Quantum computing company IonQ goes public via SPAC
Today, Maryland-based quantum computing company IonQ is going public via a SPAC in a deal that’s expected to raise $650 million. Its $2 billion valuation and big-name investors indicate that…
Quantum Computer Software Startup QC Ware Raises $25 Million | Technology News
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – QC Ware, a quantum computer software startup based in Silicon Valley with high profile customers like Goldman Sachs Group, Inc, said on Wednesday it raised $25…
Quantum computing could be a weapon against climate change in some unexpected ways
Experts in the field are increasingly turning their attention to whether quantum computers could provide solutions to one of the greatest challenges of our time: climate change. Image: Misha Friedman…
AWS researcher merges the power of two quantum computers to help make cryptography keys stronger
Amazon’s researcher put together Rigetti’s and IonQ’s quantum processors to generate random numbers that are the basis of cryptography keys. Shutterstock / Rawpixel.com Combining the capabilities of two quantum computers,…
Abu Dhabi unboxes the Middle East’s first quantum supercomputer
Achieving a temperature 100 times colder than deep outer space is about to become possible in Abu Dhabi – and in August. © Provided by The National The quantum…
Honeywell, Google bring practical quantum computers a big step closer
Honeywell’s quantum computer uses ytterbium atoms trapped in this chamber, about the size of a football, to perform computations. Honeywell Honeywell and Google have detailed dueling demonstrations of logical qubits,…
IBM shows quantum computers can solve these problems that classical computers find hard
The most standard example of a classification problem is when a computer is given pictures of dogs and cats, and is required to label all future images it sees as…
Quantum computers just took on another big challenge. And this one is as tough as steel
Nippon Steel has concluded that, despite the current hardware limitations of quantum computers, the technology holds a lot of promise when it comes to optimizing complex problems. Image: Honeywell Quantum…
Quantum computers take up a lot of space. Researchers decided to shrink this one down
The compact quantum computer fits into two 19-inch server racks. University of Innsbruck Quantum computers still require large, dedicated rooms and complex installations, but now, in a new step towards…
Behind in quantum computer race, Germany gets boost from IBM
IBM has unveiled one of Europe’s most powerful quantum computers in Germany, boosting the country’s efforts to stay in the race for what’s considered a key technology of the future…