StrangeWorks finalizes their series A for $24M during a full week of AI developments. IBM announces they will install the third quantum computer in Spain, specificially in the Basque Country (if you ask me, another example of everyone trying to go their own way instead of joining forces). Nvidia had a big week during their conference where they announced several upgrades in cuQuantum, as well as DGX, their GPU accelerated system with big initial partnerships. They also want to improve their litography processes, and for that they have release a platform called “CuLitho” (Yes, if you speak spanish you will be cracking now). This shows how the company is doubling down in Quantum, specifically in the early stages during NISQ. IQM from Finland launches their free “academy” in the hopes of increasing market share, and a very good article from Q. Zeitgeist with 10 free resources to spend your Easter in quantum peace. D-wave is the second company in the industry with a delisting warning trading today at $0,51. Pasqal has created a new platform to get developers more acquianted with neutral atoms (pesky things they are), (the atoms, not the company).An finally, the elephant in the room. Does Grover’s algorithm provide advantage or not? As you may know, Grover’s algorithm is one of the few that provides theoretical speed up over its classical counterparts and a building block for much of what we do today in Quantum. However a paper published this week (Grover's Algorithm Offers No Quantum Advantage by Stoudenmire and Xavier Waintal) has caused much turmoil in the industry. Almost a civil war between complexity theorists and physicists. In the paper they try to demonstrate that Grover shows no quantum advantage due to the needs of the oracle and that they can achieve a better result using tensor networks. Of course the community took it seriously.
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The Week in Quantum Computing - March 27th
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StrangeWorks finalizes their series A for $24M during a full week of AI developments. IBM announces they will install the third quantum computer in Spain, specificially in the Basque Country (if you ask me, another example of everyone trying to go their own way instead of joining forces). Nvidia had a big week during their conference where they announced several upgrades in cuQuantum, as well as DGX, their GPU accelerated system with big initial partnerships. They also want to improve their litography processes, and for that they have release a platform called “CuLitho” (Yes, if you speak spanish you will be cracking now). This shows how the company is doubling down in Quantum, specifically in the early stages during NISQ. IQM from Finland launches their free “academy” in the hopes of increasing market share, and a very good article from Q. Zeitgeist with 10 free resources to spend your Easter in quantum peace. D-wave is the second company in the industry with a delisting warning trading today at $0,51. Pasqal has created a new platform to get developers more acquianted with neutral atoms (pesky things they are), (the atoms, not the company).An finally, the elephant in the room. Does Grover’s algorithm provide advantage or not? As you may know, Grover’s algorithm is one of the few that provides theoretical speed up over its classical counterparts and a building block for much of what we do today in Quantum. However a paper published this week (Grover's Algorithm Offers No Quantum Advantage by Stoudenmire and Xavier Waintal) has caused much turmoil in the industry. Almost a civil war between complexity theorists and physicists. In the paper they try to demonstrate that Grover shows no quantum advantage due to the needs of the oracle and that they can achieve a better result using tensor networks. Of course the community took it seriously.