large fanfare, IBM introduced the IBM Condor, a 1,121 superconducting qubit quantum processor. IBM said Quantum Heron processor has 133 fixed-frequency qubits and tunable couplers, and offers a 3-5 times improvement in device performance over its predecessor. The company released these — and a long list of other — improvements at IBM […]
PUZZLE X Quantum Assembly in Barcelona: A Milestone in Quantum Collaboration
Insider Brief PUZZLE X, a forum on Exponential Technologies, hosted the first-ever Quantum Assembly at Barcelona recently. Zina Cinker, PUZZLE X™ Chief Creator, led the “Quantum Key Stakeholder Assembly,” to provide a platform for discussing key topics relevant to the United Nations. The event was organized in partnership with the executive committee of the International […]
Quantum Mechanics And Gravity United at Last? University College of London Physicists Propose Radical Theory
Insider Brief String theory and loop quantum gravity are the current leading candidates for a quantum theory of gravity. New theory suggests that that spacetime may be classical and not governed by quantum theory at all. Professor Jonathan Oppenheim, UCL Physics & Astronomy, developed the new “postquantum theory of classical gravity”. Image: Isaac Young PRESS […]
No FacebooQ Anytime Soon — Meta Leaders Doubt That Quantum Computing is Imminent
Insider Brief Meta‘s leadership doesn’t believe quantum computing will be relevant to their business. The team also sees artificial general intelligence — AGI — as a distant threat/opportunity. Chief scientist Yann LeCun discussed his opinion on quantum and AGI at a recent event. Meta’s chief scientist and deep learning expert Yann LeCun downplays the idea […]
Algorithmiq Runs Large-Scale Error Mitigation Experiment on IBM Equipment
Insider Brief Algorithmiq reports it successfully ran a large-scale error mitigation experiments to date on IBM’s hardware. Algorithmiq’s proprietary error mitigation algorithms were run on the IBM Nazca, the 127 qubit Eagle processor. The team said the experiment shows they are positioned for achieving the use of quantum computers for practical real-world problems. PRESS RELEASE […]
US Releases National Quantum Initiative Budget Supplement, Committee Passes NQI Reauthorization Act
Late Friday, U.S. policymakers released two pieces of news to update the quantum community on the progress of the federal government’s National Quantum Initiative (NQI). See below for news and links to the NQI Supplement to the President’s FY 2024 Budget and information on NQI Reauthorization Act’s latest critical legislative step. Insider Brief US releases […]
New Quantum Tool Could Help Researchers Investigate Entanglement
Insider Brief Scientists report on a new approach that can significantly improve the study and understanding of entanglement in quantum materials. The researchers were led by Peter Zoller at the University of Innsbruck and the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The team published their findings in Nature. UNIVERSITY […]