IonQ CEO: Strong AI Will Likely Be Quantum AI, Dammit
In order to arrive at Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), also called strong AI, developers will probably need the backing of quantum computers, a quantum computing pioneer told Venture Beat. In an interview with the magazine, IonQ CEO Peter Chapman said that recent work points the way toward quantum computing’s ability to foster strong AI, which […]
Quantum Motion Technologies Locks in £8.0 million in Series A Investment
Quantum Motion Technologies Ltd. today announced it has completed a £8.0 million series A round of investment. The company, a UK- based quantum computing company based on a leading silicon spin technology and architectures developed at UCL and Oxford University, indicated the raise will enable the company to develop a fault tolerant quantum processor based […]
Entropica Labs Lands $1.8 Million in Venture Funding
Entropica Labs, a quantum computing software startup, has raised $1.8 million (Or about $2.6 million Singapore) in a seed funding round led by Elev8, a VC firm focused on deep-tech opportunities, according to a company statement. The startup said it plans to use the new funds primarily to expand its technical team and further develop […]
Collaboration is Key For Startup called Zaiku With Quantum Computing Vision
Working together, rather than against each other, is more productive. This goes in science and technology, as well Social Creatures The saying goes ‘no man is an island’. I hope that holds true for science too. Research, though in some rare instances solo/small-team projects have brought success to individuals, generally it is in collaborations that the […]
Going through The IBM Quantum Challenge
Igor Rodrigues Fun Exercises This last week has been fun and exciting. After seeing many people take on IBM‘s Quantum Challenge (An online event that the company organized to celebrate the approaching anniversary of its Quantum Experience) I decided to give it a twist and try to speed-run the 4 exercises on an improvised Youtube […]
Runa Capital Sees Quantum Computing Focus in its Latest Fund
Runa Capital completed the final closing on its $157 million Fund III, which they say will add more focus on quantum computing, according to TechCrunch. We have added Runa to our investor market map under Deep Tech. The San Francisco-based VC said that the final tally on the fund exceeded its original target of $135 […]
Quantum Programming: JavaScript (Q.js) – a drag and drop circuit editor
The following article was originally published by Stewart Smith on the occasion of Q’s first birthday—30 April 2020. Q is a quantum circuit simulator, drag-and-drop circuit editor, and powerful JavaScript library that runs right in your Web browser. Try it out now at https://quantumjavascript.app I didn’t know a thing about quantum computing but it sounded […]
The Weekly Quantum Digest: IBM Quantum – Loud, Proud And in the Cloud
IBM has 18 quantum systems in the cloud, Archer announces quantum materials advance, and more in this edition of The Quantum Weekly. Spotlight Story: Predictions for a Mostly Quantum Cloudy Future — And That’s a Good Thing… “IBM has reported that it now has 18 quantum systems on its IBM Cloud, a material step up […]
A New Look Into Quantum Computing Startup Nu Quantum
Hawking Et Al The University of Cambridge, like its bitter rival Oxford some sixty-miles to the south-west — if we’re talking in a straight line, avoiding the A421 by all means — is universally lauded for its intellectual achievements over the centuries. Its alumni include poet John Milton, Charles Darwin, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Alan Turing, Stephen Hawking, and, God help us, […]
IBM now has 18 Quantum Computers on the IBM Cloud
IBM has reported that it now has 18 quantum systems on its IBM Cloud, a material step up from the same time last year. Dario Gil, a director at IBM Research, provided the figure in a a talk yesterday, as part of IBM’s Think event. The talk covered how users can access and program quantum […]