The Week in Quantum Computing - Mar 14th - 9000x performance, $30M Alice&Bob, A quantum computer in a month, Rigetti fin results and more
Issue #78
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). Sponsored by Qapitan Quantum.
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Commercialising Quantum – May 17th-19th 2022
As quantum edges closer to becoming mainstream, we are excited to partner with The Economist on their upcoming event, "Commercialising Quantum". The inaugural event will feature a line-up of 100+ speakers, including c-suite from Sanofi, Moderna, Schneider Electric, E.ON, Pfizer and General Motors as well as senior leadership from UK NCSC, Gulf Bank, Google, European Commission and University of California. Attend virtually or in-person in London this May for three days of informative, inspiring, and educational content about the near-term scope of quantum advantage. Expect an unrivalled mix of accessible insights and more technical deep dives that will help you distinguish hype from reality. Register now to secure your place.
Quick Recap
“AI will play a major role in the future of tech, it is quantum computers that are the real ‘game-changer’”, — Vivek Mahajan (Fujitsu CTO). This summarises the industry today. QuintessenceLabs finalises its funding round, Quantum Brilliance joins a $17,5M research project in Germany, and Alice&Bob raise $30M. AWS launches support for OpenQASM (the closest thing to assembler for quantum) allowing for multi qubit-technology (gate based) circuits. And probably the story of the week, Q-Ctrl promises 9000x algorithmic performance by a combination of error correction and circuit design. Oh yes, do you want a 25 qubit quantum computer in less than a month? QuantWare can do that. Lastly, Riggeti announces 48% YoY revenue growth, ready to invest?
The Quote of the Week
"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."
Mahatma Gandhi - political ethicist.
The Week in Quantum Computing
NATO and White House recognize post-quantum threats and prepare for Y2Q
Join today's leading executives online at the Data Summit on March 9th. Register here. Over the past decade, encryption has emerged as one of the key solutions that organizations use to secure enterprise communications, services and applications.
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March 06, 2022 at 02:30PM
The potential of quantum computing for manufacturing
Imagine looking for a needle in a haystack by examining each piece of hay. What if you could analyse the entire haystack at once, cutting down the location time of the needle drastically? This is what quantum computing can do compared to conventional computing.
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March 07, 2022 at 05:30PM
CaixaBank makes quantum computing breakthrough
CaixaBank has joined forces with vendor D-Wave Systems to apply quantum computing in investment portfolio hedging calculation in the insurance sector.
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March 07, 2022 at 11:30PM
Researchers Unveil Hybrid 512-Qubit Quantum Array With Zero Downtime
A team of researchers with the University of Chicago have achieved unheard-of qubit density thanks to a new, hybrid quantum design. Leveraging two types of qubits, the researchers could pack 512 quantum computing units in the same array, establishing a new record in the process.
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March 07, 2022 at 11:30PM
New Frequency Converter from Quantum Machines Simplifies RF Engineering Tasks for Quantum Researchers
Quantum Machines (QM), creator of the first universal quantum computing cloud infrastructure announced the availability of the company's all-in-one RF up/down-conversion module: Octave.
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March 08, 2022 at 02:30PM
GloFo sets up GF Photonics
GloFo is collaborating with Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Marvell, NVIDIA and photonics specialists Ayar Labs, Lightmatter, PsiQuantum, Ranovus and Xanadu, to deliver the advantages of photonics.
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March 08, 2022 at 02:30PM
Quantum mindset a priority for new innovation hub
A new quantum computing education and research hub has been unveiled at the University of Western Australia as Australia looks to strengthen its quantum capability. Quantum computing is expected to produce $2.
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March 08, 2022 at 04:30PM
Breakthrough Phone, Text & Video Communications Security Tool Donated to the People of Ukraine
ORLANDO, Fla., /PRNewswire/ -- Taj Quantum (TAJ), a cyber resilience startup company with a proprietary multi-dimensional security platform called Project Autonomy, donated use of their communications security tool to the people of Ukraine to help in their fight against Russian aggressors.
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March 08, 2022 at 05:30PM
QuantWare will build you a custom 25-qubit quantum processor in 30 days
It's still very early days for quantum computing, but even so, we're already seeing early signs of hardware and an ecosystem that's starting to resemble the classical computing space, with different startups specializing in the different components that make up a quantum computer.
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March 08, 2022 at 09:30PM
PsiQuantum envisions its data-center-sized quantum computer
Startup PsiQuantum has a rough vision of what its one-million-qubit quantum computer could look like. PsiQuantum is thus betting that silicon photonics will play a central role in its data-center-sized quantum computer.
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March 08, 2022 at 09:30PM
Firing up quantum algorithms - boosting performance up to 9,000X with autonomous error suppression
Our expert team has built and experimentally validated advanced new tools for quantum algorithm enhancement. New benchmarking results on superconducting quantum computers show up to 9,000X advantages over quantum algorithms executed using the best compilers in the industry.
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March 09, 2022 at 07:30AM
Amazon Braket launches OpenQASM support
Last year, we announced that AWS had joined the OpenQASM Technical Steering Committee to help shape a unified approach to express quantum programs across a variety of different hardware technologies.
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March 09, 2022 at 08:30AM
From Von Neumann to systems engineering: what quantum can learn from classical computing
Building reliable quantum computers is a huge challenge. But we are building on firm foundations: a 70-year history of developing classical computers.
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March 09, 2022 at 08:30AM
Alice&Bob, a quantum computing startup, raises $30M to launch its first fault tolerant ‘cat qubit’ computers in 2023
Quantum computing has been something of a holy grail in the world of technology: in theory, it promises an unprecedented amount of processing power that could be used to solve the most complicated problems; in practice, most attempts at building the physical manifestation of the concept produce too
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March 10, 2022 at 10:30AM
Quantum Brilliance joins German quantum computing research project
German-Australian quantum hardware specialist Quantum Brilliance is the commercialisation partner in a $17.5 million research project funded by the German government.
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March 10, 2022 at 10:30AM
QuintessenceLabs Secures Further Funding to Scale Its Advanced Quantum-safe Data Protection Capabilities
CANBERRA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QuintessenceLabs, a pioneer and leader in quantum cybersecurity solutions, announced today that it has recently raised additional capital in a round led by Chevron Technology Ventures.
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March 10, 2022 at 10:30AM
Next-Gen Internet May Call for a New Field: 'Quantum Law'
As researchers study the use of quantum mechanics to develop quantum computers that will make computations much faster than today's devices, some in academia are thinking ahead to how society will approach regulations for a future quantum Internet.
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March 10, 2022 at 05:30PM
Cloud Security Alliance Sets Countdown Clock to Quantum
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, today began a countdown to April 14, 2030, the date by which CSA estimates that a qu
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March 10, 2022 at 05:30PM
Fujitsu CTO: ‘The quantum revolution is years away, not decades’
Fujitsu’s Vivek Mahajan believes that while AI will play a major role in the future of tech, it is quantum computers that are the real ‘game-changer’.
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March 11, 2022 at 11:30AM
Rigetti Computing Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2021; Delivers 48% Year-over-Year Revenue Growth and Further Accelerates Business Momentum Through Technology Leadership
BERKELEY, Calif., March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in hybrid quantum-classical computing, recently announced its financial results for the eleven months ended December 31, 2021 (fiscal year 2021)1.
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March 11, 2022 at 06:30PM