Quantum Computing News and Reports off the Wire. You’ll find the latest news from our most reliable sources, here. The news, uncategorized, awaiting our review. Get it first. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit.
Startup Aliro Nets $2.7M for Quantum Hardware Software Aliro Raises $2.7 Million Spun Out of Harvard University’s Quantum Computing Lab Full release… CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Aliro Technologies, a software company that commercializes technologies making today’s quantum hardware more accessible, today announced […]
IBM Unveils 53-Qubit Quantum Computer at New York Quantum Computation Center Opening IBM Opens Quantum Computation Center in New York; Brings World’s Largest Fleet of Quantum Computing Systems Online, Unveils New 53-Qubit Quantum System for Broad Use Full release… ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ […]
Using Legos to Model Bigger Quantum Computers; Its About Control The key to bigger quantum computers could be to build them like Legos Key points… + The advantages of modular machines. Most researchers working on superconducting machines focus on creating as many qubits as possible […]
China’s Private Quantum Efforts This piece has some informative graphics at the source. A picture is worth a thousand word. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Mapping the Chinese Private Actors Race to Quantum Excerpts and salient points ~ + Using exclusively open source information in […]
With Fresh Funding, QC WARE Hires Top Quantum Computing Algorithm Experts QC Ware Hires Leading Minds in Quantum Computing to Build Algorithms that will Power the Next Evolution in Computing Full release… QC Ware, a leading developer of applications that run on quantum computers, today […]
Quantum Computing: The New Brain Drain Out of Universities Having just completed an even at Quantum Tech Congress 2019 in Boston, The Qubit Report ambassador noted the number of corporate delegates with a PhD was “eye-opening.” Organizations such M SQUARED, NKT Photonics, and Zapata Computing, […]
Quantum.Tech Congress Wraps Up Albeit Qubit was only able to attend the first full day of the Quantum.Tech Congress, The Qubit Report founder came away with a very favorable view of this event. Having been on the periphery of quantum computing for the past several […]
Spain’s CaixaBank is Testing Quantum Computing Algorithms to Assess Financial Risk CaixaBank develops the first R&D projects aimed at applying quantum computing to financial activity in Spain Selected notes ~ + CaixaBank has conducted the first real tests using a quantum computer in order to […]
Germany to Invest $700M to Move Quantum Technology from Research to Market IBM and Fraunhofer Join Forces on Quantum Computing Initiative for Germany Full release… BERLIN, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and one of Europe’s leading organization for applied research, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft announced an […]
Global VC bets on Australian quantum computing start-up Q-CTRL in US$15m Series A The investment from top VCs will ensure Q-CTRL’s ‘quantum firmware’ becomes ubiquitous in the race to build the first practical quantum computers Media Release, Tuesday 10 September EDT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA – […]
Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Application of Quantum Cybersecurity Another company putting the quantum computing pieces together for commercial applications. Crypta Lbas and EDAG are collaborating in the autonomous vehicle sphere from the quantum-security aspect. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. Quantum technology company Crypta Labs partners with […]
End-to-end Encryption, Out-of-band Key Delivery, Quantum Key Distribution Distance-a-problem-no-more, and It’s Quantum Safe Quantum Xchange Breaks Final Barriers to Make Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Commercially Viable with the Launch of Phio TX Full release… Innovative Out-of-Band Key Delivery Technique Makes Existing Encryption Infrastructure Quantum-Safe While […]
Quantum Computing 101 Always a good time to either learn or to review just what quantum computing is about, where it is headed, and just how malleable the way-forward may be. The full work covers a lot of area in a short span. Because Quantum […]
IBM and JPMorgan Chase Use of Quantum Algorithms in Finance Quantum algorithms for financial derivatives Points to note… + In the finance industry, options, or more generally financial derivatives, are contracts that give their owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell […]
“Technologists, Academia, and Government” Collaboration Needed for Quantum Computing Success Quantum Computing Holds Promise for the Public Sector Excerpts and salient points ~ + Today, quantum is about to enter what many believe is its golden age, with the potential to calculate a vast number […]
Indo-French Center of Excellence in Quantum Calculation in Pun: In the Offing? Indo-French road map on cyber security and digital technology In brief… + Research, training and education: Supercomputing, quantum computing. France and India underline the fact that high performance computing is a critical part […]
Quantum.Tech Congress to Include Archer Exploration, Startups, and Global Corporations The large and the small companies in the quantum computing commercial industry will converge on Boston, Massachusetts. Next week’s Quantum.Tech Congress is attracting a lot of attention globally from startups to well-honed, small companies to […]
India’s Department of Science & Technology to Set Up 15 Centers Promoting “High-end Science and Technology” Bringing together scientific research and commercial activity under one roof Excerpts and salient points ~ + “Startups, on the other hand, feel that scientists do not exactly understand needs […]
Asia’s Telecoms Meeting to Discuss Global Need for Disruptive Technology Collaboration Coping in an era of disruption focus at Asian telecoms meet In brief… + WITH the continued disruption of the local and global markets, telco giants in Asia are expected to forge stronger partnerships […]
Atos Delivers Quantum-Learning-as-a-Service to Xofia to Enable Artificial Intelligence Solutions via Quantum Algorithms Atos delivers Quantum-Learning-as-a-Service to Xofia to enable artificial intelligence solutions Full release… Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announced the delivery of Quantum-Learning-as-a-Service (QLaaS) to Xofia to help develop quantum-powered […]
ASX Announcement (ASX:AXE) 26 August 2019 Qubit component positioned with nanoscale precision Highlights Archer team assembles the first qubit material component (“qubit”) of the 12CQ room-temperature qubit processor (“chip”) with nanometre precision. The ability to directly position individual qubits is a key requirement for building […]
Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Exascale Computing Collaboration: Between France and India Atos and C-DAC sign Cooperation Agreement for global advancement in Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Exascale Computing in India Full release… + Quantum computing In addition to delivering an Atos’ Quantum Learning Machine, […]
IBM to Implement Quantum-safe Algorithms in the Cloud IBM Drives Quantum-Safe Cryptography Into Its Public Cloud Selected notes ~ + IBM will begin offering quantum-safe cryptography services on its public cloud beginning next year in a move toward bolstering the security of data and privacy […]
Artificial Intelligence Will Not Define the Greatest Advancements in Technology, It’s Quantum Computing This tech company is using AI to develop autonomous drilling platforms for oil & gas Excerpts and salient points ~ + Insight Enterprises has provided a variety of innovative solutions for its […]
Quantum Computing Primer D-Wave provides a basic-level tutorial on quantum computing concepts. Punctuated with diagrams, if you are not savvy or technically astute, you will be able to boost your understanding through the tutorial. Not a long read. Good for those needing some reminders on […]
IBM Applies for Patent of “Quantum Computing Device Design” The list of claims is much longer than we are presenting here. Interesting read. Provokes some thoughts as to where IBM is heading. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. “Quantum Computing Device Design” in Patent Application Approval […]
Quantum-resistant, Quantum-safe Digital Currency Revealed David Chaum’s New Quantum-Resistant Digital Currency, Praxxis, Has Arrived Selected notes ~ + David Chaum, widely known for inventing the first digital currency, e-Cash, in the early 1980s, and Amsterdam-based DigiCash, an electronic cash company, in 1990s – has announced […]
Australia’s Full-court Press to Scour the World for Cutting-edge Tech Talent Australia will now headhunt tech talent for permanent residency Key points… + The federal government will conspicuously ramp-up its efforts to attract senior technology leaders, researchers developers and experts to permanently migrate to Australia […]
Realizing Commercially Viable Photonic Quantum Technologies Quantum leap for Cambridge University spin-out Excerpts and salient points ~ + Nu Quantum was founded in 2018 to develop real-world technology based on research generated over the last decade at the world famous Cavendish Laboratory. Nu Quantum has […]
Quantum Computing Business is Still a Family Matter Good capture of businesses and investment in quantum computing with basic 101 quantum computing throughout. Qubit. The Quantum Revolution: Decrypting the family business potential of quantum computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + So far the technology […]
NIST’s Post-quantum Cryptography Semi-finals This Week Bitcoin’s race to outrun the quantum computer In brief… + Want to steal some Bitcoin? All you need to do is find your victim’s 16-character public key and calculate their private key by solving something called an “elliptic curve […]
IBM’s Forward Leaning History Leaves Supercomputing Setbacks Behind If you are unaware of supercomputing history, this write-up sets the background and an interesting perspective of the forward looking strategy IBM holds to. Worth the quick read. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit. IBM and the Past, […]
Accepting ‘Quantum Volume’ as a Metric for Quantum Computers Why quantum volume is vital for plotting the path to quantum advantage Key points… + Measuring the computational ability of quantum computers is—as is anything involving quantum systems—a complex problem. Counting the number of qubits in […]
Building the U.S. Quantum Industry U.S. Consortium Pulls Ecosystem Into Quantum Selected notes ~ + The U.S. government is fostering the idea of quantum computing as a nascent industry on a typical technology trajectory—one that the U.S. wants to dominate. The National Quantum Initiative Act […]
Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Computing, Robotics, A.I. May be Subject to New U.S. Export Policy Much of the source article details U.S. export control policies targeting A.I. It is interesting to note, quantum computing and quantum cryptography are also called out. Are the U.S. export policies […]
If Quantum Computers Can’t Do More Than The Average Laptop, Then Why Should Businesses Bother? Has your business considered the possibility of using quantum computers? Have your competitors considered the prospects? Get ready now. How? There are five courses of action you should embark upon. […]
Australia Foresees Putting Quantum Computing Out to Pasture Often ignored by the mainstream media, agriculture and advanced technology are right up there with any other. This report from research conducted in Australia reminds us [at The Qubit Report] of the interplay of cutting edge disruptive […]
Planning for Zimbabwe to Join the Fourth Industrial Revolution Innovation hubs hold key to industrialisation In brief… + To meet the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Zimbabwe and the SADC region, the human resource of the future must be conversant with emerging technologies in a number […]
Quantum Computing Inc Takes It’s Quantum Computing Efforts Public (Ticker: QUBT) Quantum Computing flies as it gets bumped up to the OTCQB Market Excerpts and salient points ~ + The Leesburg, Virginia, company’s stock now trades under the ticker QUBT on the middle-tier OTC Market […]
IBM Powering Up Cybersecurity Against Quantum Computing Prepare for Future Security Threats Selected notes ~ + No longer can you store and secure all of your data on a single server like you could 20 years ago. We’re in the era of cloud, the Internet […]
Ireland: We Need to Get Onboard or Watch the 4th IR Pass By What Ireland could develop is a strategy which forms an ecosystem. Reference the Greg Satell piece, Medium Technology. Greg Satell, How To Build An Ecosystem Strategy… IBM is building an ecosystem now. […]
Dominating the Value Chain is Great when Technology is Static. What’s Your Strategy for the 4th Industrial Revolution? How To Build An Ecosystem Strategy Points to note… + Today, rather than looking to dominate value chains, [IBM] seeks to widen and deepen connections with research […]
Embrace Exponential Technologies or Risk Losing Scientific Discovery, Economic Competitiveness, and National Security Breakthrough Technologies Offer Enormous Opportunity for Federal Leaders—If They Seize It Excerpts and salient points ~ + Last year, Congress enacted a law directing the administration to establish a 10-year plan to […]
(U.S.) National Quantum Computing Initiative Act Unifying Government, Industry & Academia The Drive to Quantum Computing Selected notes ~ + The U.S. National Quantum Initiative Act signed into law last December mandates a multi-billion-dollar, 10-year effort to build a quantum computer infrastructure, ecosystem, and workforce. […]
Quantum Xchange and ID Quantique Further Quantum Key Distribution Quantum Xchange and ID Quantique Make Ultra-Secure Quantum Networks a Reality for Leading U.S. Industries Excerpts and salient points ~ + “QKD technology promises unprecedented security and assures that organizations can protect their critical data from […]
Monte Carlo Simulations on IBM’s Qubits; Financial Applications One possible application of quantum computers is that of calculating the result of computation with voluminous and complicated financial data sets. Take the largest investment firms, for example. From a collection of mutual funds and the accompanying […]
Foundational Technologies v. Emerging Technologies v. Export Controls; U.S. Gov’t Set to Discuss What counts as ‘foundational’ tech? Excerpts and salient points ~ + The department’s effort is aimed at making sure that other countries don’t gain an advantage over the United States, said Nazak […]