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Investment in Quantum Computing Spinoffs; University of Twente Boosting light-based computing Investment in UT photonics spinoff QuiX A processor that is using the special quantum properties of light for carrying out complex calculations: the new University of Twente spinoff company QuiX is currently developing a […]
Condi Rice: China’s Ambitions Quantum Derailed the Train Condoleezza Rice: China hurt itself by saying it wanted to dominate the tech world Excerpts and salient points ~ + Shortly after President Donald Trump on May 15 declared a national emergency over threats against American technology, […]
Should Australia Mimic U.S. Quantum Computing and Advanced Technology Efforts? The CIA’s investment fund is stalking Australian tech startups and has opened a local office Excerpts and salient points ~ + … Mr Ferrari led the company’s investment in startups that focused on building artificial […]
Israeli Disruptive Technology “Scale-Up” Companies to London From start-up to scale-up: Israeli high tech in the UK Excerpts and salient points ~ + There is no question that the UK market is a key component in Israeli companies’ overseas strategy, and a key foothold to […]
Could Australia’s Archer Exploration Be the Mouse that Roared? Archer Exploration, an Australian mining company, recently embarked on a quantum computing project dubbed the “12CQ Project”. Last week, the 12CQ team took to the road to update its shareholders in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne. During […]
IBM Quantum Computing Collaboration Arrives in Africa Full release. Wits enters the quantum computing universe with IBM Q IBM expands its quantum computing program with Wits as its first partner in Africa on the IBM Q Network. IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum […]
IBM’s Quantum Computing Outreach is for Its Survival How to Build an Ecosystem Strategy… Excerpts and salient points ~ + By 1980, IBM had hit an inflection point. It had already missed out on the minicomputer revolution. Now, with new, even smaller “microcomputers” evolving into […]
UK Government to Invest Nearly $200M USD in Quantum Computing UK government to invest £153m in quantum computing Opening the annual celebration of London’s technology sector, May said: “Already, we are one of the best places in the world to start and grow a tech […]
National University of Singapore to Partner with Industry to Support Quantum Computing SGInnovate to partner NUS centre to promote quantum technology in Singapore Excerpts and salient points ~ + SGInnovate is partnering a unit at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to promote quantum technology… […]
Japan and Allies Must Cooperate to Edge-out China US and partners must meet China’s authoritarian challenge in 5G Excerpts and salient points ~ + China’s policies — ranging from its legal structure to the Made in China 2025 industrial prioritization — make clear its intentions. […]
Canada Makes Cuts to Quantum Computing Budget Money changes everything. And lack of it does the same. In order to balance the federal budget of Canada, $11.7 billion must be cut. Quantum computing was not spared, other disruptive technologies lost funding as well. Qubit. Excerpts […]
Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution with AI and Quantum Computing Digital Transformation and the 4IR – AI, Blockchain, IoT, Fintech part 3 Excerpts and salient points ~ + On the other hand, quantum computing is a promising technology that can escalate AI’s evolution even further. […]
Report: US Competitiveness Called Into Question (Again) A new report from the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI) claims the United States is in jeopardy of losing its leadership position in technology, science and innovation. The report, titled “Benchmarks 2019: Second Place America? Increasing Challenges […]
Disruptive Technology and Opting Out of Privacy How much privacy are you prepared to surrender? Excerpts and salient points ~ + There are a host of new technologies that are on the cusp of breaking out. These include the Internet of Things, genomics and autonomous […]
Law Enforcement, User-Controlled Encryption, and Quantum Computing New Perspectives on the Future of Encryption Excerpts and salient points ~ + Encryption and its effects on law enforcement’s access to data seem to occupy a perennial place in the headlines (and on Lawfare as well)…but the […]
High Performance Computing Simulating Quantum Computing What’s New in HPC Research: Quantum Computing, Cold Plate Cooling, Smartphones & More …HPCwire highlights newly published research in the high-performance computing community and related domains. From parallel programming to exascale to quantum computing, the details are here. Simulating […]
Boosting Efforts to Create Reliable Photonic Quantum Computing, Quantum Key Distribution This image shows a false-color scanning electron micrograph of the array used to create place single-photon sources in epitaxial tungsten diselenide. Inset shows the Hanbury-Brown Twiss interferometry measurement proving quantum emission. An innovative method […]
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 […]
Holding the Universe Together with Quantum Computing Simulation A group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab has figured out how to use quantum computing to simulate the fundamental interactions that hold together our universe. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, Fermilab […]
Current Computing Technology Insufficient Say Business Leaders Just the Facts: • Business leaders want quantum technology now in order to realize business benefits and accelerate digital transformation through process optimization • Almost 90% of business leaders surveyed worldwide believe the insufficient power of […]
Honeywell’s Quantum Leap: “As good as or better than…” Honeywell International Inc. threw down the gauntlet to Google and IBM in the race to create a new kind of supercomputer, announcing its own breakthrough in the arcane world of quantum mechanics. “We have a very […]
Proposed: The China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2019. The U.S. Senate has introduced a new bill aimed at thwarting China’s intellectual property theft. The proposed legislation focusses on disruptive technologies. This includes quantum computing. Qubit. Excerpts and salient points ~ • The China Technology […]
Silicon Based Qubit Calculation Accuracy. UNSW, Sydney. Quantum world-first: researchers can now tell how accurate two-qubit calculations in silicon really are. After being the first team to create a two-qubit gate in silicon in 2015, UNSW Sydney engineers are breaking new ground again: they have […]
U.S. Military Chief Pushes to Continue Disruptive Technology Investment. General Joseph Dunford is confident in the U.S. military’s ability to defend and deter adversaries. Recently, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff made comment on future investments for the U.S. military. Artificial intelligence, directed […]
Bangladesh Sees Fourth Industrial Revolution Challenges; Quantum Computing is Cited Excerpts and salient points ~ Bangladesh has achieved an economic miracle over the past three decades, but it cannot afford to rest on its laurels now. To develop a garment industry from scratch and become […]
IBM Looking to Open Quantum Computing Doors in Thailand. Excerpts and salient points ~ IBM’s quantum ambassador, Robert Loredo, recently met staff at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (NECTEC) to ask what the company could do to help Thailand solve problems through quantum […]
Japanese Startup has Big Plans for Quantum Computing with Promising Backers. Excerpts and salient points ~ The company recently set up an R&D project called Abeja X to dig into new technologies. The first target is quantum computing, which promises data analysis at astonishing speeds. […]
Taking Quantum Computing to Students Quantum leap into the future of education. The quantum era will soon be upon us. The changes we will see will far outpace even those we saw in the development of personal computers, smartphones and broadband networking — combined. IBM […]
Keeping Quantum Computing Reports From Lying. Numerous salient points regarding the confidentiality and integrity of data being espoused by quantum computing devices. Having been on the cybersecurity side of classical computing for years, the topic discussed in the Communications of the ACM piece, Questioning Quantum, […]
Needs or Wants: Quantum Data Analyst. Fast forward to 2050, quantum computing is here (because quantum is coming). The industry is rapidly changing, the world is beginning to accommodate these powerful devices. Now we need the workforce. Recruiting Times has put out a prediction for […]
Micius Quantum Prize for 2018 Goes to Peter Shor. Peter Shor, the Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT, has received the2018 Micius Quantum Prize, which is awarded within the field of quantum computation. Shor was nominated for his groundbreaking theoretical work on the factoring […]
Skeptically Hyping About Quantum. Some say never, some say 5 decades (U.S. Military), some say 5 to 10 years (IBM). But nobody is saying it is not coming. Because Quantum is Coming. Quantum will get here sooner if it could be capitalized upon; as […]
Virginia Tech Hitches Its Wagon to IBM’s Train of Schools in the IBM Q Network. Continuing the enrollment of universities, IBM has now pulled in to Virginia Tech and brought the school on-board the IBM Q Network. Qubit. Virginia Tech joining IBM Q Network to […]
QPress to Build Flakey Material for Quantum Information Science Studies. Building a Printing Press for New Quantum Materials. Brookhaven National Laboratory. Scientists at Brookhaven Lab’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials are developing an automated system to synthesize entirely new materials made from stacked atomically thin two-dimensional […]
If Quantum Computing Fails, What Next, Post-Moore’s Law? The Memristor? To keep somewhat of a balance in researching and studying quantum computing’s advancements, we search for pieces which call into question quantum computing’s future. Given Moore’s Law is winding down and causing industry to search […]
Canada Focuses on Quantum Computing Threat to Cybersecurity. The Quantum Threat to Cyber Security There is growing recognition of the need for society to prepare for increasingly sophisticated threats to the cyber systems that our critical infrastructure and democratic institutions rely on. Doing so will […]
Errors in Quantum Computing, Solving the Issue Coping with Errors in Quantum Computing. Quantum Mechanics is one of the revered branches of science, where the subject of study is about subatomic particles. With Quantum Mechanics, we have been able to study how very small particles […]
U.S. GAO Establishing Tech Literacy Office for Lawmakers; 5G, Quantum Computing Slated. Of 65 positions, 25 will be geared toward emerging technologies to include 5G and quantum computing. GAO Will Pour $15 Million Into New Tech Assessment Office in 2020. Nextgov. The Government Accountability Office […]
“Both Quantum Computing and Deep Learning May Never Again Be the Same…” Intel offers AI breakthrough in quantum computing. ZDNet. We don’t know why deep learning forms of neural networks achieve great success on many tasks; the discipline has a paucity of theory to explain […]
Two-Dimensional (2D) Semiconductors Are Promising for Quantum Computing and Future Electronics. Michigan Tech News. Now, researchers can convert metallic gold into semiconductor and customize the material atom-by-atom on boron nitride nanotubes. Gold is a conductive material already widely used as interconnects in electronic devices. […]
IBM Q Network Expands. Brookhaven Joins the IBM Q Network Hub at Oak Ridge National Lab. This hub is part of a worldwide community of businesses, universities, and research labs that seeks to advance quantum computing and explore its scientific and business applications. April 10, […]
Quantum Computing Comes to the Museum of Boston. Bob Sutor. Vice President, IBM Q Strategy & Ecosystem. For more than 180 years, the Museum of Science Boston has met the needs of society and inspired future generations. One of the world’s largest science centers and […]
Microsoft Garage India: Quantum Information and Computation Series. Microsoft Garage has taken to the streets in Hyderabad, India. To spread quantum computing far and wide, Microsoft will present a lecture series on the topic in partner with International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH). Garage. […]
Strangeworks to Bring Quantum Computing Community Together. Whurley, Willian Hurley, founder and gray-matter behind Strangeworks, continues to embark upon the path of bring quantum computing’s global community together and take it to the people. He’s no stranger to creating start-ups. Qubit. Not so Strange. Excerpts: […]
Feeling Unprepared for Quantum Computing Technology Implementation? So are a lot of others. Quick data points from SolarWinds points out nearly half of “tech pros” feel unprepared for quantum computing management. Probably the same pros who have heard about quantum computing. Unprepared Feelings. Extract: […]
“Physical Realm” Test and Patent Law is Pending Problem for Quantum Computing. Though our title may be a tongue-twister or humorous, or both, the issue is not, either. This issue bears watching. Concern should be with all of us in quantum computing or emerging technology. […]
No Doubt: Quantum Computing Will Break Encryption, Probably, Maybe, Maybe Not. Will it or won’t it? Soon enough, when the time is right and a quantum computer with sufficient power has arrived. If in the right hands, the world may find out it encryption is […]