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California Governor Gavin Newsome and University of California President Michael Drake have announced that the state has acquired a 700,000 square foot building that was formerly known as the Westside Pavilion which will now be the location of the UCLA Research Park. The facility is located approximately 2 miles from UCLA's main campus and the rumored price of the acquisition was $700 million. The research park will be the home of the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA, the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering (CQSE), and eventually other programs. The Center for Quantum Science and Engineering was [...]

Rigetti, a frontrunner in full-stack quantum computing, is advancing quantum-enhanced machine learning in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, a global financial intelligence and analytics leader. With a steadfast focus on achieving narrow quantum advantage, Rigetti aims to solve practical problems more efficiently than classical alternatives. The collaboration, initiated in April 2023, showcased promising results in recession forecasting using a hybrid approach of classical signature kernels and quantum-enhanced data transformations. The partnership extends into 2024, where Rigetti plans to leverage higher-dimensional datasets across diverse macroeconomic areas, employing its 84-qubit Ankaa™ system with enhanced error mitigation techniques. Moody’s Analytics acknowledges the strategic investment in [...]

SandboxAQ, a leader in quantum solutions, has joined forces with Carahsoft Technology Corp., a trusted government solutions provider, to extend the distribution of its cutting-edge cybersecurity and AI-enabled quantum solutions within the Public Sector. Under the partnership, Carahsoft will deliver SandboxAQ's Security Suite, a modern cryptography management platform, alongside other AI and quantum technology solutions, leveraging its extensive network of resellers, integrators, and consultants. This collaboration, expanding on prior successes with entities like the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Information Systems Agency, responds to the escalating cyber threats and the urgent need for post-quantum cryptography solutions. The initial focus on [...]

By Dr Chris Mansell, Senior Scientific Writer at Terra Quantum Shown below are summaries of a few interesting research papers in quantum technology that we have seen over the past month. Hardware Title: Logical quantum processor based on reconfigurable atom arraysOrganizations: Harvard University; QuEra Computing Inc.; NIST/University of Maryland; Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyRydberg interactions enable logic gates to be performed between ultracold atoms. The infidelity of such gates has decreased exponentially from above 0.1 over a decade ago to well below 0.01 currently. Some of the recent success has arisen from making the atoms colder, placing them closer together and subjecting [...]