IonQ's bet to focus on making quantum computing applications relevant for enterprises today instead of waiting for quantum supremacy appears to be paying off nicely.
IBM has installed its second-gen IBM Quantum Heron processors in its Poughkeepsie data center as it builds out its quantum infrastructure.
Microsoft and Quantinuum said they have created 12 highly reliable logical qubits by combining Azure Quantum's qubit virtualization system to Quantinuum's H2 trapped-ion quantum computer. Microsoft also said it would work with Atom Computing to add a new quantum system to Azure Quantum.
Quantum Brilliance and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) said they will collaborate on a platform that couples quantum computing with high-performance computing (HPC).
IonQ outlined it roadmap for its quantum computing stack as well as various use cases as it aims to create enterprise grade infrastructure that could offload GPU workloads if successful.
Quantum computing software provider Classiq has been busy forging partnerships with everyone from Nvidia to BMW to Citi as it aims to expand enterprise use cases with a software layer that abstracts the underlying hardware. We caught up with Classiq CEO Nir Minerbi to talk about quantum computing and where it's headed.
Honeywell said that the funding round was led by JPMorgan Chase with participation from Mitsui & Co., Amgen and Honeywell.
With IBM Quantum Heron, IBM is planning to use a 5x performance boost with improved error rates to build out a fleet of systems.
Amazon Web Services rolled out Braket Direct, a service that allows researchers to procure dedicated private access to quantum processing units and expertise from providers such as IonQ, Oxford Quantum Circuits, QuEra, Rigetti, or Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab.
IonQ CEO Peter Chapman made the argument that IonQ can be one of those generational companies, but in the meantime, it's hiring a lot of talent from the likes of Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Uber and Apple.
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