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 […]

D-Wave Introduces Quantum AI Developer Toolkit

PALO ALTO, Calif. – August 4, 2025 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) announced it has released a collection of offerings to help developers explore quantum artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation, including an open-source quantum AI toolkit and a demo. Available now for download, the quantum AI toolkit enables developers to integrate quantum computers […]

D-Wave Quantum Announces Cryogenic Packaging Initiative

PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 30, 2025 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) announced a development initiative focused on advanced cryogenic packaging. Designed to advance and scale both gate model and annealing quantum processor development, the initiative is intended to expand the company’s multichip packaging capabilities, equipment, and processes. D-Wave said it aims to accelerate […]

Oxford Quantum Circuits Confirms Gerald Mullally as CEO

READING, UK – 28 July 2025 – Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) today confirmed the appointment of Gerald Mullally as chief executive officer. Mullally has served as interim CEO since June 2024 and now assumes the role permanently, following approval by the Board of Directors. The company said Mullally’s appointment follows a period of growth under […]

HPE and Quantum: The Quest for an Integrated Classical-Quantum Infrastructure

Last year at SC24, when we first heard about HPE’s quantum strategy – which could be summed up as “when the quantum community delivers something useful, we’ll be there with ….

Q.ANT Raises €62M for Photonic Processing

Stuttgart, Germany – July 17, 2025 – Photonic processing company Q.ANT announced a €62 million Series A financing round to accelerate the commercialization of its energy-efficient photonic processors for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The round is co-led by Cherry Ventures, UVC Partners and imec.xpand with participation from additional deep tech investors, including […]

Q-CTRL’s Maritime Quantum Navigation Undergoes GPS-Denial Trials at Sea 

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 16 July 2025 – Quantum infrastructure software company Q-CTRL today announced updates regarding its software-ruggedized quantum sensing for navigation based on a field trial with Australian Defence on board the Royal Australian Navy’s Multi-role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV), MV Sycamore. GPS denial has become one of the most pressing strategic challenges in both […]

IonQ Acquires Capella for Space-Based Quantum Communications

COLLEGE PARK, MD – July 15, 2025 – IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a quantum computing and networking company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Capella Space Corporation, an American space tech company with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications. The closing marks a step in IonQ’s mission to […]

QuiX Quantum Secures $17M for Photonic Quantum

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands — QuiX Quantum, a Dutch photonic quantum computing company, recently announced it has secured over $17 million (USD) in Series A funding to deliver a single-photon-based universal quantum computer in 2026. The round was co-led by Invest-NL and EIC Fund, with participation from existing investors PhotonVentures, Oost NL, and FORWARD.one. The Series A was preceded with […]

Quantum: QuEra, Harvard and MIT Researchers Demonstrate Logical-Level Magic State Distillation

BOSTON, July 14, 2025 — A team of scientists from QuEra Computing, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reported the experimental demonstration of magic state distillation carried out on logical qubits. The study, “Experimental Demonstration of Logical Magic State Distillation,” is now available as Accelerated Article Preview on the Nature website. Quantum computers use qubits and quantum […]