The Week in Quantum Computing - August 1st
Issue #98
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). This week Sponsored by QCentroid.
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Quick Recap
How to connect Web3 to quantum computers. Last week Google released Cirq 1.0 and this one we see the great Abe Asfaw showing how to use it in a set of very good videos. Google also goes down under with an alliance with some of the key universities. Alibaba shows promising results with fluxonium qubits. Amazing results on the BMW challenge with some interesting takeaways. In China Origin Quantum closes $148M in a series B (I thought that was now called series A+ ;) ). Making this quarter the highest in funding this year so far (citation needed).
In the meantime, the US keeps pushing for the post-quantum future, while the world has an army of researchers trying to beat the post-quantum NIST finalist algorithms. Earlier this week a group published a way to beat AES using a variation of Grover’s algorithm (now withdrawn). But quickly, flaws are found in the method. This is why, sometimes, it is important to know the basics
But don’t worry. Another one has been cracked here. Supersingular Isogeny Diffie-Hellman protocol has been broken in 1 hour in a single core. For now preliminary and preprint. Isn’t science wonderful?
The Week in Quantum Computing
Connecting Quantum computing to Web3. A tech approach.
In this article we’re going to go through the requirements, the challenges and the solutions adopted to connect the Ethereum blockchain to the QCentroid Quantum Solutions Platform.
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July 25, 2022 at 09:30AM
‘Nuclear Threat to Cybersecurity’ — Post-Quantum Cybersecurity Rapidly Gains Attention of U.S. Congress, Administration
Legislation aimed at kickstarting a national effort toward handling post-quantum cybersecurity (PQC) continues to make its way through U.S. Congress, as other members of the administration are raising the alert level about quantum’s ability to crack current cybersecurity measures.
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July 27, 2022 at 09:30AM
Video: Getting started with Cirq 1.0
Welcome to Quantum Programming with Cirq 1.0 - a series where we explore how to program quantum computers using Google’s open-source framework called Cirq. In this video, we install Cirq 1.0 and get our environment set up in Colab, where we will be writing our quantum programs.
Why it’s time to take quantum-safe cryptography seriously
On 5 July, NIST, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, announced the first quantum-safe cryptography protocol standards for cybersecurity in the quantum computing era.
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July 27, 2022 at 12:30PM
Chinese quantum computing startup Origin Quantum closes $148m in Series B round
Chinese quantum computing startup Origin Quantum has raised almost 1 billion yuan ($148.2 million) in a Series B round of financing with the support of investors including the country’s state-backed funds, the company said in a statement.
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July 27, 2022 at 05:30PM
An alternative superconducting qubit achieves high performance for quantum computing
Researchers at Alibaba Quantum Laboratory, a unit of Alibaba Group's DAMO research institute, have recently developed a quantum processor using fluxonium qubits, which have so far not been the preferred choice when developing quantum computers for industry teams. Their paper, published in Physical Review Letters, demonstrates the potential of fluxonium for developing highly performing superconducting circuits.
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July 28, 2022 at 10:30AM
Australian researchers to build apps for Google quantum computer
Google has set up an outpost of its Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab in Sydney, partnering with four Australian universities in the quest to develop world-changing applications for quantum computers.
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July 28, 2022 at 10:30AM
A device-independent quantum key distribution system for distant users
Device-independent quantum key distribution (DIQKD) enables the generation of secret keys over an untrusted channel using uncharacterized and potentially untrusted devices1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.
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July 28, 2022 at 01:30PM
For quantum to succeed, there needs to be a shift in mindset
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July 28, 2022 at 02:30PM
D-Wave Expands Global 2000 Customer Base
PALO ALTO, Calif. & BURNABY, B.C. (July 28, 2022) — D-Wave Systems Inc. (“D-Wave”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the only company building both quantum annealing and gate-based quantum computers, announced that it has added a number of customers, including Forbes Global 2000 customers, to its portfolio and increased diversity in its commercial use cases.
New customers working with D-Wave on quantum hybrid use cases include Deloitte, Koç Holding, CaixaBank, CoSyne Therapeutics, and Qcenter/SKK University.
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July 29, 2022 at 09:30AM
BMW's 3,854-Variable Problem Solved in Six Minutes With Quantum Computing
Quantum computing company Quantum Computing Inc. (QCI) has staked a claim to fame by solving a 3,854-variable optimization issue for BMW.
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July 29, 2022 at 09:30AM
Inca Knots Inspire Quantum Computer
We think of data storage as a modern problem, but even ancient civilizations kept records. While much of the world used stone tablets or other media that didn’t survive the centuries, the Incas used something called quipu which encoded numeric data in strings using knots.
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July 29, 2022 at 10:30AM
On black holes, holography, the Quantum Extended Church-Turing Thesis, fully homomorphic encryption, and brain uploading
I promise you: this post is going to tell a scientifically coherent story that involves all five topics listed in the title. Not one can be omitted. My story starts with a Zoom talk that the one and only Lenny Susskind delivered for the Simons Institute for Theory of Computing back in May.
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July 29, 2022 at 10:30AM
New method of controlling qubits could advance quantum computers
Quantum memories made of electron or nitrogen spins in NV centers in diamond that can be individually accessed by light and precisely manipulated by microwaves.
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July 29, 2022 at 10:30AM
GPUs Are Role-playing Quantum Computers
Graphics processors are taking on a new role beyond gaming and artificial intelligence – they are now serving as surrogate quantum computers until the real hardware arrives.
The Jülich Supercomputing Centre is using GPUs and a software toolkit from Nvidia to emulate quantum computers and research algorithms for such systems. With quantum processors still under development, GPUs are the fastest circuits to play the role of fully operational quantum computers.
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July 29, 2022 at 10:30AM
A roadmap for the future of quantum simulation
Quantum computers are hugely powerful devices with a capacity for speed and calculation which is well beyond the reach of classical, or binary, computing. Instead of a binary system of zeroes and ones, it operates through superpositions, which may be zeroes, ones or both at the same time.
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July 30, 2022 at 02:30AM
Quantum Computing Market Size, Technologies, Segment Analysis, Share, Growth and Trends 2027
Quantum Computing Market Is Expected To Reach 9.25 Billion By 2027 And Grow At A CAGR of 32.8 Percent Over The Forecast Period. According to the report by Stellar Market Research, Quantum Computing Market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 32.
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July 30, 2022 at 06:30PM
Pentagon confronting many unknowns in driving quantum breakthroughs
The United States needs to rethink how it’s funding the development of quantum technologies — and resolve extensive uncertainties — as it races against competitors to make advancements in this emerging field, according to the Pentagon’s principal director for the tech.
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July 31, 2022 at 12:30AM