TQD Exclusive with Michel Devoret: Alice and Bob’s New Scientific Advisor Hopes Quantum Science Leads to Practical Applications
Alice and Bob, a French quantum computing startup, is built on a philosophy that building better qubits that require little error-correction is a better approach than building a device with many qubits that are too vulnerable to errors. It’s a case of quality over quantity. Now, the company is enlisting the help of one of […]
Cambridge Quantum Releases First Toolkit and Library for Quantum Language Processing
Cambridge Quantum (CQ) today announced the release of the world’s first toolkit and library for Quantum Natural Language Processing (QNLP), which will be released on a fully open-sourced basis. The toolkit, called lambeq — after the late mathematician and linguist Joachim Lambek, is the world’s first software toolkit for QNLP capable of converting sentences into […]
Quantum Science Pioneer Michel Devoret Joins Alice and Bob as Scientific Advisor
Alice and Bob, a quantum computer startup based in France, announced that Michel Devoret will be joining their team as a scientific advisor. Devoret is the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Applied Physics, Yale University and is considered one of the inventors of the field of superconducting qubits and specifically cat-qubits, which is central to […]
Terra Quantum Appoints Former Director at Volkswagen’s Data Lab as New Chief Product Officer
Terra Quantum AG, one of the leading quantum technology pioneers in Europe, strengthens its executive team by appointing Florian Neukart, the former Director of Volkswagen Group’s Data Lab and Advanced Technologies Group, as its new CPO. At Volkswagen Group, Neukart was responsible for future-proofing the company across all its brands. His work spanned multiple areas, […]
Women in Quantum Series: Rojalin Mishra, Senior Hardware Verification Engineer at Riverlane
Many technology companies are taking advantage of the increasing interest and funding in developing quantum computing products. One of these companies is Riverlane, which focuses on developing user-friendly quantum computing software. As of August 2021, Riverlane was awarded its first contract to supply the UK’s National Quantum Computing Center (NQCC) with quantum computing software. Unlike […]
IBM and Raytheon Technologies to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence, Cryptography and Quantum Technologies
PRESS RELEASE — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will jointly develop advanced artificial intelligence, cryptographic and quantum solutions for the aerospace, defense and intelligence industries, including the federal government, as part of a strategic collaboration agreement the companies announced today. Artificial intelligence and quantum technologies give aerospace and government customers the ability to design systems […]
Google Trends Suggest Growing Interest in, Awareness of Quantum Computing
Venture capital, government funding and scientific interest in quantum computing has ballooned over the last year, but it is a bit harder to track whether the technology has filtered into mainstream society. A look at Google Trends suggests that while there’s no exponential blast in sudden attention in quantum computing, nor is it yet prepared […]
Part 4: 126 Scientific Advisors Shaping Quantum 2.0 For Industry — Advisors: 64–84
Photo by Taton Moïse on Unsplash Continuing on from the last post on Scientific Advisors Shaping Quantum 2.0 For Industry, here’s Part 4 of the series, Advisors: 64–84. *All data correct as of late August 2021 64. Khaled Karrai: Advisory Board, Quandela Khaled Karrai is on the Advisory Board of French quantum photonics and quantum information […]
Interview with BDC Capital Partner Thomas Park, on New $200M Canadian Focused Deep Tech Venture Fund
Canada is one of the world-class leaders in deep technology. From quantum computing to AI, a whole wave of businesses has sprung up in the area. Only recently, however, have venture capitalists taken an interest in these businesses. One of these venture capital groups is BDC Capital. “BDC – the Business Development Bank of Canada […]
Strangeworks QC Platform Offers Early Access to Beta QC Features and a $5000 Credit for Quantum R+D
If you follow arXiv, then you’ll know that advancements in quantum computing happen every week from quantum hardware and software providers. Getting access to the latest and greatest technologies has kept enterprises from truly exploring the quantum computing landscape. Today Strangeworks announces Backstage Pass, a beta program for providers to showcase their technologies and for […]