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DOE and DARPA Sign MOU to Enhance Quantum Computing Initiatives – HPCwire
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2024 The U.S.
Superposition Guys Podcast Kathrin Spendier, technical prize director of XPRIZE – The Quantum Insider
The Superposition Guys Podcast, hosted by Yuval Boger, CCO at QuEra Computing Kathrin Spendier, the technical prize director of XPRIZE Quantum Applications, is interviewed by Yuval Boger.
Quantum Computings Next Frontier, A Conversation with Jeremy OBrien – The Quantum Insider
Jeremy OBrien, CEO of PsiQuantum, is developing the worlds first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. At the Third Annual Commercialising Quantum Global event hosted by The Economist, OBrien discussed quantum computing, detailing the path PsiQuantum is taking and the exciting potential of their technology
CERN Interviews John Preskill on The Past, Present And Future of Quantum Science – The Quantum Insider
Insider Brief As a professor at Caltech and the director of the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter, John Preskill was a pioneer in research that provided the foundations of todays quantum industry.
Illinois to Lead Quantum Computing Advancements with New National Proving Ground – HPCwire
July 18, 2024 The US Department of Defense and the State of Illinois will develop a national proving ground for quantum technologies in the Chicago region, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announcedTuesday morning. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) a Defense Department agency that invests in breakthrough technologies for national security and the State of Illinois are partnering to test quantum technology prototypes on the states soon-to-be-built quantum campus, leveraging Illinois recent $500 million quantum budget outlay and the regions deep bench of world-leading scientists to strengthen national security. The location of the campus, which will include shared cryo facilities, equipment labs, and research spaces for both private companies and universities, has not yet been announced
Quantum Computing On Track to Create Up to $850 Billion of Economic Value By 2040 – PR Newswire
Despite a 50% Decline in Overall Tech Investments, Quantum Computing Attracted $1.2 Billion from Venture Capitalists in 2023, According to New Research byBCG BOSTON, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Three years ago, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published its forecast for the quantum computing market. Since then, both quantum technology and its classical computing counterpart have progressed in unexpected ways, altering the trajectorythough not the overall directionof this evolving market. In its updated analysis titled, The Long-Term Forecast for Quantum Computing Still Looks Bright, BCG reaffirms its projection that quantum computing will create $450 billion to $850 billion of economic value globally, sustaining a $90 billion to $170 billion market for hardware and software providers by 2040
Eni Leverages HPC to Explore Quantum-Classical Integration in New Quantum Computing Joint Venture – HPCwire
ROME, July 16, 2024 Eni and ITQuanta have announced the formation of a new joint venture, Eniquantic. This initiative aims to develop an integrated hardware and software quantum machine capable of solving complex problems in mathematical optimization, modeling and simulation, and artificial intelligence.
PsiQuantum and Australian Universities Collaborate to Develop Advanced Quantum Computing Programs – HPCwire
BRISBANE, Australia, July 16, 2024 PsiQuantum has signed a memorandum of understanding with five leading universities in Queensland to help support the growing demand for skills in the quantum computing economy and to explore research projects in adjacent fields. The consortium of Queensland universities includes the University of Queensland, Griffith University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Southern Queensland and the University of the Sunshine Coast. This collaboration will provide a framework for academic institutions in Australia to offer opportunities for academic, postgraduate, and undergraduate placements that will attract and retain leading Australian and global talent
Quantum Watchers Terrific Interview with Caltechs John Preskill by CERN – HPCwire
In case you missed it, theres a fascinating interview with John Preskill, the prominent Caltech physicist and pioneering quantum computing researcher that was recently posted by CERNs department of experimental physics.
Pritzker IDs sites for quantum computing venture with DOD – The Real Deal
The latest plan for a commercial real estate conversion holds the potential to take Chicago beyond its industrial past and put the citys South Side on the cutting edge of the post-industrial future. Such hopes were spurred when Illinois Gov