The number of physical qubits required to break Bitcoin's 256 elliptic curve encryption with a fixed maximum run time as a function of the code cycle time and base physical error rate.

Quantum breaking the encryption of Bitcoin?

Researchers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands decided to explore two very different quantum problems: breaking the encryption of Bitcoin and simulating the molecule responsible for biological nitrogen fixation. The team has especially described […]

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Capgemini launches a dedicated Quantum Lab

Capgemini announced it has set up a dedicated Lab and team of Quantum Technology experts from across the globe, to develop capabilities and coordinate research facilities aimed at the advancement of Quantum Technologies and exploration of their potential. In addition to Capgemini’s work to explore Quantum Communications […]

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Rigetti Computing goes public via SPAC merger

Rigetti Computing, a Global Leader in Full-Stack Quantum Computing, Announces Plans to Become Publicly Traded via Merger with Supernova Partners Acquisition Company. BERKELEY, Calif. — Oct. 6, 2021 — Rigetti & Co., Inc. (“Rigetti”), a pioneer in […]

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Merck and Seeqc collaborate in Quantum Computing

Pharmaceutical giant Merck is taking a cautious but informed approach that includes setting up an internal working group and partnering with Quantum Computing startup Seeqc to monitor developments while keeping an open mind. About 3 years […]

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Ally Financial joins Microsoft Azure Quantum program

Ally Financial, a leading digital financial services company, shared that it is partnering with Microsoft on Azure Quantum solutions. The company will utilize Azure Quantum to explore how Microsoft’s quantum capabilities can help deliver impact for their customers. Given […]

Qu&Co and LG Electronics partnership in quantum algorithms

Qu&Co, a Dutch quantum computational software developer startup, and LG Electronics (LG) are launching a three-year research collaboration to develop and test quantum algorithms for multi-physics simulations to solve some of LG’s most complex corporate research challenges.  […]

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Nvidia announces its Quantum Stack cuQuantum

Nvidia has just announced at their GTC event about the performance of quantum simulators using the DGX A100 and its own custom-cooked quantum development software stack, called cuQuantum. The thing is, most of the quantum […]

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Honeywell: Trapped-ion Quantum CCD computer architecture

Honeywell Quantum proposes the trapped-ion Quantum Charge-Coupled Device (QCCD) which lays out a blueprint for a universal quantum computer that uses mobile ions as qubits. Analogous to a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) camera, which stores and processes […]

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Telefónica Tech collaborates with Quside and Qrypt

Telefónica Tech has collaborated with Barcelona-based startup Quside, and New York-based Qrypt to successfully complete the integration of a new quantum technology into its cloud service hosted in its Virtual Data Centers (VDC). Telefónica Tech […]