D-Wave Secures $50 Million Loan — Q4 and 2022 Year-End Results Also Show Higher Revenue, More Customers
Insider Brief D-Wave released its financial results, showing, among other metrics, a 41% revenue increase in Q3 to Q4 sequential revenue growth. The number of commercial customers also increased by 18% to 67 during fiscal 2022, pointing toward more quantum interest in adoption. The company also reported it secured a $50 million loan, which should […]
Florida State University Announces $20 Million-Plus Investment in Quantum Science And Engineering
Insider Brief Florida State University will dedicate more than $20 million to quantum science and engineering over the next three years. Funding will support hiring at least eight new faculty members, equipment and dedicated space Critical Quote: “It’s clear from the research being presented here that FSU is uniquely positioned to be a leader in […]
A Brief Overview of Quantum Computing in the US
Introduction Overall, the US is one of the leading players in the research, investment and private sector in quantum tech globally. Going back a few decades, the US was the dominant player until China made strides, beginning in the 2010s. With a handful of research institutes, many universities and a healthy number of corporates and […]
Chinese Quantum Companies and National Strategy 2023
This article on Chinese Quantum Companies and National Strategy was written from information and data on The Quantum Insider’s proprietary market intelligence platform and premium report: Quantum Technology in China. Introduction A Brief Overview of Quantum Computing Quantum technology is anticipated to revolutionize computing, taking advantage of the world of spooky actions at the subatomic […]
ChatGPT-4 Receives ‘B’ on Scott Aaronson’s Quantum Information Science Final — Immediately Emails the Dean Seeking a Better Grade
Insider Brief ChatGPT-4 registered a score that’s equivalent of a B in Scott Aaronson’s Introduction to Quantum Information Science final exam. The course is an honors upper-level undergraduate course at the University of Texas-Austin. ChatGPT-4 asks the Dean to have Aaronson reconsider the grade, citing time constraints and the nature of the exam questions as […]
Opinion: Machine Learning is a Necessary Tool to Make Quantum Computers Scale
Quantum computing has been hailed as the next big thing in computing, with the potential to revolutionize many fields, including cryptography, drug discovery, and optimization problems. And over the last decade, we have seen great progress in increasing the number of qubits, the fundamental building blocks of quantum computers. But Quantum computers, despite their many […]
How to Hush Quantum Noise
Insider Brief Researchers derived a formula that predicts the effects of environmental noise, a crucial advance for designing and building quantum computers. The team calculated the quantum capacity of the bosonic dephasing channel, for all possible forms of dephasing nois Image: Environmental noise, here represented as a little demon, can affect the state of a […]
A Brief Overview of Quantum Computing in Germany
Introduction Germany has a strong presence in the field of quantum computing, with several universities, research institutions and companies actively pursuing research and development in this area, having built on its reputation for more than a century of fine academic work in quantum mechanics. It is clear, from this, that Germany will be a leading […]
Quantum Sensing is a U.S. Department of Energy Priority
Insider Brief A senior commercialization executive in the Energy Office of Technology Transitions told NextGov quantum sensing is a DOE priority. The US electrical grid uses global positioning technologies but, quantum sensors have the power to report data directly from the electrical grid. Critical Quote: “If we have quantum sensors instead distributed…where they need to […]
What Is The Price of a Quantum Computer In 2025?
The quantum computer has become the focus of much attention in recent years as it has the potential to revolutionize computing. Quantum computers are incredibly powerful, and their applications range from data encryption and analysis to artificial intelligence and machine learning. However, due to their complexity, quantum computers cost a significant amount of money – […]