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Quantum computing leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to process information in ways that classical computers cannot, using quantum bits (qubits) that can represent and manipulate data in multiple states simultaneously. This allows quantum computers to solve certain complex problems much faster than traditional computers, potentially revolutionizing fields like cryptography, optimization, and material science.
The Sutor Group Intelligence and Advisory Quantum Processing Unit (QPU) Market Landscape (Abridged) – April 3, 2005 – is now available. In this report, we look at the dozens of companies now building the processors, their company data, implementation modality, and programming model paradigm. We provide charts illustrating the distribution of the companies by country…
Today’s Brief Commentary: This week, I am Brooklyn-bound, and I’ll be hosting a panel on Thursday at the Forma Prime Demo Day as part of NYC Deep Tech Week hosted by Hyperstition. The panel is called “The Unadorned Truth about the State of Quantum Computing,” and I’ll be joined by Dr. Olivia Lanes of IBM…
Today’s Brief Commentary: Today, we have two links to recent videocasts with me, three regarding post-quantum cryptography, and two for quantum computing. Each of the latter two categories includes variations of quantum hype. The first, from WIRED, is of the flavor “quantum computing is going to demolish classical security, and there will be an apocalypse.”…
Today’s Brief Commentary: With the APS Global Physics Summit, NVIDIA GTC, and the Synopsys Executive Forum all in California last week, my attention turns to New York this week. I will do a short follow-up newsletter with my upcoming events (3 in 4 weeks) and some podcasts that have come out recently. Meanwhile, this newsletter…
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…
Today’s Brief Commentary: I’m pushing this newsletter out on a Sunday because two big industry events are coming up this week. The first is the NVIDIA GTC AI conference in San Jose, California. It runs from Monday the 17st through Friday the 21st. Of note at the GTC are the Quantum Day Conference Sessions on…
What Happened? On Thursday, March 13, 2025, D-Wave Quantum announced its financial results for the Q4 2024 quarter and 2024 fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. See its press release for the full details. The Numbers Despite talk of bookings and technical achievements, D-Wave’s revenue was down year-over-year for the fourth quarter and only up…
Today’s Brief Commentary: Most of the links today concern financial news regarding earnings announcements of public quantum computing companies or funding of private companies. IonQ and Rigetti Computing have already announced their Q4 and Fiscal Year 2024 results, and I link to my analysis of each. D-Wave announces this week. There’s also some news about…
What Happened? On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, superconducting quantum computing company Rigetti Computing announced its financial results for the Q4 2024 quarter and 2024 fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. See its press release for the full details. The Numbers Let’s begin by looking at the quarterly results: Rigetti Computing GAAP Quarterly Financial Results Q4…
Today’s Brief Commentary: It was a busy week in the quantum realm, with IonQ releasing Q4 2024 and FY 2024 earnings and getting a new CEO, and Amazon Web Services/ CalTech announcing a cat qubit prototype quantum processing unit. I really, really like that they called it a prototype. “Here, look what we did. It’s…
Bob will be speaking with Charlotte Trueman, Compute, Storage, and Networking Editor at DatacenterDynamics, at their Compute | New York conference on March 25. Their topic will be: “Quantum conundrum: Can AI and quantum computing be integrated effectively?”.
What Happened? On Wednesday, February 26, 2025, trapped ion quantum computing and networking company IonQ announced its financial results for the Q4 2024 quarter and 2024 fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. See its press release for the full details. The Numbers While quarterly income was up an impressive 91.8% from Q4 2023, it was…
Today’s Brief Commentary: If you haven’t seen it, my commentary about quantum computing vendors and the trust they must nurture among the public, customers, and users is available on Substack. This is looking to be a busy week for quantum computing, and it is only Wednesday morning as I write this. IonQ announces earnings after…
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…
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…
Today’s Brief Commentary: I’m in catch-up mode after traveling to Riyadh last week for the LEAP / DeepFest 2025 event. I want to thank the organizers for a truly first-class experience from start to finish. The links below include the YouTube video of my Quantum and AI DeepFest panel and an article I wrote for…
Today’s Brief Commentary: This week’s big news is that QuEra finally announced its large funding round. They telegraphed this last year by letting people know that Google had given them “a boatload of cash.” Okay, I made that quote up, but the final amount of $230 M from all investors is impressive. Congratulations to the…
Today’s Brief Commentary: I’m writing this at the tail end of my trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to speak at the huge (> 100,000 people) LEAP / DeepFest 2025 event. It’s been a busy week, and yesterday, I was on the panel “Quantum Leap: The Intersection of Quantum Computing and AI.” Areiel Wolanow moderated, with…
What Happened? On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, AMD announced its financial results for the Q4 2024 quarter and 2024 fiscal year ending December 28, 2024. See its press release for the full details. The Numbers AMD had a strong quarter, with GAAP sequential quarter revenue up 12.3% and year-to-year up 24.2%. GAAP Diluted Earnings Per…
Today’s Brief Commentary: At the Inside Quantum Technologies Quantum + AI conference in October, I gave the talk “Quantum AI: A Quantum Computing Industry Perspective.” In it, I included the following slide: Now, I was joking, sort of, but this notion of combining the two technologies is not new. While I was at IBM…