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How much IBM plans to invest in the U.S. over the next five years. Some of the money’s going into research and development for their mainframes and quantum computers (paywall link). Not bad for a company that’s been around for 114 years. Tags: computers, Link, money, plans, research
New hybrid quantum applications show quantum computing’s ability to optimize materials science properties using Quantum-Enhanced Generative Adversarial Networks (QGANs) and fine-tune LLM models using Quantum Machine Learning (QML) COLLEGE PARK, Md., May 01, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced new research advancements in applying quantum computing to … Read more
In a new paper published in The Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, researchers from IBM Quantum® and Lockheed Martin demonstrate how a quantum computer can help accurately model the electronic structure of certain molecules. These so-called, “open-shell” molecules contain one or more unpaired electrons, making them difficult to simulate with classical methods alone. The … Read more
NREL Scientists Team With Local Companies To Benchmark the Benefits of Quantum Computers Share Caleb Rotello sketches out the thinking that led him and fellow researchers to devise algorithms that benchmark quantum computing’s importance to energy research. Photo by Gregory Cooper, NREL Every week quantum computing hits a new milestone: more … Read more
Florida State University Assistant Professor of Physics Zhengguang Lu. (Devin Bittner/FSU College of Arts and Sciences) Florida State University Assistant Professor of Physics Zhengguang Lu and fellow researchers have discovered new states of matter in graphene – a form of carbon made from a single layer of atoms – with unusual electrical properties that could … Read more
Despite turbulence in the U.S. economy and tech sector, Microsoft reported $70.1 billion in sales for the January-March quarter.
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday that it is taking steps to retain and recruit more air traffic controllers to address a significant staffing shortage. The Federal…
SAN FRANCISCO — Cryptography experts say the race to fend off future quantum-computer attacks has entered a decisive but measured phase, with companies quietly replacing the internet plumbing that the majority of the industry once considered unbreakable. Speaking at Cloudflare’s Trust Forward Summit on Wednesday, encryption leaders at IBM Research, Amazon Web Services and Cloudflare … Read more
MIT scientists created a powerful new coupler that speeds up how quantum computers measure and process information. It could lead to real-world quantum machines that operate with far fewer errors. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A new MIT-designed circuit achieves record-setting nonlinear coupling, allowing quantum operations to occur dramatically faster. The heart of this advance is the “quarton … Read more
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images D-Wave Quantum‘s latest quantum computing system has hit the market, the company said Tuesday. The company’s shares popped 25.9%. The quantum computer, known as Advantage2, marks its sixth iteration and most advanced system, the company said. “It’s an engineering marvel, with substantial technical advancements that … Read more