The Week in Quantum Computing - January 31st
Issue #72
The Week in Quantum Computing. Brought to you by Sergio Gago (@piratecto). Sponsored by Qapitan Quantum.
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Quick Recap
More partnerships, mergers and collaborations. Quanvia merges with Nimoy to take quantum to LATAM. Microsoft to work with NASA and Classic with Cold Quanta. PQShield raises $20M for post-quantum cryptography. HQS raises €12M for simulations and Aegiq a seed round of £3,5M. Week focused on communications and crypto with a 830km fibre link showing promising results in twin field QKD.
MIT releases a new quantum programming language (hey, we don’t need Javascript in Quantum). BosonQ Psi launches their platform for Computer Aided Engineering and hey, 20 years ago quantum computers were able to factor number 15. We haven’t gone very far from that, but stay tuned!.
Quantum Computing goal is to run Doom on the universe. Fantastic strip by SMBC as always. Talking about factoring numbers and why we do what we do.
The Week in Quantum Computing
Esta adquisición acelerará el desarrollo de la computación cuántica en la Argentina
Nimoy Cognitive Computing, empresa reconocida en América Latina por el desarrollo de soluciones de inteligencia artificial y prototipado utilizando computación cuántica, fue adquirida en diciembre pasado por Quanvia.
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January 23, 2022 at 09:30PM
Aegiq secures seed investment to revolutionize trust in global telecommunications and computing with quantum photonics
Aegiq has today announced that it secured seed investment from an investor syndicate led by High-Tech Gründerfonds, with participation of Deepbridge Capital and business angel investors. Together, with existing funding from Innovate UK, the seed investment brings Aegiq’s total available funding to over £3.5m ($4.8m). Having completed the first closing Aegiq is considering funds to join the second closing.
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January 24, 2022 at 11:30AM
Machine Learning's Next Frontier: Quantum Computing
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January 25, 2022 at 08:30AM
Twin-field quantum key distribution (QKD) across an 830-km fibre
Summary of recent long-distance QKD experiments beyond 400 km. In VOA and fibre scenarios, the total numbers of transmitted quantum signals were 3 × 1014 and 3.2 × 1014, respectively. Nature Photonics, https://doi.org/10.
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January 25, 2022 at 10:30AM
Twist, a new language for Quantum Computing
Scientists from MIT‘s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAIL) created their own programming language for Quantum Computing called Twist. Twist can describe and verify which pieces of data are entangled in a quantum program, through a language a classical programmer can understand.
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January 25, 2022 at 10:30AM
Japan steps up quantum push as U.S. and China forge ahead
TOKYO -- Japan will revamp its national quantum computing strategy, aiming to become self-sufficient in the area as the U.S. and China continue to make progress on mastering the critical next-generation technology.
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January 25, 2022 at 10:30AM
HQS Quantum Simulations brings in 12 million euros in series A — Quantum Simulations
HQS Quantum Simulations, Europe’s leading startup for complex quantum simulations, has concluded a series-A financing round and secured more than 12 million euros together with new research funding.
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January 25, 2022 at 03:30PM
Classiq and ColdQuanta Partner to Provide a Complete Solution to Creating and Executing 100-Qubit Quantum Circuits and Beyond
Large quantum circuits are key to solving real-world problems that can’t be solved by classical computers ColdQuanta, the leader in cold atom quantum technology, and Classiq, which provides the leading software platform for Quantum Algorithm Design, today announced a partnership to make 100-qubit
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January 25, 2022 at 11:31PM
BosonQ Psi unveils first look of its Q-SaaS CAE software: BQPhy™
BosonQ Psi (BQP) announced the first look of Quantum-powered computer-aided engineering (CAE) software suite - BQPhy™.
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January 26, 2022 at 10:30AM
It’s been 20 years since “15” was factored on quantum hardware
Classical factoring algorithms are generally quite computationally expensive, especially when it comes to factoring large integers. This simple truth forms the basis of many modern encryption algorithms, which use large numbers and their prime factors to secure data.
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January 26, 2022 at 05:30PM
PQShield raises $20 million Series A to fuel global growth
Today, we’re thrilled to announce that PQShield has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Addition, with participation from existing investors Oxford Science Enterprises (formerly OSI) and Crane.
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January 27, 2022 at 12:30PM
Microsoft partners with NASA to take quantum computing into space
The advances in quantum computing that are happening are, in some ways, similar to the space race: huge investment by giant entities in futuristic technology designed to take humanity to the next level.
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January 30, 2022 at 12:30AM