Kawasaki and Wako, Japan, April 22, 2025 — Fujitsu Limited and RIKEN announced the development of a 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer, established at the RIKEN RQC-FUJITSU Collaboration Center. This quantum computer builds upon the advanced technology of the 64-qubit iteration, launched with the support of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)(1) […]
Fujitsu and RIKEN Develop 256-Qubit Superconducting Quantum Computer
‘Sparsification’: PNNL Preps Data for Quantum
Quantum computing holds great promise in such such as computational chemistry and high-speed networking. But they’re so different from classical HPC systems that scientists are working out how to feed them ….
D-Wave and Davidson Technologies Near Completion of Quantum Computer
PALO ALTO, Calif. and HUNTSVILLE, AL – April 23, 2025 – Quantum computing company D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) and Davidson Technologies, Inc., a technology company supporting U.S. Department of Defense and aerospace customers, today announced that the physical assembly of a D-Wave Advantage2 annealing quantum system is complete at Davidson’s headquarters in Huntsville, AL. […]
Survey: 83% Say Quantum Utility to Be Achieved within a Decade
Quantum industry professionals are optimistic that quantum utility will be achieved within the next decade, research from Economist Impact today reveals. According to the study, which surveyed quantum professionals across the UK, Europe, North America ….
Photonic Inc. Selected for DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Stage A
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 3, 2025 — Photonic Inc., a leader in distributed quantum computing, is pleased to announce its selection for Stage A of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI). In this effort, Photonic intends to demonstrate to DARPA that its large-scale quantum computing approach will reach industrial scale. Open to […]
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 […]
HPC News Bytes 033125: Oracle’s Big AMD GPU Buy, ASML in China, Quantum in the News, the Award Winning Hoefler
Happy April Fool’s Day Eve to you! Here’s a quick (8:42) review of recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: AMD MI355X to debut with a 30,000-GPU Oracle cluster, in the face of U.S. trade policy, ASML to open repair hub in China, EuroHPC-JU’s ….
Pasqal Selected for 140-Qubit Quantum Computer to Be Hosted at CINECA
March 27, 2025 — Pasqal, a neutral-atom quantum computing company, announced the signing of the procurement contract with the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) to deliver EuroQCS-Italy, a quantum computer to be hosted in Italy. Owned by the EuroHPC JU, the processor will be hosted and operated by CINECA in Bologna, Italy and integrated […]
Quantum Advantage ‘On Paper’: Oak Ridge Tests a Quantum Computing Approach for Fluid Dynamics
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory tested a quantum computing approach to an old challenge: solving classical fluid dynamics problems. For the test problem, the research team ….
Phasecraft: Algorithm Improves Quantum Simulation Efficiency
Bristol, London and Washington, D.C, 26 March 2025: Quantum algorithms company Phasecraft said it has developed a novel approach to quantum simulation that improves efficiency while cutting computational costs. The method, known as THRIFT (Trotter Heuristic Resource Improved Formulas for Time-dynamics), is designed to optimize the quantum simulation according to the different energy scales found […]