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Wine Down Friday with Quantum Computing Expert Bob Sutor

Welcome to Wine Down Friday! Today, we explore the fascinating world of quantum technology with Bob Sutor, a leading expert in the field. From theoretical mathematics to leadership in AI, blockchain, and quantum computing, Bob shares insights into qubits, superposition, and entanglement—key concepts driving the future of computing. We also discuss quantum advancements in cryptography…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Tuesday, February 25, 2025

This is the 50th edition of this newsletter. I’m forgoing links today to discuss quantum computing vendor announcements and how they affect the trust in those vendors. Quantum Computing Announcements: It’s a Question of Trust Last week, Microsoft announced its Majorana-1 chip with great fanfare, common among major corporations with big marketing and communications budgets…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Commentary and a selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. Today’s Brief Commentary The Supercomputing SC24 conference is this week in Atlanta, so many quantum computing vendors used the occasion to make announcements. That’s why the Quantum Computing section in this newsletter is longer than usual. The superconducting modality is…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Tuesday, October 15, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses Merging Atomic Clocks with Quantum Computers – www.caltech.edu https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/merging-atomic-clocks-with-quantum-computers Author: Whitney Clavin (Wednesday, October 9, 2024) “Now, as reported in the journal Nature, a Caltech team led by Professor of Physics Manuel Endres has developed a new…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Wednesday, October 2, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses Building the Quantum Future, Qubit by Qubit – Berkeley Lab News Center https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/09/30/building-the-quantum-future-qubit-by-qubit/ Author: Aliyah Kovner (Monday, September 30, 2024) “Quantum technologies may still be in development, but these systems are evolving rapidly and existing prototypes are…

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AI News and Commentary – Tuesday, September 24, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. General News, Articles, and Analyses NotebookLM now lets you listen to a conversation about your sources https://blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-audio-overviews/ Author: Biao Wang (Wednesday, September 11, 2024) “Today, we’re introducing Audio Overview, a new way to turn your documents into engaging audio discussions. With one…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, August 26, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses IBM’s Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Vision Is Coming – IEEE Spectrum https://spectrum.ieee.org/ibm-quantum-computer-2668978269 Authors: Ryan Mandelbaum; Antonio D. Corcoles; and Jay Gambetta (Wednesday, August 21, 2024) “For decades, quantum computers have struggled to reach commercial viability. The quantum behaviors that…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Thursday, August 22, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. News, Articles, and Analyses IonQ – IonQ Delivers First Overseas Ion Trap to Switzerland, Progressing Development of Quantum Innovation Hub for EMEA https://investors.ionq.com/news/news-details/2024/IonQ-Delivers-First-Overseas-Ion-Trap-to-Switzerland-Progressing-Development-of-Quantum-Innovation-Hub-for-EMEA/default.aspx (Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry, today announced the delivery of…

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AI News and Commentary – Friday, August 16, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about AI. News, Articles, and Analyses Home – AI and Games Conference https://www.aiandgamesconference.com/ (Sunday, July 28, 2024) “The ‘AI and Games Conference’ brings together developers from across the games industry alongside academic researchers to learn, network and discuss applications of artificial intelligence for video…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, August 12, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about quantum computing. News, Articles, and Analyses Quantum Machines Announces Inaugural Adaptive Quantum Circuits Conference https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quantum-machines-announces-inaugural-adaptive-quantum-circuits-conference-302217832.html (Thursday, August 08, 2024) “/PRNewswire/ – Quantum Machines, the leading provider of breakthrough quantum control solutions, today announced the inaugural Adaptive Quantum Circuits (AQC)…” Quantum’s big numbers game…

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