Riverlane and Rigetti Computing (Nasdaq: RGTI) today announced their participation in a project led by the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to explore the challenges of integrating a quantum computer with a large-scale, supercomputing centre. Quantum computers will play an important role in the future of computing as they promise to solve problems […]
Quantum: Rigetti Announces Nasdaq SPAC
March 2, 2022 by
In what may be another indication of quantum viability, for the second time in less than a month, a quantum computing company has gone public. Hybrid quantum-classical computing startup Rigetti Computing (Nasdaq: RGTI) and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. (NYSE: SNII) today announced the completion of their “business combination” […]
Quantum Company Rigetti Computing to Go Public via SPAC
October 6, 2021 by
BERKELEY, Calif. — Oct. 6, 2021 — Rigetti & Co., Inc. (“Rigetti”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing, announced today it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. (“Supernova II”) (NYSE:SNII), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. When the transaction closes, the publicly traded company will be named Rigetti […]
Rigetti Launches Scalable Multi-chip Quantum Processor
June 29, 2021 by
BERKELEY, Calif.— June 29, 2021 — Rigetti Computing, a full-stack quantum computing company, announced today it is launching what it said is the world’s first multi-chip quantum processor. The processor incorporates a proprietary modular architecture that accelerates the path to commercialization and solves key scaling challenges toward fault-tolerant quantum computers. Rigetti expects to make an […]
DARPA Grant to Foster Practical Quantum Computing with Rigetti
March 26, 2020 by
Today Rigetti Computing announced the company has been awarded up to $8.6 million from DARPA to develop a full-stack system with proven quantum advantage for solving real world problems. “We believe strongly in an integrated hardware and software approach, which is why we’re bringing together the scalable Rigetti chip architecture with the algorithm design and optimization techniques pioneered by the NASA-USRA team.”
Amazon Braket to offer Multivendor Quantum Computing Service
December 3, 2019 by
Today AWS announced Amazon Braket, a fully managed service that enables scientists, researchers, and developers to begin experimenting with computers from quantum hardware providers (including D-Wave Systems, IonQ, and Rigetti) in a single place. The quantum service is one of three key initiatives as a part of the company’s plans to help advance quantum computing technologies. “As a fully managed service, Braket makes it possible for customers to get started on quantum computing by providing a single development environment to build quantum algorithms, test them on simulated quantum computers, and try them on a range of different quantum hardware architectures.”
Run Quantum Codes today with QC Ware Public Beta of Forge
September 26, 2019 by
Today quantum startup QC Ware launched the public beta of its Forge cloud service. QC Ware developed Forge to enable large enterprises and public-sector organizations to start building quantum skills and prepare for the potential disruption that quantum computing will bring to the market. “To assist our customers in that exploration, we are spending all of our cycles working on ways to squeeze as much power as possible out of near-term quantum computers, and to bake those methods into Forge.”
Rigetti Computing acquires QxBranch for Quantum-powered Analytics
July 11, 2019 by
Today Rigetti Computing announced it has acquired QxBranch, a quantum computing and data analytics software startup. “Our mission is to deliver the power of quantum computing to our customers and help them solve difficult and valuable problems,” said Chad Rigetti, founder and C.E.O. of Rigetti Computing. “We believe we have the leading hardware platform, and QxBranch is the leader at the application layer. Together we can shorten the timeline to quantum advantage and open up new opportunities for our customers.”
Rigetti Computing Named Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
July 2, 2019 by
Today Rigetti Computing announced that the company has been named as one of the World Economic Forum’s “Technology Pioneers”. Rigetti Computing was founded in 2013 by Chad Rigetti, and has made its quantum computers available over the cloud since 2017. “Rigetti and its fellow pioneers are leaders in using novel technologies to transform their industries. We see great potential for these next generation companies to shape solutions to global challenges and improve society for years to come.”
The Rigetti 128-qubit chip — What it means for quantum
August 10, 2018 by
Chad Rigetti writes that his company is building a 128-qubit quantum computer over the next 12 months. The company has already built the 128-qubit processing chip. If successful, it could be the world’s most powerful quantum computer and it could have the chance to outpace traditional supercomputers. “To drive practical use of quantum computing today, we must be able to scale and improve the performance of the chips and connect them to the electronics on which they run — which has proven to be one of the most challenging aspects of quantum computing.”
