Beyond the fanfare and SEC warnings, SPACs are here to stay
Matt Johnson Contributor Share on Twitter Matt Johnson is CEO and co-founder of QC Ware, a quantum computing software company. Matt was a managing director in private equity at Apollo Management and...
View ArticleDutch startup QphoX raises €2M to connect quantum computers with a quantum modem
When eventually they become a working reality, quantum computers won’t be of much value if they simply sit there on their own. Just like the internet, the value is in the network. But right now there’s...
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Honeywell and Cambridge Quantum form joint venture to build a new full-stack...
Honeywell, which only recently announced its entry into the quantum computing race, and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQ), which focuses on building software for quantum computers, today announced that...
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Quantum Machines plans to expand quantum orchestration platform with $50M...
Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that is building the classical hardware and software infrastructure to help run quantum machines, announced a $50 million Series B investment today. Today’s round...
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D-Wave plans to build a gate-model quantum computer
For more than 20 years, D-Wave has been synonymous with quantum annealing. Its early bet on this technology allowed it to become the world’s first company to sell quantum computers, but that also...
View ArticleRigetti Computing goes public via SPAC merger
Rigetti Computing, one of the most visible quantum hardware startups, today announced that it is going public through a merger with the Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II SPAC. Once the...
View ArticleAlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai calls for federal tech regulation, investments in...
In a wide-ranging interview at the WSJ Tech Live conference that touched on topics like the future of remote work, AI innovation, employee activism and even misinformation on YouTube, Alphabet CEO...
View ArticleWhy quantum ‘utility’ should replace quantum advantage
Mark Mattingley-Scott Contributor Share on Twitter Mark Mattingley-Scott is general manager, EMEA, at Quantum Brilliance, after spending 31 years with IBM. Marcus Doherty Contributor Share on Twitter...
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Can Europe compete in the quantum ‘space race’?
Alice Pannier Contributor Share on Twitter Alice Pannier is a Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), where she leads the Geopolitics of Tech program. She is the...
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QuEra Computing emerges from stealth with $17M to launch quantum device
QuEra Computing, a Boston-based quantum computer developer, is coming out of stealth mode today with $17 million in funding from Rakuten, Day One Ventures and Frontiers Capital. Angel investors Serguei...
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AWS Braket gets improved support for hybrid quantum-classical workloads
In 2019, AWS launched Braket, its quantum computing service that makes hardware and software tools from its partners Rigetti, IonQ and D-Wave available in its cloud. Given how quickly quantum computing...
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Sydney-based quantum sensing startup Q-CTRL raises $25M Series B led by...
Q-CTRL, a Sydney-based startup that provides quantum control engineering solutions, announced today it has raised a $25 million Series B led by Airbus Ventures with participation from Ridgeline...
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The US government needs a commercialization strategy for quantum
Laura E. Thomas Contributor Share on Twitter Laura E. Thomas is the senior director of National Security Solutions at quantum sensing and computing company ColdQuanta. She is a former Central...
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Will quantum computing remain the domain of the specialist VC?
Maria Lepskaya Contributor Share on Twitter Maria Lepskaya is a senior associate at Runa Capital, leading investments in different branches of quantum technologies and advanced materials. Market...
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Daily Crunch: In an all-cash deal, Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard...
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View ArticleTerra Quantum raises $60M for its Quantum-as-a-Service platform
Terra Quantum, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup that aims to build a Quantum-as-a-Service platform (including, eventually, its own proprietary quantum hardware), today announced that it has raised a...
View ArticleCrypto pioneer David Chaum says web3 is ‘computing with a conscience’
David Chaum is a giant in the realm of computer security and, not surprisingly, cryptocurrency. His focus since the early 1980s, his company DigiCash sent the first digital payment in 1994, and he has...
View ArticlePQShield raises $20M for its quantum-ready, future-proof cryptographic...
Quantum computing promises to unlock a new wave of processing power for the most complex calculations, but that could prove to be just as harmful as it is helpful: security specialists warn that...
View ArticleQuantrolOx uses machine learning to control qubits
QuantrolOx, a new startup that was spun out of Oxford University last year, wants to use machine learning to control qubits inside of quantum computers. The company, which was co-founded by Oxford...
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VCs weigh in on Europe’s future in the critical deep tech market
Writing about Europe is hard today. Russia is invading Ukraine as we write, and global markets are in freefall. This is the continent’s political and military backdrop. Last week, this column took a...
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