What I Saw at the Revolution

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 ….

Webinar: How to Prepare for Quantum, with Insights from Alice & Bob and Hyperion Research

The state of quantum is full of promise and in a constant flux, so much so that it’s hard to keep track of. In this webinar, we have Julliette Peyronnet of French ….

Hyperion Research and Alice & Bob Report on Preparing HPC Centers for Quantum 

St. Paul, Minnesota and Paris – September 9, 2025 – Fault-tolerant quantum computing company Alice & Bob and HPC-AI industry analyst firm Hyperion Research, today released a joint report detailing how early fault-tolerant quantum computing (eFTQC1) will, within the next five years, enable solutions to critical scientific applications that are beyond classical supercomputing capabilities. The […]

Quantum: Alice & Bob and Inria Report Efficiency Gains for Magic State Preparation

Paris – August 6, 2025 –  Scientists from Alice & Bob and Inria, France’s national institute for research in digital science and technology, have  submitted a new study for peer review illustrating the most hardware-efficient method to date for producing magic states on superconducting quantum computers, a critical step toward realizing practical quantum computation. Preparing magic states […]

Alice & Bob to Build $50M Quantum Lab in Paris

Paris – May 8, 2025 – Alice & Bob, a fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC) company, today announced the construction of a $50 million quantum computing laboratory in Paris to support the development of its products. The company has selected Quantum Machines, provider of hybrid control solutions, and Bluefors, a cryogenic systems manufacturer, as partners to equip […]

Alice & Bob Selected by DARPA for the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative 

Boston and Paris – April 3, 2025 – Fault-tolerant quantum computing company Alice & Bob today announces its selection as a performer in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). Under this program, Alice & Bob will contribute to QBIs mission of verifying and validating whether fault-tolerant quantum computers can […]

Alice & Bob Reports Quantum Error Correction Improvement by ‘Squeezing’ Cat Qubits 

Paris – March 11, 2025 – Fault-tolerant quantum computing company Alice & Bob today announced what they said is a significant advancement in cat qubit technology to reduce errors in quantum computers. Cat qubits are a relatively recent innovation in superconducting qubit designs that Alice & Bob has been pioneering since 2020 and that recently […]

HPC News Bytes 20250303: DOGE and Fears at U.S. Science Agencies, Cat Qubits for AWS Quantum, GPUs vs. ASICs for AI Compute

A happy start to March to you! We offer a quick (8:28) run through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: DOGE-led government layoffs and funding disruptions at U.S. ….

Quantum Computing: Alice & Bob Closes €100M Series B Round

Paris, Jan. 28, 2025 — Quantum computing company Alice & Bob announced a raise of €100 million in its Series B funding round, led by Future French Champions (FFC), AVP (AXA Venture Partners) and Bpifrance. FFC is a partnership between QIA and Bpifrance. The funding will accelerate Alice & Bob’s goal of building the world’s first […]

Quantum: Alice & Bob Announce Logical Qubit Emulator

PARIS, 26th November 2024 – Alice & Bob, a fault-tolerant quantum computing company, today announced Felis 1.0, its toolbox with logical qubit emulator designed to help users prepare for quantum computing by facilitating the transition from NISQ to fault-tolerant algorithms. “Many business leaders have yet to realize that the quantum algorithms their teams develop will […]