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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
D-Wave Surfing to Success with Quantum Computing and Japan Sigma-i and D-Wave Announce Largest-Ever Quantum Cloud-Access Contract Sigma-i Co., Ltd., a company formed to optimize the world with quantum computing technologies, and D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today […]
Digging Deeper,Quantum-classical Hybrid Algorithms Three Truths and the Advent of Hybrid Quantum Computing Excerpts and salient points ~ + Quantum-classical hybrid is the use of both classical and quantum resources to solve problems. A hybrid approach allows developers to exploit the powers of both, today, […]
D-Wave Reveals Hybrid Quantum-classical Application Framework D-Wave Announces Quantum Hybrid Strategy and General Availability of D-Wave Hybrid Full press release ~ D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the general availability of D-Wave Hybrid™, a simple open-source hybrid […]
Training Workers for Quantum Computing Quantum Computing 101: Brilliant, Google, Microsoft Training Workers Excerpts and salient points ~ + From Microsoft and IBM to Alphabet’s unit X and Canada’s D-Wave Systems, companies are racing to build powerful quantum computers that may solve problems beyond the […]
Algorithms and Solutions on a Quantum Annealer Box algorithm for the solution of differential equations on a quantum annealer Author(s): Siddhartha Srivastava and Veera Sundararaghavan. Differential equations are ubiquitous in models of physical phenomena. Differential equations are ubiquitous in models of physical phenomena. Applications like […]
Is Quantum Computing the Answer to Future Data Center Innovation? Excerpts and salient points ~ • Speaking during a keynote address at this week’s Glue Conference 2019 event, Murray Thom, vice president of software and cloud services at D-Wave Systems, laid out ways that quantum […]
Fujitsu’s Q is True Fujitsu is developing a “real quantum computer” the head of the company’s research lab has revealed. Hirotaka Hara, director of Fujitsu Laboratories, told Computerworld that the company is working with a number of research groups to develop a “true” quantum machine. […]
Automotive Industry Sees Billions in Quantum Computing. VW and D-Wave, Bosch [parts] and Zapata Computing, Ford and NASA, Daimler and IBM (and Google) and the list is growing. The automotive industry is partnering with the budding quantum computing industry all the while exploring first uses […]
IDQ Reviews Quantum Computing Industry for Q1 2019. On April 30, ID Quantique issued its review of first quarter quantum computing. IBM, D-Wave, and IDQ’s own quantum key distribution and random number generator made the review. Got a minute? It’s all it takes for the […]
Big Data and Predictive Analytics Invigorate QxBranch, Quantum Computing Startup. QxBranch. In 2012, Shaun Wilson and Michael Brett were designing aerospace simulation software. On one particular project, Lockheed Martin’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Ned Allen, mentioned that it had just acquired an early quantum computer from […]
What Are We Waiting for? A recent discussion from nanalyze opens up the question of “what are we waiting for?” The point is much is being done with the quantum computing world but many are still waiting for it to arrive. We know how to […]
Quantum Computing Report: The Cryptopocalypse is Coming. A reminder of the basics of cryptography, quantum computing, and the threat to, and vulnerability of encryption, is the way to get the week started. Lost in the shine of quantum computing technology recently, the vulnerability of your […]
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and UAE Joining the Quantum Computing Race. The Gulf states are pursuing action to bolster research and development in quantum computing. Working with IBM, Microsoft, and D-Wave, various initiatives are taking place. Not joining the marathon of quantum computing is seen as […]
D-Wave’s Leap Quantum Cloud Computing Environment Now Available to 30+ Nations. D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced the geographic expansion of its Leap™ quantum cloud service which includes access to the D-Wave 2000Q™ system and its Quantum […]
Los Alamos National Lab Doubles Number of Qubits with Upgrade from D-Wave. D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, today announced that Los Alamos National Laboratory has upgraded their D-Wave quantum computer to the D-Wave 2000Q system. Los Alamos is […]
High Performance Computing: Accelerators, End of Moore’s Law, Quantum Computing. With many startups and the biggest of corporations focusing on quantum computing as a solution to Moore’s Law’s coming demise, other technologies to fill the coming high-performance computing (HPC) void appear. Quantum computing and quantum simulation […]
D-Wave Systems Ups the Ante to 5,000 Qubits, and then Some. Today, D-Wave Systems, Inc., announced a preview of its next-generation quantum computing platform incorporating hardware, software, and tools to accelerate and ease the delivery of quantum computing applications. The company touts the benefits as capturing […]
Teleportation: Science Fiction or Science Fact. Quantum Computing is Advancing the Notion. Quantum photon entanglement has been proven to enable near-perfect secrecy of data transmission. In a sense, quantum entanglement utilizes teleportation, albeit very simplistic compared to what we find in the likes of Star Trek […]
D-Wave’s Annealer-type Quantum Computer Up to the Test. U.S. Government laboratories, NASA, and Lockheed Martin are running D-Wave’s quantum annealer through the ringer. Not necessarily to solve hard problems as envisioned, but to gain insight and experience on how to approach these puzzles from the […]
D-Wave Adds D-Wave Hybrid to Ocean Software Developer Kit. D-Wave has added a preview of upgrades to its quantum computing software available for use in the D-Wave Leap Quantum Application Environment. Dubbed “D-Wave Hybrid”, the upgrade permits classical and quantum system developing in parallel. The upgrade […]
Autonomous Vehicle Research Using Quantum Computing. Ford Motor Company is seeking use of NASA’s quantum artificial intelligence laboratory’s (QuAIL) quantum computer. The D-Wave 2000Q is being sought by Ford to aid in conducting research of autonomous automobiles. Ford is purportedly in contract with the […]