BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 20, 2026 — Rigetti Computing India P L, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigetti Computing, Inc., announced it has received an $8.4 million order to deliver a 108-qubit quantum computer to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an Indian R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The […]
Quantum: Rigetti Lands $8.4M Order from India’s Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
January 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
D-Wave Completes Acquisition of Quantum Circuits
January 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 20, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum Inc. today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc., a developer of error-corrected superconducting gate-model quantum computing systems. D-Wave said it expects the acquisition to accelerate the time to a scaled, error-corrected gate-model quantum computer alongside and complementary to its commercial annealing […]
What I Saw at the Revolution
January 15, 2026 by
If it’s not too late to take stock of 2025 in HPC-AI, then holding up the Supercomputing Conference as a trends test site might be a good approach. I’m no perennial* but I’ve been to about half of the 37 SCs , including all 11 since 2015. Looking ….
Equal1 Raises $60M for Quantum with Existing Semiconductor Manufacturing
January 15, 2026 by
Dublin, Jan 15 – Equal1, a quantum semiconductor company, today announced it has raised $60 million to accelerate development of scalable, silicon-based quantum computers and deployment of its Bell-1 quantum server. The round was led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), with participation from Atlantic Bridge, the European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Enterprise […]
Argonne Launches Silicon Quantum Collaboration with Intel
January 8, 2026 by
Argonne National Laboratory announced it has successfully deployed and is running a 12-qubit quantum dot device built by Intel, with the first collaborative work published in Nature Communications.
D-Wave in $550M Acquisition of Quantum Circuits
January 7, 2026 by
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and Quantum Circuits Inc. today announced D-Wave will acquire Quantum Circuits for $550 million, consisting of $300 million in D-Wave common stock and $250 million in cash.
Quantum: Photonic Raises $130M
January 7, 2026 by
Jan. 6, 2026 — Photonic Inc., a distributed quantum computing company, announced it has raised $180M CAD ($130M USD) in the first close of its latest investment round, led by Planet First Partners, with participation from new investors Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), TELUS, and others. The company said this raise underscores strong investor confidence […]
HPC News Bytes 20260105: Denied H20s, China Now Granted H200s, Meta Acquires Manus, Sandia’s Photonics Quantum Chip
January 5, 2026 by
A happy and prosperous 2026 to you! The world of HPC-AI transitioned to the new year while generating its fair share of news, here’s a rapid (8:35) recap of recent developments, including ….
HPC News Bytes 20251229: Nvidia’s $20B Non-Acquisition of Groq, Quantum-HPC Hybrids, NCAR Closure
December 29, 2025 by
A happy holiday break to all! Here’s a fast (9:30) run-down of recent developments, including: Nvidia’s $20B Groq deal ….
Photonic Inc.’s Dr. Stephanie Simmons Named to UNESCO 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology Quantum 100
December 17, 2025 by
Vancouver, BC, Dec. 17, 2025 – Photonic Inc., a distributed quantum computing company, today announced that its founder and Chief Quantum Officer, Dr. Stephanie Simmons, has been included in the Quantum 100, an initiative as part of the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ 2025). The Quantum 100 celebrates the people advancing quantum science worldwide […]
