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D-Wave announces new hybrid quantum solver for commercial applications supporting 2M variables – SiliconANGLE

(Monday, June 17, 2024) “D-Wave announces new hybrid quantum solver for commercial applications supporting 2M variables – SiliconANGLE”

C12, a French quantum computing startup founded by twin brothers, raises $19.4M | TechCrunch

(Wednesday, June 19, 2024) “C12 is announcing that it recently raised an €18 million funding round ($19.4 million at today’s exchange rate). Originally founded in 2020 as a spinoff”

Quantum QuickTake: Qubit News from Alice & Bob, Diraq, and Quantinuum

“Learn how quantum companies Alice & Bob, Diraq, and Quantinuum are advancing qubit technology through better fidelity and manufacturability.”

Germany Launches Its 1st Hybrid Quantum Computer at Leibniz Supercomputing Centre

“MUNICH, June 18, 2024 — In collaboration with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Q-Exa consortium, led by IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), […]”

CU Boulder Wins $20M to Lead National Quantum Nanofab Facility

“June 20, 2024 — Researchers at CU Boulder will soon begin work on what they’re calling the “quantum machine shop” of the 21st century. The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced […]”

Classiq Collaborates with BMW Group and NVIDIA to Drive Quantum Computing Applicability in Electrical Systems Engineering | News Direct

“Classiq Collaborates with BMW Group and NVIDIA to Drive Quantum Computing Applicability in Electrical Systems Engineering”

This is the first posting. It includes all my Research Notes and Analyst Insights to date. In the future, it will just be what was published during the week.

Quantinuum Announces Breakthroughs for Quantum Computing – The Futurum Group

“Quantinuum paves the way to larger ion trap quantum computing systems by simplifying & multiplexing the control infrastructure for its qubits”

Quantum in Context: Rigetti Q4 2023 Earnings and Other Numbers – The Futurum Group

“Rigetti’™s expenses continue to far outweigh its revenue, though the company has made progress closing contracts with UK and US”

Quantum in Context: D-Wave Q4 2023 Earnings & Other Numbers – The Futurum Group

“D-Wave’™s expenses still far outweigh its revenue; it will need to add customers while demonstrating its annealing approach.”

Quantum in Context: A Qubit Primer – The Futurum Group

“This article introduces the key ideas and concepts of Qubits, the physical instantiation of the units of information in quantum computers.”

Microsoft & Quantinuum Create Real Logical Qubits – The Futurum Group

“Microsoft and Quantinuum announced a significant breakthrough in achieving real logical qubits with error detection and correction.”

UXL to Be an Open-Source Alternative to NVIDIA’™s CUDA? – The Futurum Group

“The NVIDIA CUDA platform will soon have competition from the Unified Acceleration Foundation’™s (UXL’™s) open-source alternative.”

The Case for On-Premises Quantum Computers – The Futurum Group

“Having an IBM Quantum System One at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) raises the profile of installing quantum computing systems onsite.”

Quantum in Context: Quantinuum and the Quest for More 9s – The Futurum Group

“Quantinuum announced a dramatic improvement in error rates that should lead to faster adoption of quantum error-correcting codes.”

Quantum in Context: Government Money Pours into Private Firms – The Futurum Group

“Learn how the Japanese & Australian governments have awarded significant funding to the US-based PsiQuantum & QuEra quantum computer companies”

Quantum in Context: IonQ Announces Q1 2024 Earnings – The Futurum Group

“Get underneath the earnings numbers IonQ announced for the first quarter of 2024. Revenue beat guidance, but bookings are low.”

Quantum in Context: Infleqtion Key to UK Quantum PNT Tech Test – The Futurum Group

“Infleqtion, BAE Systems, and QinetiQ announces the first successful flight test of UK-developed quantum navigation systems.”

Quantum in Context: IBM Extends Qiskit 1.0 via AI Tools – The Futurum Group

“IBM recently announces new features for Qiskit 1.0 which uses AI and GenAI for faster circuit development and execution.”

Rigetti Computing’™s Q1 2024 Earnings and 9 Qubits – The Futurum Group

“Learn about Rigetti Computing’™s earnings in the first quarter of 2024 and fidelity improvements and partnerships around its 9-qubit QPU.”

[2024-06-24] Notable Recent Quantum Links, Monday Edition