With a salute to Veteran’s/Armistice Day, here’s an accounting (11:34) of recent developments in the world of the HPC-AI industry, including: Quantum-accelerated supercomputing, NVQLink, QCS, QEC, Musk needs a chip fab, eyes Intel ….
HPC News Bytes 20251110: Quantum-GPU Integration, Musk Eyes Intel, the Post-Chip Era, SC25 Travel Challenges
November 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Quantum Motion Selected by DARPA for Second Phase of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
November 7, 2025 by
San Francisco – Nov. 6, 2025 – Quantum Motion has been selected by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to advance to Stage B of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). Kicked off in July 2024, QBI is designed to verify and validate whether any quantum computing approach can achieve utility-scale operation, meaning its […]
DARPA Selects QuEra for Stage B of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
November 7, 2025 by
Boston – Nov 6, 2025: Neutral-atom quantum computer company QuEra Computing announced the completion of Stage A and selection for Stage B of the DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. QBI is designed to rigorously verify and validate whether any quantum-computing approach can achieve utility-scale operation—where computational value exceeds cost—by 2033. QuEra’s advancement follows successful completion of […]
Nord Quantique in Second Phase of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
November 7, 2025 by
SHERBROOKE, Canada (Nov. 6, 2025) – Nord Quantique, a company focused on quantum error correction, announced it has been invited to participate in Stage B of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). The company has signed a contract worth $5 million, with the possibility of an extension of the agreement up to a total of $15 […]
Argonne-led Q-NEXT Quantum Center Renewed for Five Years
November 6, 2025 by
LEMONT, Ill., Nov. 6, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy announced it has renewed five-year funding for Q-NEXT, a National Quantum Information Science Research Center (NQISRC) led by Argonne National Laboratory in partnership with SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, both DOE national labs. The renewal ensures that Q-NEXT will continue to lead the charge in advancing quantum information […]
Oak Ridge, NVIDIA, HPE Team to Integrate Quantum, AI and HPC for Science
November 4, 2025 by
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NVIDIA and HPE will seek to open insights into quantum computing and identify strategies ….
DOE Awards $625M for Quantum Information Science Research Centers
November 4, 2025 by
Nov. 4, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced $625 million in funding to renew its five National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers, originally established under the National Quantum Initiative Act signed into law by President Trump in December 2018. The awards were selected by competitive peer review under the DOE National Laboratory […]
D-Wave Quantum Computer Available for U.S. Government Applications at Davidson Technologies
November 3, 2025 by
PALO ALTO, Calif. and HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – November 3, 2025 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and Davidson Technologies, Inc., a technology company supporting U.S. Department of Defense and aerospace customers, announced that D-Wave’s Advantage2 quantum computer is now operational at Davidson’s headquarters in Huntsville, Alabama. The system is designed to address U.S. government problems, […]
Supermicro Expands Collaboration with NVIDIA
October 29, 2025 by
SAN JOSE and WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2025 — Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), an AI/ML, HPC, cloud, storage and 5G/Edge company, is showcasing its advanced AI infrastructure solutions at NVIDIA GTC in Washington, D.C. this week, highlighting systems tailored for federal customers. Supermicro announced its plans to deliver NVIDIA AI platforms, including the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL144 and […]
HPC News Bytes 20251027: Quantum Advantage and Government Investments, an HPC Systems Startup Delivers Update
October 27, 2025 by
Quantum computing has very much been in the news of late, along with an interesting high-precision HPC architecture from an Israeli startup. Here’s a not-so-fast (11:12) run-through of recent ….
