Free Quantum Computing Training Course Launched by the Linux Foundation & World Bank
Insider Brief: The Linux Foundation has released a new, free, online training course in partnership with the World Bank. The course provides an understanding of how quantum computing could be used for complex decision-making, as well as an understanding of the technological, governmental, and industrial implications as the technology further matures. Clyde Seepersad, SVP and […]
QuintessenceLabs Chosen as Inaugural Member of Quantum Security Alliance
Insider Brief: QuintessenceLabs has announced it has been named the first private-sector member of the Quantum Security Alliance (QSA) Strategic Information Sharing Partnership (SISP) program. The QSA was established in 2018 and has been working rapidly to provide context to the emerging security landscape for Quantum Computing (QC). Silvio Pappalardo, chief revenue officer for QuintessenceLabs, […]
Quantum Catalyzer (Q-Cat) Expands With Lab and Office Space in The University of Maryland’s Discovery District
Image Credit: University of Maryland Insider Brief Q-Cat offers a full range of facilities, equipment, and technical and business creation expertise. The move provides over 4,000 square feet of newly renovated lab and office space for Q-Cat’s expanding operations. The University of Maryland’s Discovery District is a 150-acre research park of the University of Maryland […]
Baidu Releases ‘Qian Shi’ — a Superconducting Quantum Computer, Cloud Access Platform
Insider Brief Qian-Shi is a 36-qubit superconducting quantum chip with couplers. The company is labeling “Liang Xi” as the world’s first all-platform quantum hardware-software integration solution that offers versatile quantum services through private deployment, cloud services, and hardware access. It is able to plug into Qian Shi and other third-party quantum computers. “With Qian Shi […]
Quantum AI May Need Only Minimal Data — Proof Takes Step Toward Quantum Advantage
Insider Brief Experts worry that quantum artificial intelligence or machine learning programs will require an enormous amount of data, but scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory suggest that assumption is wrong. A mathematical proof indicates that for certain relevant problems, it will not require large amounts of data to train quantum AI models. The work […]
NSF-funded UCLA Center to Develop Chemical Qubits For Quantum Computing
Insider Brief: The National Science Foundation has awarded UCLA $1.8 million over three years to establish the Center for Advanced Molecular Architectures for Quantum Information Science. The center’s research team will be working on an entirely new branch of chemistry involving the creation of molecules that act as qubits. At the new center, chemists, physicists […]
EeroQ Announces $7.25 Million Seed Funding Round For Its Helium Quantum Chip Design
Images: EeroQ Insider Brief The $7.25 million seed round is EeroQ’s first round of institutional funding after five years of R&D. Multi-stage investment firm B Capital’s Ascent Fund led the round. The company’s approach is to build a large scale quantum computer using electrons on helium (eHe) Among other advantages, company officials report its approach […]
Quantum Computer AI: Explained [+8 Leading Companies]
Quantum Computer AI – or quantum artificial intelligence – is an emerging powerful technological solution driven by quantum science. Quantum computers running AI could revolutionize numerous industries and fields. According to many experts, once quantum computers achieve fault-tolerant performance, a quantum computer artificial intelligence would apply that incredibly powerful error-corrected computational ability to computer systems […]
Multiverse Computing, BASF to Explore Quantum-Powered Forex Trading Optimization
Insider Brief The forex market is the largest financial market in the world and is worth $2.4 quadrillion. The project will focus only on trading between Euros and U.S. dollars in this initial phase. Key findings and a final technical paper will be delivered towards the end of the 9-month project, which started in Jan. 2022. […]
Q-CTRL Taps Slack’s Alex Shih to Lead Product Management
Insider Brief Shih served a principal of technical products at Slack; director of product & ecosystem at Planet Labs; led emerging market products and initiatives at Twitter and built developer products and integrations at Airbnb and Google. “My aim is to leverage my experiences building and scaling products from various domains to deliver real value […]