HPC News Bytes 20260623: Fault Tolerant Quantum by 2029?, Quantum Roadmaps, Metrics and M&A, RIKEN and Fujitsu Team on FugakuNEXT

A good late June morning to you! A healthy portion of recent developments in the world of HPC-AI has focused on quantum computing, here’s a quick (7:09) run-through, including ….

IonQ and Kipu Quantum Report Protein Folding and Optimization Problem Records

Kipu Quantum and IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced what they said is a record achievement: the successful solution of “the most complex known protein folding problem” using Kipu’s algorithmic framework and IonQ quantum ….

Quantum: IonQ Acquires Oxford Ionics for Record $1B

June 12, 2025: IonQ earlier this week it has agreed to acquire Oxford Ionics for US$1.075 billion, the largest deal in the quantum computing industry to date, according to IonQ. The transaction will consist mostly of US$1.065 billion in IonQ shares (representing around 10 percent of IonQ’s market cap of ~US$10 billion at the time […]

Quantum: IonQ to Acquire Lightsynq

COLLEGE PARK, MD – May 7, 2025 – IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lightsynq Technologies Inc., a Boston-based startup founded by former Harvard University quantum memory experts. IonQ said Lightsynq’s team and IP are expected to significantly accelerate […]

Oak Ridge and IonQ Report ‘Noise Tolerant’ Quantum Computing Advance

COLLEGE PARK, Md.– Quantum computing and networking company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced what it said is a technological breakthrough that demonstrates a new approach to scalable quantum computing, resulting from a collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

IonQ Announces Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

November 06, 2024 — COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. “We had yet another banner quarter at IonQ, booking $63.5 million and exceeding the high end of our revenue range. We won a $54.5 million deal with the United States […]

HPC News Bytes 20240930: New Intel and AMD Chips, Advanced Chip Subsidies and a Quantum Update

A happy final day of September to you! Chips news dominated most of the developments coming out of the world of HPC-AI, including: Intel Xeon 6, Gaudi 3, MRDIMM, AMX; Intel 3 Fab, TSMC, Samsung, Chip subsidies; AMD Turin ….

IonQ Announces $54.5M Quantum Contract with US Air Force Research Lab

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) today announced it has signed a $54.5 million contract with the United States Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). The focus of the AFRL partnership is to enable the scaling, networking and deployability of quantum ….

IonQ and the University of Maryland in $9M Quantum Partnership

COLLEGE PARK, MD – Sept. 11, 2024 – Quantum computing company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) and the University of Maryland today announced an agreement to expand their partnership to provide quantum computing access at the National Quantum Lab at Maryland (QLab), which provides UMD-affiliated students, faculty, researchers, staff and partners with an unprecedented opportunity to work […]

IonQ Awarded $5.7M for DOD Quantum System Design

COLLEGE PARK, MD – AUG. 6, 2024 – IonQ announced today it has won a contract through a competitive solicitation with the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) to design a first-of-its-kind, networked quantum computing system for the Department of Defense (DOD). The first phase of the project – awarded at $5.7 million […]