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How to build a quantum computer that’s actually useful | Virginia Tech News
Becoming useful is the next key chapter in the quantum coming-of-age story. Quantum computers have yet to outperform today’s computers on problem-solving tasks, but a Virginia Tech research […]
Zapata Computing, Boston quantum computing startup, to close
The company said in a securities filing that it laid off most employees on October 9 and planned to wind down its operations. The company had 52 full-time […]
Quantum computers ‘like magic’, say Oxford university researchers
BBC Dr Christopher Ballance said the technology was like “magic” The development of quantum computers will make everything “happen better”, a researcher at a top university has said. […]
Revolutionary Hybrid Tech Is Solving Quantum Computing’s Biggest Challenge
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking hybrid quantum error correction technique that integrates discrete and continuous variable methods. This new approach enhances fault tolerance and efficiency in quantum computing, […]
‘Quantum Memory’ Proves Exponentially Powerful
It’s not easy to study quantum systems — collections of particles that follow the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, a cornerstone of quantum theory, says […]
How ‘quantum software developer’ became a job that actually exists
Quantum computers need programmers IBM Quantum computers, which promise to revolutionise everything from chemistry to cancer research, aren’t quite ready for the mainstream yet – but that hasn’t […]
Lightmatter nearly quadruples valuation to $4.4B as it builds a new kind of AI chip
The startup, whose chips process data with light and lasers, has raised $709 million in about 18 months.
Alts roundup: Lightmatter’s $400m boost, Hong Kong VC round, and new ETFs
Happening in alts today: Lightmatter secures $400 million for photonic supercomputing, Hong Kong VC raises $220 million, Bridgepoint reinvests in Kiriba with General Atlantic, 3EDGE launches active ETFs, […]
Lightmatter secures $400m funding to advance AI computing
US-based photonics supercomputing startup Lightmatter has secured $400m in Series D funding, aimed at accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) computing using light. This investment round has quadrupled the company’s […]