U.S. Dept. of Energy Updates on Quantum Research Centers
U.S. Dept. of Energy Updates on Quantum Research Centers Energy’s Undersecretary for Science Provides Update on Forthcoming Quantum Research Centers Excerpts and salient points ~ + In May 2019, Energy launched a request for information to gauge stakeholder interest and help determine and define what the centers could eventually be. The RFI and subsequent funding […]
From Near Term Quantum Processors to Modernizing C++ for Quantum-Classical Computing, Annual APS Meeting is Stacked
From Near Term Quantum Processors to Modernizing C++ for Quantum-Classical Computing, Annual APS Meeting is Stacked Quantum Bits: Q-Ctrl, D-Wave Start News Flow on Eve of APS March Meeting Points to note… + The annual trickle of quantum computing news during the lead-up to next week’s APS March Meeting 2020 has begun. Yesterday D-Wave introduced […]
All About Qubits and the Part They Play on a Quantum Computer’s Stage
All About Qubits and the Part They Play on a Quantum Computer’s Stage Creating the Heart of a Quantum Computer: Developing Qubits A computer is suspended from the ceiling. Delicate lines and loops of silvery wires and tubes connect gold-colored platforms. It seems to belong in a science-fiction movie, perhaps a steam-punk cousin of HAL […]
Edge Computing and Sensing Benefit From Quantum Effects
Edge Computing and Sensing Benefit From Quantum Effects ORNL researchers identify most promising tech for advancing edge computing We have a data problem. Humanity is now generating more data than it can handle; more sensors, smartphones, and devices of all types are coming online every day and contributing to the ever-growing global dataset. In fact, […]
Quantum Computing and Other Disruptive Technologies to Impact Legal Industry
Quantum Computing and Other Disruptive Technologies to Impact Legal Industry Legal Technology, Today and Tomorrow: Don’t Get Left Behind Key points… + The legal services industry in the United States approaches nearly $300 billion annually. It is therefore not surprising that legal technology companies are increasingly developing tools to gather a larger slice of this […]
Is 2020 the Year the U.S. Government and Private Sector Get Serious about Quantum Security?
Is 2020 the Year the U.S. Government and Private Sector Get Serious about Quantum Security? Getting America Quantum Ready In 2020 Excerpts ~ + [Arthur Herman] predicted in December 2018 in this column, that 2019 would be the year of America’s Quantum Leap. Certainly the development of quantum computers continued apace, but there were also […]
Dubai Provides Intensive Training on Quantum Computing to Top Management, Specialists
Dubai Provides Intensive Training on Quantum Computing to Top Management, Specialists DEWA, D-Wave Partner to Organize Training Sessions on Quantum Computing Selected notes ~ + Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has organized intensive training sessions on quantum computing and programming in partnership with D-Wave. This is part of its strategy to employ the latest […]
U.S. National Quantum Internet Funding in Budget Request
U.S. National Quantum Internet Funding in Budget Request Trump budget touts funding for AI and quantum but proposes slashing federal R&D by $13.8B In brief… + Artificial intelligence (AI), quantum information science (QIS) and fifth-generation wireless (5G) technologies must be accelerated to counter emerging threats posed by nation-states and cybercriminals to devices and networks, according to […]
U.S. Proposal Would Double Quantum Information Science Spending by 2022
U.S. Proposal Would Double Quantum Information Science Spending by 2022 Trump admin wants funding doubled to make US an AI powerhouse Excerpts and salient points ~ + The Trump administration wants Congress to double spending on AI R&D funding from $973 million to nearly $2 billion by 2022 and to double spending on quantum information […]
U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Narrows Focus to Quantum Information Science
U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Narrows Focus to Quantum Information Science Presidential Advisers Push for National Network to Support Quantum and AI Advancement Excerpts and salient points ~ + The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST—reconstituted by executive order in October—held its first working meeting Monday [February […]