Q-CTRL’s native performance management delivers more value for users with fully integrated performance management for quantum computing platforms. Q-CTRL has announced the integration of its performance-management software, Fire Opal, with four leading quantum computing platforms: […]
HEST Investments, a private equity firm specializing in biotech, life sciences, and technology, announced a $1 million strategic investment in American Binary, a company focused on post-quantum encryption. This investment, completed in late 2023, is […]
by Amara Graps The BB84 protocol In 1984, Brassard and Bennett presented their 4-page, conference paper, which described the BB84 algorithm, thus fixing in history the first quantum cryptography protocol for the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) […]
PsiQuantum is set to open a ‘Test & Characterization’ lab at Griffith University’s Nathan Campus in Brisbane, Australia, expected to be operational by early 2025. Announced by co-founder Pete Shadbolt, the lab will focus on […]
D-Wave Quantum Inc., a leading provider of quantum computing systems, software, and services, has joined the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) as a corporate partner. This collaboration aims to advance quantum education and industry adoption efforts. […]
by Amara Graps What Will Be Quantum Technology’s First ‘Killer App’? Quantum researchers have addressed this question since 2019 in their research articles, in a variety of (sometimes surprising) ways. O’Brien et al., 2019 proposed […]
Mesa Quantum, a quantum sensing startup, has secured $3.7 million in seed funding led by J2 Ventures, with participation from SOSV. This funding will support Mesa Quantum in building a new R&D facility, hiring top […]
By Amara Graps The most astonishing feature of the quantum computing field to newcomers is the variety of methods (‘modalities’) to make a qubit. With the state-of-the-art today, what evidence, if any, is there for […]
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published a set of interim final rules for export controls on critical technologies including Quantum Computing Items, Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Gate All-Around Field-Effect […]
By Amara Graps 45+ years ago, the availability of Apple I, II, Commodore, Kim and other personal computers, inspired a generation of hobbyists, who relished accessing the computer’s 6502 chip. I worked in a group […]
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