The Week in Quantum Computing - April 11th - Fujitsu opens cloud, $12M for Horizon, 100 simulated qubits. 9,1B quantum TAM by 2030
Issue #82
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). This week Sponsored by Artificial Brain.
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Promoted: Artificial Brain, a quantum computing startup released theĀ #electricvehicleĀ quantumĀ application which lets customers identify the optimal locations for electric vehicle charging stations using quantum computers to serve as many people as possible.Ā
They also introduced a novel heuristic combining Quantum Annealing and Genetic Algorithms to solve the problem and haveĀ published a paper where they demonstrated that this approach generated 42% better results than vanilla quantum computing. Link:Ā https://tinyurl.com/EV-Quantum-Paper
Commercialising QuantumĀ āĀ May 17th-19th 2022Ā
The Economist's Commercialising Quantum ā May 17th-19th 2022 | Virtual & London
Day two at the āCommercialising Quantumā conference will explore the appetite for collaboration on quantum computing for the greater good and seek to understand its capabilities in the fight against climate change. We will also explore what the latest quantum sensors can tell us and evaluate the timescale for quantum entangled atomic clocks.
Themes on Wednesday 18th May include: Quantum computing, Quantum for good, Quantum for climate change, Quantum sensors, imaging and clocks.Ā Ā
Companies speaking virtually include: Moderna, Pfizer, Harvard University, Ford, Biogen, Menten AI, E.ON, BP, Boeing, M Ventures and many more. Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
Find out more about the event and how to attend.
Quick Recap
Fujitsu open its cloud of HPC and digital annealers. $12M round for Horizon Quantum led by Tencent. US and Finland governments to work together in Quantum. Japan announces plan for their Q. computer in 2023. Microsoft releases framework that can simulate up to 100 perfect qubits. A primer in Quantum Value chain. A report by Tactic claims the market will go up to $9.1B in 2030. Too high? Too low? Let me know!
The Quote of the Week
"The reckoning of what to do or abstain from in particular circumstances will constantly include a reference, implicit or explicit, to generalities." G. E. M. Anscombe - analytic philosopher.
The Week in Quantum Computing
Pursuing Sustainable Development Goals with quantum sensor technology
The University of Strathclyde has joined an international network which has been established to use quantum technology in tackling global challenges, as set out in the UN Development Sustainable Goals (SDGs).
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April 03, 2022 at 11:30AM
Tencent Holdings invests $12m in SGās Horizon Quantum Computing
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April 04, 2022 at 01:30PM
Paper: Ising machines as hardware solvers of combinatorial optimization problems
Ising machines are hardware solvers which aim to find the absolute or approximate ground states of the Ising model. The Ising model is of fundamental computational interest because it is possible to formulate any problem in the complexity class NP as an Ising problem with only polynomial overhead. A scalable Ising machine that outperforms existing standard digital computers could have a huge impact for practical applications for a wide variety of optimization problems. In this review, we survey the current status of various approaches to constructing Ising machines and explain their underlying operational principles. The types of Ising machines considered here include classical thermal annealers based on technologies such as spintronics, optics, memristors, and digital hardware accelerators; dynamical-systems solvers implemented with optics and electronics; and superconducting-circuit quantum annealers. We compare and contrast their performance using standard metrics such as the ground-state success probability and time-to-solution, give their scaling relations with problem size, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.
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April 05, 2022 at 07:30AM
IBM unveils z16 'quantum safe' mainframe with AI accelerator
IBM's new z16 mainframe features an integrated on-chip AI accelerator, allowing inferencing from real-time transactions. The inclusion of IBM's Telum processor in the z16 design means, for example, that banks can identify fraudulent transactions are they are being processed.
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April 05, 2022 at 11:30AM
Outgunning The US, China Looks At Gaining Unassailable Lead In Quantum Tech With New Helium Cooling System
China is striving to become a world leader in quantum technology through its national strategy of innovation-driven development.
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April 05, 2022 at 10:30PM
Quantum computing spend to hit $9.1bn by 2030: report
Spending on quantum computing will surge from $260 million in 2020 to $9.1 billion by 2030, said Tractica, a market intelligence firm, in a report released during Investopia summit.
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April 06, 2022 at 09:30AM
Fujitsu launches āFujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS),ā delivering customers access to world-leading computing technologies via the public cloud
New services will start with āFujitsu Cloud Service HPCā utilizing technology of the worldās fastest supercomputer Fugaku Fujitsu Limited Fujitsu today announced the launch of its new service portfolio "Fujitsu Computing as a Service (CaaS)" to accelerate digital transformation (DX) and empow
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April 06, 2022 at 10:30AM
The Quantum Value Chain
An introduction to the quantum value chain and the remarkable opportunities being unlocked by quantum computing, quantum communications and quantum timing, imaging and sensing in the second quantum revolution. Cut through the hype to see the true quantum landscape. For more information read https:/
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New Search Algorithm Could Be Quantum Leap in Detection of Gravitational Waves
A new method of identifying gravitational wave signals using quantum computing could provide a valuable new tool for future astrophysicists.
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April 06, 2022 at 01:30PM
Introducing Best-in-Class Quantum-Safe Blockchain
01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (TSXV:ONE)(OTCQB:OONEF) (the "Company" or "01"), has been commissioned to develop the World's First Quantum-Safe Blockchain designed for Tokens, NFTs, Smart Contracts for the Metaverse, De-centralized Finance (DeFi).
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April 06, 2022 at 06:30PM
The United States and Finland Move to Strengthen Cooperation in Quantum
On April 5, the United States and Finland signed a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology, underscoring both countriesā intent to enhance cooperation in the field. This Statement builds on more than two decades of robust bilateral ties, including a Science and Technology Agreement that has been in place since 1995.
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April 07, 2022 at 04:30AM
In race to build quantum computing hardware, silicon begins to shine
In research published in the journal Science Advances, Princeton physicists used a two-qubit silicon quantum device to achieve an unprecedented level of fidelity.
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April 07, 2022 at 04:30AM
Pushing quantum performance forward with our highest Quantum Volume yet
Quantum Volume is a single-number metric that can be measured using a concrete protocol on near-term quantum computers of modest size. The Quantum Volume method quantifies the largest random circuit of equal width and depth that the computer successfully implements.
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April 07, 2022 at 05:30AM
Tokyo proposes first domestic quantum computer use by March 2023
The Japanese government intends to enter the global quantum computing race by putting its first domestically produced quantum computer into service within the current fiscal year ending March 2023, a source close to the matter said Thursday.
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April 07, 2022 at 12:30PM
Testing large quantum algorithms using sparse simulation
We are excited to announce that the sparse simulator has been shipped with the newest release of the QDK 0.24.201332. Sparse simulation achieves orders of magnitude reductions in memory requirements and runtime for a wide range of applications and allows you to simulate some quantum algorithms with more than 100 qubits.
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April 08, 2022 at 06:31PM
Quantum security standards are almost ready but have already been attacked
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will soon be releasing a range of different cryptographic methods designed to protect against quantum computers, but a recent attack done with a standard laptop in a little over 50 hours suggests that more work is needed.
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April 08, 2022 at 06:31PM
Quantum innovation advances low-cost alternative solar technology
At present, virtually all commercial solar cells are made from high-purity silicon, which takes significant energy to produce. But researchers around the world are experimenting with alternative solar technologies that could be manufactured and installed with less energy and at lower cost.
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April 09, 2022 at 12:30PM