IonQ's qLDPC work reports up-to speedups for logical operations, while Xanadu, Pasqal, Infleqtion, and Cisco announce manufacturing, component, and network developments. We also hear a perspective on open problems in quantum research.

• Xanadu and GlobalFoundries manufacturing partnership — Quantum Computing Report
• Pasqal and the Q-PLANET pilot line — The Quantum Insider
• Chip-scale optical cavity — The Quantum Insider
• Quantum research problems — @Isaac__kim on X
• Cisco quantum network software prototypes — The Quantum Insider
• qLDPC with scheduled error correction — IonQ
• IonQ announcement — @ionq_inc on X
• Cisco network control plane — @NetworkWorld on X

Source links

• infleqtion.com
• @infleqtion on X
• globenewswire.com
• quantumcomputingreport.com

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• Quantinuum and The University of Western Australia Partner to Advance Australia's Quantum Capability — Quantinuum
• Netherlands's Quantum Strategy Sets 2035 Goals, Links Industry Growth to Cybersecurity — The Quantum Insider
• Ethereum quantum risk post — @louispixels on X
• Quantum systems never quite forget where they came from — Quantum Physics News
• Germany Advances Key Consortia in Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Competition — Quantum Computing Report

Source links

• quantumcomputingreport.com
• thequantuminsider.com

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• Scientists Break 3 World Records With Giant Atoms Built for Quantum Computing — SciTechDaily
• New quantum chip taps into weird quasiparticles to get qubits to communicate over long distances — Live Science
• planqc Wins Made in Europe Award for Quantum Computing — The Quantum Insider
• Three-Dimensional Light Fields Could Help to Control Electrons — The Quantum Insider

Source links

• @netcreat on X
• @upadhyaya_kriti on X

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Today’s think piece examines why logical-qubit totals need clear definitions and performance context. It considers how scorecards can recognize early progress while distinguishing error detection from error correction.

• Quantum World Congress Shows Industry Wants Results, Not Qubit Counts — Quantum Zeitgeist
• DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap following field-wide effort led by SCAC subcommittee — Fermilab / DOE SCAC
• US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 — SingularityHub

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This weekly recap follows the push to put quantum computing on concrete timelines, from federal security measures to logical-qubit targets. It also looks at an IBM benchmark claim and a quantum-enhanced energy forecasting program, with attention to what each result does and does not establish.

• US Launches $215 Million Race to Build an Error-Corrected Quantum Computer by 2028 — SingularityHub
• Infleqtion post on Riverlane MOU — X/@infleqtion
• Microsoft and DARPA testing post — X/@skdh
• IBM Nighthawk r2 experiment summary — X/@OwenGregorian
• Infleqtion logical-qubit post — X/@infleqtion
• SQC and Schneider Electric Advance Quantum-Enhanced Energy Forecasting — The Quantum Insider

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

01:05 DOE sets 2028 quantum computer challenge

02:29 NSA post-quantum deadlines for security planning

03:30 Company builds gate-model simulator beta

04:24 Infleqtion Riverlane MOU on logical qubits

05:37 Microsoft Majorana qubits DARPA testing

06:37 IBM random-circuit sampling result and its caveat

08:06 Infleqtion targets 100 logical qubits by 2028

09:00 SQC Schneider Stage 2 on forecasting

10:31 Closing recap on the week in quantum

Source links

• infleqtion.com
• @QuicklyQuantum on X
• phys.org

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D-Wave opens a gate-model simulator beta with BBVA, FAU and Julich ahead of hardware, while NSA sets 2027 and 2030 post-quantum markers and Quantinuum pushes real-hardware results over qubit counts.

• D-Wave Launches Gate-Model Simulator Beta Program, Advancing Error-Aware Programming Capabilities — dwavequantum.com
• NSA Announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Measures to Safeguard National Security Systems Ag - nsa.gov
• Quantum World Congress Shows Industry Wants Results, Not Qubit Counts — quantumzeitgeist.com
• This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough — Quantum Computers News -- ScienceDaily
• New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication — Quantum Physics News
• Quanome CEO to Back Quantum Strategy with Up to $15 Million in Non-Dilutive Growth Capital — The Quantum Insider
• NSA PQC post on X — X/@nsagov
• Quantinuum Helix post on X — X/@quantinuumqc
• Photon indistinguishability post on X — X/@MichalOszmaniec

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:46 NSA dates for transition

02:45 Quantinuum draws line on fault tolerant hardware

03:41 Researchers propose superfluid helium qubit

04:44 Photons indistinguishable inside cavity

06:03 Quanome enters loan agreement with CEO

07:04 D-Wave launches gate-model simulator beta

08:54 Customers explain why they want D-Wave beta

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California has paired fusion legislation with a joint quantum and deep-space research allocation. We also cover Diraq's planned New Mexico lab and an Alice & Bob cat-qubit experiment.

• Diraq to Establish Quantum R&D Lab in New Mexico — The Quantum Insider
• @InvestorDenis on quantum networking — X
• California fusion legislation and quantum research investment — Governor of California

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:31 Diraq plans New Mexico lab

02:24 A quieter change to a superconducting

04:04 California bets on quantum and fusion

06:09 The harder question is whether public

Source links

• diraq.com
• @ABQJournal on X
• thequantuminsider.com

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• Infleqtion and Riverlane MOU — Infleqtion on X
• Project Eleven Acquires Riva Labs for Post-Quantum Security — The Quantum Insider
• Cloudflare and Merkle Tree Certificates — Quantum Zeitgeist
• Roadrunner Quantum Lab opens in Albuquerque — Quantum Zeitgeist
• Xanadu and Bluefors cryogenic infrastructure partnership — The Quantum Insider
• NATO Quantum Technology Roadmap — NATO
• UK Defence Journal on NATO's roadmap — UK Defence Journal on X

Chapters

00:00 Today's headlines

00:33 Infleqtion and Riverlane pair on error correction

01:12 Project Eleven acquires Riva Labs

02:22 Cloudflare plans post-quantum certificate

03:50 Roadrunner Quantum Lab opens in Albuquerque

04:59 Xanadu and Bluefors partner on cryogenic prototype

06:07 NATO publishes quantum technology roadmap

08:50 Hype check on NATO's quantum roadmap

Source links

• infleqtion.com
• @Cloudflare on X
• @projecteleven on X
• thequantuminsider.com
• thequantuminsider.com

Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.