Radio Free HPC Looks at New Open Source Software for Quantum Computing

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In this podcast, the Radio Free HPC team looks at D-Wave’s new open source software for quantum computing. The software is available on github along with a whitepaper written by Cray Research alums Mike Booth and Steve Reinhardt.

D-Wave Systems released the open-source, quantum software tool as part of its strategic initiative to build and foster a quantum software development ecosystem. The new tool, qbsolv, enables developers to build higher-level tools and applications leveraging the quantum computing power of systems provided by D-Wave, without the need to understand the complex physics of quantum computers.

Just as a software ecosystem helped to create the immense computing industry that exists today, building a quantum computing industry will require software accessible to the developer community,” said Bo Ewald, president, D-Wave International Inc. “D-Wave is building a set of software tools that will allow developers to use their subject-matter expertise to build tools and applications that are relevant to their business or mission. By making our tools open source, we expand the community of people working to solve meaningful problems using quantum computers.”

 After that, we do the Catch of the Week:

  • Shahin points us to the story about the miniaturization of accelerometers that could help with motion sickness and thus save lives.
  • Hater Dan shares the story that users are suing the Apple Store for being a Monopoly.
  • Rich notes that Cray has announced the appointment of Stathis Papaefstathiou to the position of senior vice president of research and development. He fills the slot vacated by Peg Williams, who will retire.

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Comments

  1. Cool!!

  2. JOHN MAYOR says

    Sorry!… I’m only interested in FREE AND OPEN SOURCE!… not just OPEN SOURCE! And, based on the info at, https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html
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    Please!… no emails!