The rate at which quantum computing is hitting the media stream is ever-increasing. This piece is a collection of recent articles and reports covering various aspects of quantum computing from the lens of business and industry. Mea Cubitt
ELEMENT SIX’S DNV B1™ WINS 2021 E&T INNOVATION AWARD | Element Six (E6), part of the De Beers Group, has been named as an E&T Innovation Award winner in the R&D category for its quantum grade chemical vapour deposition (CVD) diamond, DNV B1™. Source: elementsix. ELEMENT SIX’S DNV B1™ WINS 2021 E&T INNOVATION AWARD…
IEEE Quantum Announces the CEO Summit on Quantum Computing Scheduled for 1 December 2021 | IEEE Quantum, the leading community for quantum computing conferences, research and education programs, today announced the CEO Summit on Quantum Computing. This special conference brings together the chief executives and extraordinary innovators shaping the expanding quantum computing ecosystem. Discussion topics will include: High Performance Computing Meets Quantum Computing; The Business Case for Quantum Computing; Building a Quantum Computing Business; Quantum Computing: The Next 10 Years; The Future of Quantum Computing Software; Quantum Computing: Sustainability and Cybersecurity; and, much more. This one-day summit is scheduled for 1 December 2021 at 10 a.m. ET. To access the live broadcast, please click here. Source: yahoo!finance. IEEE Quantum Announces the CEO Summit on Quantum Computing Scheduled for 1 December 2021…
IDC: Classical computing set to ‘run out of steam’ in the next decade | The analyst firm, IDC, has said that classical computing will run out of steam over the next decade as quantum computing comes to the fore. The comment was made by Peter Rutten, global research lead for performance intensive computing at IDC, who was commenting on a report that states quantum computing spending will increase from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027. Source: Neowin. IDC: Classical computing set to ‘run out of steam’ in the next decade…
The shape of the next tech leap and its impact on finance | A new technological breakthrough is one of the most anticipated events of this decade. Everyone sees it from a different perspective. While someone is waiting for hoverboards from Back to the Future to appear on the streets, others crave intergalactic trips or a Matrix-like artificial intelligence that will take over the world. The reality is much more simple but still interesting. Source: currency.com. The shape of the next tech leap and its impact on finance…
Honeywell spins off Minnesota-grown quantum-computing division into new company, Quantinuum | One of the world’s most powerful quantum computers sits in Golden Valley, where Honeywell has spent more than a decade building what it considers the next big thing in technology. Source: TechXplore. Honeywell spins off Minnesota-grown quantum-computing division into new company, Quantinuum…
Honeywell Quantum and Cambridge Quantum Combine to Form Quantinuum | CAMBRIDGE, UK and BROOMFIELD, CO., Nov. 30, 2021 – Two companies in the quantum computing industry have combined to create Quantinuum, aimed at accelerating development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies in a platform agnostic manner to deliver quantum-enabled solutions for intractable problems that classical computers have not been able to solve. Source: inside HPC. Honeywell Quantum and Cambridge Quantum Combine to Form Quantinuum…
Fujitsu Thailand to Sign Agreement with QTFT to Jointly Deliver Quantum-Inspired Technology with Digital Annealer for First Time in Thailand | Fujitsu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (FTH) today announced a signing ceremony for a joint agreement with Quantum Technology Foundation (Thailand) (QTFT) to collaborate as a service provider to solve combinatorial optimization problems in the Thailand market leveraging Fujitsu’s quantum-inspired Digital Annealer technology. Source: ThaiPR.Net. Fujitsu Thailand to Sign Agreement with QTFT to Jointly Deliver Quantum-Inspired Technology with Digital Annealer for First Time in Thailand…
Finalist: Q-CTRL and quantum’s quiet obsession | Quantum computing is having a moment right now. It is the hot topic on the lips of world leaders and investors alike. Just last week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was promising the UK will be going “big on quantum computing”. And our own Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced a new Blueprint for Critical Technologies that includes a A$100 million investment over the next decade to establish a new Quantum Commercialisation Hub. Source: InnovationAus. Finalist: Q-CTRL and quantum’s quiet obsession…
Duality Announces Technical Advisory Committee with Deep Expertise in Quantum Science and Tech | Duality is pleased to announce the members of its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which will support participating startups with business know-how as well as deep expertise in quantum science and technology. Source: businesswire. Duality Announces Technical Advisory Committee with Deep Expertise in Quantum Science and Tech…
Duality Announces Quantum Science and Tech Advisory Committee | Duality has announced the members of its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), which will support participating startups with business know-how as well as knowledge of quantum science and technology. Source: insideHPC. Duality Announces Quantum Science and Tech Advisory Committee…
AWS Announces Six New Amazon SageMaker Capabilities | Today, at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced six new capabilities for its industry-leading machine learning service, Amazon SageMaker, that make machine learning even more accessible and cost effective. Today’s announcements bring together powerful new capabilities, including a no-code environment for creating accurate machine learning predictions, more accurate data labeling using highly skilled annotators, a universal Amazon SageMaker Studio notebook experience for greater collaboration across domains, a compiler for machine learning training that makes code more efficient, automatic compute instance selection machine learning inference, and serverless compute for machine learning inference. To get started with Amazon SageMaker, visit aws.amazon.com/sagemaker. Source: businesswire. AWS Announces Six New Amazon SageMaker Capabilities…
Airbus Ventures Leads Q-CTRL’s Series B Financing Round | Airbus Ventures announces its investment in Q-CTRL, an Australia-based company optimizing quantum performance with its state-of-the-art cloud-based software suite, which today announced its Series B financing round of $25 Million (USD). This latest round will support the team’s growing quantum control efforts and will also enable new data-as-a-service markets powered by quantum sensing. Source: businesswire. Airbus Ventures Leads Q-CTRL’s Series B Financing Round…
Managing the quantum computing risk in financial services | Quantum computing is no longer science fiction. It’s a very real technology that financial services organisations can experiment with today. And it’s one that holds many significant opportunities for the industry, from optimising investment allocation to improving risk assessment, as we explored in our recent report with UK Finance. Source: PA. Managing the quantum computing risk in financial services…
Quantinuum could make Minnesota a power player in quantum computing. | Minnesota was once a major center of computer technology, with companies like IBM, Control Data, and Cray leading the global development of supercomputers. Thanks to a new company launched on Tuesday, the state may be poised to help power the development of a new wave of digital innovation. Source: TWIN CITIES BUSINESS. Quantinuum could make Minnesota a power player in quantum computing….
Japanese Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s Investments: Top 10 Stock Picks | In this piece, we will take a look at Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s Investments: Top 10 Stock Picks. If you want to skip Mr. Son’s background and take a look at the top 5 stocks in this list, then head on to Japanese Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s Investments: Top 5 Stock Picks. Source: INSIDER MONKEY. Japanese Billionaire Masayoshi Son’s Investments: Top 10 Stock Picks…
Introducing Quantinuum: The World’s Largest Integrated Quantum Computing Company | The two leading companies in the quantum computing industry have combined to create Quantinuum, thereby accelerating the development of quantum computing and innovation of quantum technologies in a platform agnostic manner to deliver real-world quantum-enabled solutions for some of the most intractable problems that classical computers have not been able to solve. Source: CISION. Introducing Quantinuum: The World’s Largest Integrated Quantum Computing Company…
Q-CTRL WINS INNOVATIONAUS AUSTRALIAN HERO AWARD | Q-CTRL, a startup that applies the principles of control engineering to accelerate the development of quantum technology, today announced it was named a winner of the InnovationAus Australian Hero Award for its technology’s potential to make quantum computing useful by improving quantum computer stability. The company was also recognized as a finalist in the Defence and Wild Card categories. Source: Q-CTRL. Q-CTRL WINS INNOVATIONAUS AUSTRALIAN HERO AWARD…
