What a blockbuster week for quantum tech—massive government funding renewals, two companies going public (or nearly), record-breaking hardware launches, and earnings reports that show the industry is finally turning hype into revenue. Here’s the complete rundown of the 14 biggest stories your Qubit Report Staff compiled
The quantum sector surged forward on May 1, 2025, with fresh collaborations, government support, and AI integration. Xanadu, IonQ, and D-Wave revealed advances, while RPI and policymakers emphasized long-term network and research goals.
D-Wave] Published a peer-reviewed milestone study of the first large-scale demonstration of coherent quantum annealing.
Significant investment in the field has also culminated into the public market debuts of well-known quantum computing firms including Rigetti, IonQ, and D-Wave.
D-Wave completed a planned merger… with DPCM Capital (the latter of which was already listed on the New York Stock Exchange), making the Canada-based firm the third quantum player to go public via a SPAC—that is, a special purpose acquisition company—within the last year.
Company management will ring the NYSE opening bell Monday, August 8, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. ET in honor of D-Wave Quantum’s listing and celebrating the advent of commercial quantum computing into public markets.
Creating a “quantum sandbox” within government aimed at developing proof-of-concepts and testing near-term quantum applications provides a unique way to begin using today’s technology.
How much progress has D-Wave made with its Leap quantum cloud service? Can you share some adoption numbers for India?
Vancouver-based quantum computing firm D-Wave Systems Inc said it has deployed its latest quantum computer to the University of Southern California.
D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, and the only company developing both annealing and gate-model quantum computers commissioned Hyperion Research, the high performance computing analyst group, to explore enterprise attitude and appetite with regard to quantum computing. The survey garnered over 400 responses from key decision makers integral to their company’s strategic technology planning and procurement processes in North America, Europe, South Korea, and Japan. The unique data and insights not only illuminate that nearly 70% surveyed have some form of an in-house quantum computing program, but also how enterprises are engaging with quantum computing today and how they intend to utilize the powerful technology in the near future.
