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Rescale, a cloud-based high-performance computing (HPC) leader, is teaming up with IonQ, a quantum computing expert, to integrate accelerated cloud computing with quantum technology. This collaboration targets intricate challenges in product development, healthcare, finance, and more. Rescale's cloud platform, hosting over 1,000 R&D applications, complements IonQ's advanced quantum computers, like the 29-qubit IonQ Forte, enabling the resolution of previously impossible problems. The partnership emphasizes delivering hybrid (classical and quantum) solutions, crucial for unlocking quantum-enabled business potential. Joris Poort, Rescale's CEO, notes the collaboration accelerates R&D and fosters a collaborative ecosystem for groundbreaking scientific exploration. IonQ's Chief Revenue Officer, Rima Alameddine, sees [...]

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) has partnered with Deloitte Canada to drive the adoption of quantum computing solutions in the Canadian public sector and businesses. The alliance focuses on joint go-to-market efforts, harnessing D-Wave's quantum computing expertise and Deloitte's global leadership in public sector services. Targeting complex challenges faced by the Canadian government, the collaboration emphasizes near-term quantum technologies such as annealing quantum computing and quantum-hybrid solutions. Building on their prior collaboration in the United States, particularly in transportation and national security, D-Wave and Deloitte aim to transform the Canadian government's operations through the computational power of quantum technology. This strategic [...]

QuSecure, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by AFWERX to address challenges in the Department of the Air Force. The Air Force will use QuSecure’s QuProtect™, the industry’s first end-to-end PQC software-based solution designed to protect encrypted communications and data with quantum resilience. This contract follows similar SBIR contract awards QuSecure has won from the U.S. Army in 2023 (Phase II SBIR) and the U.S. Government in 2022 (Phase III SBIR). The award recognizes QuSecure’s ability to enhance the combat fighting capabilities necessitated by modern warfare. The U.S. Government has [...]

QuEra Computing and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre have joined forces to advance quantum technology and supercomputing on a global scale. The collaboration involves the development of high-performance emulation software for simulating quantum circuits on Pawsey's Setonix supercomputer, ranked as the world's fourth greenest. Leveraging Pawsey's expertise in high-performance computing and QuEra's proficiency in quantum emulation, the partnership aims to accelerate research capabilities and pursue national government-sponsored quantum computing projects. QuEra will grant Pawsey access to its neutral-atom-based quantum computers, located in Boston, facilitating collaborative research through quantum machine time, consulting services, and specialized training. QuEra's Aquila-class quantum computers, featuring 256 qubits [...]

HRL Laboratories, LLC, in collaboration with UCLA researcher Jason Petta, has secured a grant from the Army Research Office and the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) to advance silicon-based quantum processors. The project, named Universal Control of Scaled Spin Systems (UCS3), aims to bring spin qubits, a promising next-generation quantum computing element, to a functional multi-qubit array. By embedding cutting-edge quantum science technology onto silicon chips, the team seeks to leverage existing semiconductor infrastructure for scalable quantum computing, mirroring the transformative impact of transistors on conventional electronics in the 1940s. The partnership combines HRL's industrial wafer fabrication capabilities with UCLA's academic [...]

Rigetti UK Limited, a subsidiary of Rigetti Computing, has secured an Innovate UK grant, collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Imperial College London, and Standard Chartered. The consortium's focus is on developing quantum machine learning techniques to enhance financial institutions' ability to process and interpret complex data streams. Financial tasks such as credit risk evaluation and market-making services often face challenges with classical machine learning methods due to the intricate nature of data streams. The collaboration aims to leverage Rigetti's quantum computing capabilities, AWS's classical high-performance computing resources, Imperial College London's expertise in classical machine learning models, and Standard Chartered's datasets. [...]

T-Systems has initiated a collaboration with AQT, the European market leader in ion trap-based quantum computers. T-Systems Quantum Cloud customers can now access AQT's quantum computers, reinforcing Europe's sovereignty in quantum computing. The partnership enables users to engage in quantum use cases via cloud access, integrated into T-Systems' multi-quantum cloud offering. Successful test runs have been conducted, allowing customers immediate access to solutions and consulting services. T-Systems supports Quantum Cloud users with training, offering access to pre-built quantum algorithms and applications through the European PlanQK platform. Various service packages, including computing time-based models and volume packages, are available for customers ranging [...]

Qrypt, a leading quantum-secure encryption company, has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program supporting startups driving technological advancements. The company focuses on protecting data integrity and confidentiality in AI-driven environments using quantum-secure encryption technology. With the increasing reliance on generative AI and large language models, securing data in-transit is crucial, given the looming threat of quantum computing compromising existing encryption technologies. Qrypt's acceptance into NVIDIA Inception strengthens its ability to fortify data security against immediate and future threats, specifically addressing the "harvest now, decrypt later" (HNDL) risk associated with quantum advancements. Denis Mandich, CTO and co-founder of Qrypt, emphasized the inevitability of [...]

Rigetti Computing has announced that its Ankaa-2 processor is now publicly available to their customers on Rigetti's Quantum Cloud Services (QCS) platform. This uses a fourth generation architecture and includes numerous improvements of the previous generations including tunable couplers, a square lattice topology, and other improvements in fabrication and electronics to provide more qubits and higher levels of qubit quality. A key area of focus was in improving the two qubit gate fidelity which has now reached 97.5% on the Ankaa-2 versus about 95.1% on the predecessor Aspen-M-3 device (see here for details on these metrics). A press release from Rigetti [...]