Quantum computing can unlock a myriad of opportunities for the United States, and the federal government is beginning to tap into its potential. Although quantum is not a new field by any means, it is incredibly complex, and it may take years for us to see the benefits of harnessing the advanced technology. Because of these...
Quantum Computing Inc. (Nasdaq: QUBT) has closed its acquisition of QPhoton as part of efforts to launch and extend its full-stack quantum systems to government defense and security, fraud detection, underwriting and supply chain markets. QCI said Thursday it will combine its Qatalyst computational software with QPhoton’s quantum photonic system u...
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking novel approaches to building a utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer through the Underexplored Systems for Utility-Scale Quantum Computing program. “If there’s an underexplored area of quantum computing showing promise for a faster breakthrough than we previously expected, we want...
Quantum Computing Inc. will use its cloud software application to help the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory address graph partitioning and data decomposition issues to enable petascale and exascale simulations that can be applied to national security efforts. The company and Los Alamos signed a three-year cooperative...
Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) has agreed to merge its quantum solutions business with Cambridge Quantum Computing into a new company that will focus on offering software and hardware products to support computation requirements in areas such as cybersecurity, finance and material science. Charlotte, North Carolina-based Honeywell said Tuesday ...
IonQ has agreed to merge with dMY Technology Group III (NYSE: DMYI.U), a special purpose acquisition company, in a transaction that would result in the quantum computing developer becoming a publicly traded company. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the deal that gives the combined entity a valuation of approximately $2 ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Google, ColdQuanta, QC Ware and Zapata Computing signed participation agreements to join the steering committee of a consortium tasked with advancing research in quantum information science and identifying standards, technology and workforce needs to support the emerging QIS-based industry....
The Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Energy has appointed 21 members of the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC), following President Trump's executive order that established the committee in August 2019, DOE said Friday. Charles Tahan, director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, wi...
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation have announced that they will invest more than $1B to help build 12 research institutes focused on artificial intelligence and quantum information science....
In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, has made a strategic investment in Sydney-based control engineering software provider Q-CTRL to help the latter speed up the development of quantum technology platforms in support of national security missions....
