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Quantum News and Commentary – Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Today’s Brief Commentary: Today, I am directing my remarks toward quantum computing companies, particularly small ones. Many of your websites need work. Here are a few suggestions: Be explicit about your quantum computing modality and paradigm. For example: “We implement the digital paradigm using neutral atom qubits.” Say you support specific quantum software development kit…

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Quantum News and Commentary- Thursday, December 5, 2024

Commentary and a selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. Today’s Brief Commentary This is my last round-up of news and articles about quantum technologies before the Q2B Silicon Valley conference in Santa Clara, California, next week, December 10–12. Several companies, including Equal1 and Alice & Bob, squeezed in announcements…

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Quantum + AI Together News and Commentary – Saturday, October 26, 2024

Commentary and a selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. Today’s Brief Commentary I’m speaking on Tuesday, October 29, at the Inside Quantum Technology Quantum+AI conference in New York City. The title is “Quantum AI: A Quantum Computing Industry Perspective.” On the occasion of this event, today’s edition of the…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Friday, October 11, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses Introducing Qiskit Code Assistant | IBM Quantum Computing Blog https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/qiskit-code-assistant Authors: Daniella Garcia Almeida; Juan Cruz-Benito; and Robert Davis (Wednesday, October 9, 2024) “To bring useful quantum computing the world, it isn’t enough to build the world’s…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, September 23, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses Data Centers Getting Secure Connections via Quantum | AI Business https://aibusiness.com/cybersecurity/data-centers-getting-secure-connections-via-quantum Author: Berenice Baker (Tuesday, September 17, 2024) “BT Group, Equinix and Toshiba have announced plans to provide quantum secure connectivity between Equinix data centers in London…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Tuesday, September 17, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses So you want to build a quantum computer? – Nextgov/FCW https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2024/09/so-you-want-build-quantum-computer/399478/ Author: Alexandra Kelley (Thursday, September 12, 2024) “Leading researchers at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois spoke with Nextgov/FCW about the integrative work that bridges the gap…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Thursday, September 12, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses 1. Kipu Quantum Team Says New Quantum Algorithm Outshines Existing Techniques https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/09/09/kipu-quantum-team-says-new-quantum-algorithm-outshines-existing-techniques/ Author: Matt Swayne (Monday, September 9, 2024) “Kipu Quantum-led team of researchers announced the successful testing of what they’re labeling the largest quantum optimization problem…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Friday, September 6, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. General News, Articles, and Analyses 1. Quantum Computing Jobs The Careers Of The Future https://quantumzeitgeist.com/quantum-computing-jobs-the-careers-of-the-future/ (Tuesday, August 27, 2024) “Quantum computing is a rapidly evolving field that has gained significant attention in recent years due to its potential to revolutionize various industries…

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Coding with and for AI and Quantum Computing News and Commentary – Sunday, August 25, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Coding with and for AI and Quantum Computing. General News, Articles, and Analyses The Walrus Operator: Python’s Assignment Expressions – Real Python https://realpython.com/python-walrus-operator/ Author: Geir Arne Hjelle (Wednesday, August 14, 2024) “In this tutorial, you’ll learn about assignment expressions and the walrus operator….

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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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Quantum News and Commentary – Monday, August 19, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. News, Articles, and Analyses BlueQubit and Quantum Art Receive BIRD Foundation Grant for Quantum Computing Innovation with a $2.2M Budget https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240810693073/en/BlueQubit-and-Quantum-Art-Receive-BIRD-Foundation-Grant-for-Quantum-Computing-Innovation-with-a-2.2M-Budget (Monday, August 12, 2024) “BlueQubit Inc. and Quantum Art Ltd. have been awarded a grant from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research…

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Quantum News and Commentary – Wednesday, July 24, 2024

A selection of the most important recent news, articles, and papers about Quantum. News, Articles, and Analyses Universal Quantum Unveils First Commercial ASIC Chip for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/07/22/universal-quantum-unveils-first-commercial-asic-chip-for-trapped-ion-quantum-computing/ Author: Matt Swayne (Monday, July 22, 2024) “Universal Quantum developed the first commercial Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) chip for integration into the iQPU.” Classiq and QuEra…

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