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The Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), has provided a repayable contribution of $3.75M CAD to Xanadu, a leading company in photonic quantum computing. This funding is part of the Regional Quantum Initiative (RQI) which will have $23 million ($17M USD) available for funding over a six year period. The Xanadu funding will be used to accelerate the development of PennyLane, Xanadu’s open-source, cloud-based software framework for quantum machine learning, quantum chemistry, and quantum computing. The investment aims to advance Canada’s position in quantum technology, boost economic growth, and create jobs. It will [...]

Apple Computer has implemented Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) support within the iMessage app of its next operating system updates iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4, and watchOS 10.4 scheduled to be released in early March. Apple calls this feature PQ3 and it has several interesting features. In this implementation they are taking a conservative approach by implementing a hybrid cryptography protocol that includes both their current elliptic curve algorithms along with the ML-KEM (Kyber) being standardized by NIST. This will ensure that even if an issue were to be found in the future in ML-KEM, the encryption would still be at [...]

IonQ achieves a significant breakthrough in quantum networking by demonstrating ion-photon entanglement, a crucial step towards enabling communication and information transfer between quantum systems. This achievement, a first in the commercial sphere outside academic environments, underscores IonQ's commitment to advancing quantum computing capabilities. By generating and collecting single photons from ion qubits and verifying ion-photon entanglement, IonQ's research team lays the groundwork for developing photonic interconnect protocols essential for future quantum computing applications. The integration of quantum networks promises enhanced computational power and efficiency, surpassing classical setups by entangling cores into a unified quantum computer capable of executing complex algorithms. IonQ's [...]

IQM Quantum Computers has achieved a significant milestone with its 20-qubit quantum computer, showcasing remarkable technology capabilities aimed at advancing large-scale commercial quantum adoption. The achievement, announced on February 20, 2024, highlights the integration of key technology components, including Quantum Processing Units (QPUs) fabricated at IQM's quantum chip facility. The chip is based on IQM’s tunable-coupler concept, enabling fast two-qubit gate speed and state-of-the-art fidelity. The 20-qubit processor boasts a median two-qubit (CZ) gate fidelity of 99.51% across 30 qubit pairs, with maximum fidelity exceeding 99.8%. Notable system-level benchmarks include a Quantum Volume (QV) of 32, Circuit Layer Operations Per Second [...]

Alice & Bob’s scientific leadership and advisors. Alice & Bob, a prominent developer in fault-tolerant quantum computers, has announced its newly constituted Consultative Board, comprising quantum computing pioneers Daniel Gottesman, David DiVincenzo, John Martinis, and Yasunobu Nakamura. The board will advise on the long-term roadmap and prioritization of milestones. Daniel Gottesman is renowned for the Gottesman-Knill Theorem, proving quantum error correction codes' utility in achieving fault-tolerant quantum computing. David DiVincenzo established the "DiVincenzo Criteria," defining quantum computers' minimal requirements. John Martinis led Google’s 2019 quantum supremacy experiment. Yasunobu Nakamura pioneered the superconducting qubit. Raphael Lescanne, CTO and Co-founder of Alice & [...]

IQM has announced a co-CEO leadership management structure with Jan Goetz responsible for external relations and fundraising and Mikko Välimäki responsible for commercial operations. Previously Dr. Goetz had been the sole CEO of IQM and was a cofounder of the company which started in 2018. Dr. Välimäki has served on the IQM Board of Directors since 2018 and now steps into his new role. He has founded, led, and served on the board of several technology companies in Finland and has both a has a PhD in software business from Aalto University and a Master's in law from the University of [...]