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Quickly Quantum

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The daily quantum computing briefing you don't need a physics degree to follow. Every day, Quickly Quantum cuts through the hype to bring you the breakthroughs, funding rounds, policy moves, and research that actually matter, with plain-English analysis a smart non-physicist can follow. Hosted by Brian Lampert. AI-voiced, human-built, always skeptical of press releases. Nothing on this show is financial advice.

Also from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute and Space Stakes.

Episodes
118
Releases
Daily
Typical length
12 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
21 hours ago

Episodes

118 episodes, newest first

  1. Cat Qubits Hold Their Bit-Flips for Hours — November 3, 2026

    Episode 116

    Show notes

    Alice & Bob reports long physical bit-flip lifetimes on cat-qubit hardware, while the remaining error-correction challenges stay substantial. The episode also covers NIST’s post-quantum migration roadmap, practical preparation in Hong Kong, South Korea’s planned hybrid system and new funding for Quint Computing.

    • NIST sets post-quantum cryptography migration priorities — Industrial Cyber
    • HKUST and HKMA Launch PQC Toolkit for Banks — The Quantum Insider
    • South Korea Launches Hangang Supercomputer, Plans Quantum Integration — The Quantum Insider
    • Quint Computing raises €9.1M to scale quantum computing technology — tech.eu
    • Oxford Ionics and IonQ post — @TechInnovationz on X
    • Alice & Bob Demonstrates Multi-Hour Physical Bit-Flip Suppression — Quantum Computing Report

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    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: https://quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    13 min
  2. 35,000 Developers, and a Quantum-Safe Card Certification — November 2, 2026

    Episode 115

    Show notes

    Today’s episode follows a certified post-quantum payment-card platform and considers what still has to happen before it reaches everyday use. We also cover emulator access through qBraid, research surfaced by Quantum Papers, Iceberg Quantum’s advisor appointment, the end of QSolid, and an X post about IonQ and Heven.

    • BTQ Technologies Brings MIMIQ Quantum Emulator to qBraid — The Quantum Insider
    • Entanglement diagnostics of stochastic-resetting steady states — Quantum Papers on X
    • Iceberg Quantum gains Jens Eisert as quantum advisor — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Iceberg Quantum advisor post — QuantumStateX on X
    • QSolid consortium ends five years of quantum hardware and software work — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • IonQ and Heven AeroTech post — @TechInnovationz on X
    • IDEMIA Secure Transactions Receives EMVCo Certification for PQC Payment Cards — The Quantum Insider

    Source links

    • arxiv.org

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    12 min
  3. Clocks Sail While Magnetometers Lag in Pentagon Quantum Sensor Push — November 1, 2026

    Episode 114

    Show notes

    Can the Pentagon field quantum sensors by 2028? Brian weighs EO 14413's Sept 30, 2028 mandate, DIU's up-to-$200M Farseer push, and Infleqtion's two-week Tiqker run aboard RV Merlin against manufacturing hurdles.

    • Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise — The Quantum Insider

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    01:08 Pentagon quantum sensors by 2028

    02:41 Freymann's case for a sprint on clocks

    03:55 Kyle Norman on the transition barrier

    05:02 Luca Ferrara: the factory does not exist yet

    05:55 Hype Check: 5 out of 10 on Farseer

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    8 min
  4. Weekend Bonus: Who Gets to Build, Fund and Define Quantum’s Next Step? — October 31, 2026

    Episode 113

    Show notes

    This Weekend Bonus follows the week’s quantum stories from policy and networking to materials, manufacturing and the assumptions behind quantum advantage. The announcements include early-stage plans and research as well as a lab demonstration, with important differences in what each establishes.

    • Quantum Industry Coalition Highlights Funding Priorities For The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act — The Quantum Insider
    • Lumen Expands Quantum Footprint with Ohio State Fiber Research and Fortinet PQC SASE Rollout — Quantum Computing Report
    • Sandia and Quantinuum Introduce Logical Gate Set Tomography to Map Fault-Tolerant Qubit Noise — Quantum Computing Report
    • Foxconn Aims to Become World’s Largest Quantum Computer Manufacturer — The Quantum Insider
    • Wolfspeed Introduces Optical-Grade Silicon Carbide for Augmented Reality and Quantum Computing — The Quantum Insider
    • OpenAI Computing Claim Faces Review, Raising Questions About Quantum Advantage — The Quantum Insider

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:52 Coalition urges Congress on quantum act

    02:41 Lumen plans Fortinet PQC for SASE

    04:34 Logical gate set tomography on H1-1

    06:20 Foxconn wants to build quantum systems

    08:09 Wolfspeed transparent silicon carbide wafers

    09:50 Exponential Time Hypothesis claim under review

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    13 min
  5. How Close Is the Quantum Threat to Encryption? — October 30, 2026

    Episode 112

    Show notes

    Alice & Bob’s compiled estimate puts a possible RSA-2048 attack at 22,593 physical cat qubits and 3.14 days, while the required fault-tolerant hardware remains a projection. We also cover IQM’s full-chip entanglement result, a Shionogi research prize, Infleqtion’s at-sea clock test, and IonQ news.

    • IQM Demonstrates Entanglement Across a Complete 54-Qubit Processor — The Quantum Insider
    • D-Wave Quantum: Lawsuits Challenge the Record Orders While a Korean Partnership Points to Industry — ad-hoc-news.de
    • D-Wave on Shionogi’s NEDO Challenge result — X/@dwavequantum
    • Infleqtion’s quantum atomic clock ran two weeks at sea, Navy tested it — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Alice & Bob Estimates 22,593 Qubits to Break RSA-2048 — The Quantum Insider

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:55 IQM Emerald full-chip entanglement

    03:00 Shionogi won NEDO Challenge prize

    04:21 Infleqtion Tiqker clock operated at sea

    05:38 IonQ AFRL allocation for drone links

    06:36 Alice & Bob RSA-2048 cat-qubit estimate

    09:28 Hype check on Alice & Bob estimate

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    14 min
  6. 61 Qubits, 110 Years, and the Benchmarking Catch — October 29, 2026

    Episode 111

    Show notes

    Today’s episode examines a reported random-circuit-sampling result on IBM Nighthawk r2 and the assumptions behind its comparison with classical computing. We also cover an Intel-Classiq agreement, PsiQuantum’s optical-switch demo, enterprise optimization work, grid-reconfiguration research and Nord Quantique’s DARPA extension.

    • Intel and Classiq acquisition agreement — The Quantum Insider
    • PsiQuantum optical circuit switch — The Quantum Insider
    • LG CNS and D-Wave MOU — Quantum Computing Report
    • EPB and IonQ grid optimization findings — Quantum Computing Report
    • Nord Quantique DARPA funding extension — The Quantum Insider
    • BlueQubit random-circuit sampling benchmark — Quantum Computing Report

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:54 Intel to acquire quantum software firm Classiq

    01:56 PsiQuantum demos 8×8 optical circuit switch

    03:04 D-Wave and LG CNS evaluate quantum annealing

    04:08 EPB and IonQ hybrid network algorithms

    05:24 Nord Quantique DARPA Stage B agreement

    06:19 BlueQubit benchmark on IBM Nighthawk r2

    08:48 Random-circuit sampling claim, classical tests

    Source links

    • @dwavequantum on X
    • @PsiQuantum on X
    • quantumcomputingreport.com

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    12 min
  7. Intel’s Quantum Bet Moves From Research Toward a Business — October 28, 2026

    Episode 110

    Show notes

    Intel’s proposed Classiq acquisition would bring quantum hardware, programming software and enterprise relationships under one commercial strategy, while important questions about scale and profitability remain. The episode also covers NIST’s post-quantum migration roadmap, an IonQ networking award, research collaborations, quantum-control funding and a Pasqal magnet result.

    • NIST Report Provides Guidelines for Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards — NIST
    • IonQ Secures $7.5M AFRL Award for Quantum Network Expansion — IonQ
    • Quantinuum and GE Vernova explore quantum computing for superconductivity research — quantumcomputingreport.com
    • QuantrolOx Raises €12 Million in Series A2 — The Quantum Insider
    • Pasqal Reports Unexpected Quantum Magnet Behavior on 256-Qubit Processor — ca.finance.yahoo.com
    • Intel’s Classiq Deal May Signal a Pivot From Quiet Quantum Effort To Active Commercialization — The Quantum Insider

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:54 NIST final roadmap for post-quantum encryption

    02:49 IonQ Phase 2 quantum-networking expansion

    04:12 Quantinuum, GE Vernova superconductivity research

    05:33 QuantrolOx raises €12 million in Series A2

    06:47 Pasqal finds unexpected slowdown in quantum magnet

    08:06 Intel's effort to turn research into a business

    10:42 Intel gave no timetable for profitability

    Source links

    • @NIST on X
    • thequantuminsider.com

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    14 min
  8. 120-Qubit Links, and Intel’s Quantum Stack Bet — October 27, 2026

    Episode 109

    Show notes

    IBM reports a multi-connection link between two quantum processors, while a UK testbed program examines deployment beyond the lab. Intel’s proposed acquisition of Classiq puts quantum software and hardware under one strategic roof, with integration still ahead.

    • IBM Connects Two 120-Qubit Processors With 99% State-Transfer Fidelity — The Quantum Insider
    • UK Quantum Testbed Program — The Quantum Insider
    • IDEMIA and KT Deploy Quantum-Resistant SIMs — Quantum Computing Report
    • SEALSQ to Buy Satellite Capacity for Quantum Security Cloud — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • EPB and IonQ post — @TechInnovationz on X
    • Intel to Acquire Classiq — Quantum Computing Report

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:59 IBM connected two 120-qubit processors

    02:26 UK testbed helped deploy prototypes

    03:30 IDEMIA, KT quantum-resistant SIM pilot

    04:31 SEALSQ letter of intent for satellites

    05:36 EPB sells quantum computing time

    06:44 Intel to acquire Classiq software

    09:01 Hype Check: Intel and Classiq deal

    Source links

    • arxiv.org
    • @business on X
    • @intel on X
    • @LipBuTan1 on X
    • quantumzeitgeist.com
    • thequantuminsider.com
    • thequantuminsider.com

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    12 min
  9. Five Silicon Qubits, One Control Line — October 26, 2026

    Episode 108

    Show notes

    A RIKEN-led team reports accurate simultaneous control of five silicon spin qubits on one shared microwave line. The episode also covers a proposed qubit readout method, simulated Kerr-cat gates, quantum-safe SIM testing, investment figures from Israel and a D-Wave sampling comparison.

    • Supercurrent enables the reading of quantum information without destroying it — Quantum Physics News
    • Researchers Build Qubit Gates with 99.69% Fidelity — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • IDEMIA and KT test quantum-safe SIMs for Korean defence — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Israel ranks fourth globally in quantum investment as startups gain momentum - CTech
    • Researchers Find Optimization Boosts Don’t Guarantee Better Sampling — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Scientists overcome a hidden obstacle to more powerful quantum computers — Quantum Computers News -- ScienceDaily

    Source links

    • phys.org
    • thequantuminsider.com

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    13 min
  10. 99.9995%, 40x, and Bitcoin's Quantum Clock — October 25, 2026

    Episode 107

    Show notes

    Sunday think piece: October's rival error-correction records from Google and Quantinuum meet Starknet's quantum vote and 2030-2031 federal deadlines to test whether Bitcoin's Q-Day now has a schedule.

    • Google Says it cuts quantum error rates by 40x with ‘magic state cultivation’ — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Quantinuum Reports a 10x Reduction in Logical Error Rate on Helios — The Quantum Insider
    • NVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — nvidianews.nvidia.com
    • Starknet launches 7-day vote on leaving Ethereum over quantum risks — crypto.news

    Source links

    • postquantum.com

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    9 min
  11. Weekly Recap: Can Error Correction Leave the Lab? — October 24, 2026

    Episode 106

    Show notes

    This week’s recap follows quantum error correction from a below-threshold hardware result to simulation, decoding and real-time control. We also cover cloud access and UK funding as the field builds routes toward users and commercialization.

    • Quantinuum Achieves Factor-12 Quantum Error Suppression on Helios — Tech Times
    • NVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — NVIDIA
    • Quantinuum and Oracle Launch OCI Quantum AI Compute Beta Program for Early Access to Helios — Quantum Computing Report
    • NVIDIA Takes Strategic Stake in Riverlane — Quantum Computing Report
    • Rutgers And IBM Demonstrate Real-Time Control Across 100 Qubits — Rutgers

    Source links

    • thequantuminsider.com

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    11 min
  12. From $150,000 Circuit Search to Helios in Oracle Cloud — October 23, 2026

    Episode 105

    Show notes

    Google is funding a competition to reduce quantum circuit demands, while NVIDIA’s Riverlane stake and new decoding results highlight work on error correction. Quantinuum and Oracle have opened early cloud access to Helios, with customer outcomes still to come.

    • Google Launches $150,000 AI Competition to Reduce Quantum Computing Demands — The Quantum Insider
    • NVIDIA Takes Strategic Stake in Riverlane to Accelerate Real-Time Quantum Error Correction and GPU Decoder Calibration — Quantum Computing Report
    • SEEQC Combines Chip-Based Processing With NVIDIA AI to Improve Quantum Error Correction — The Quantum Insider
    • Florida Atlantic University wins $400,000 to build quantum-proof security — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Qblox Integrates NVIDIA DGX Spark With Quantum System Controller — The Quantum Insider
    • Quantinuum and Oracle Launch OCI Quantum AI Compute Beta Program for Early Access to Helios — Quantum Computing Report

    Source links

    • @QuantinuumQC on X
    • https://qblox.com/
    • quantumcomputingreport.com

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    11 min
  13. Germany Adds IQM Quantum Access for Aerospace Researchers — October 22, 2026

    Episode 104

    Show notes

    South Korea is expanding quantum communications testbeds, while RhymeQ and Coherence Quantum target software and hardware bottlenecks. The main story examines a German contract for managed IQM superconducting processor access, hybrid infrastructure and Germany-hosted workloads.

    • South Korea Expands Quantum Communications Testbeds Through 2028 — The Quantum Insider
    • RhymeQ Secures $2.2 Million to Simplify Quantum Software Development — The Quantum Insider
    • Coherence Quantum Launches with €2.78 Million Seed Round — Quantum Computing Report
    • IonQ commentary — @TechInnovationz on X
    • Physicists trap and tame single particle of antimatter for months — Quantum Physics News
    • Bechtle and IQM Awarded DLR QCI Contract to Supply Superconducting Cloud Resources — Quantum Computing Report

    Source links

    • quantumcomputingreport.com

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    13 min
  14. Lambda-12: Quantinuum's Helios Error-Correction Result — October 21, 2026

    Episode 103

    Show notes

    Quantinuum reports below-threshold error suppression on Helios, while today's other stories span classical simulation, real-time quantum control, secure communications, and a quantum-classical software testnet.

    • Quantinuum Achieves Factor-12 Quantum Error Suppression on Helios: Sandia Calls Apollo Feasible — Tech Times
    • Nvidia simulates 104-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computer on JUPITER — The Next Web
    • Rutgers And IBM Demonstrate Real-Time Control Across 100 Qubits — The Quantum Insider
    • Arqit invests in Sirius to build quantum-safe networks for NATO — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Postquant Labs Launches Quip Virtual Machine for Quantum and Classical Computing — The Quantum Insider
    • WISeSat tests quantum-resistant security on new satellite in orbit — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • @Real_TShelby on X

    Source links

    • @Coinzys1 on X
    • thequantuminsider.com

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    13 min
  15. 104 Qubits Simulated, and the Hard Part Still Runs on a Supercomputer — October 20, 2026

    Episode 102

    Show notes

    NVIDIA's 104-qubit simulation leads a slate of error-correction milestones, quantum funding and early hardware results. Brian separates modeled performance from demonstrated quantum hardware.

    • NVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — nvidianews.nvidia.com
    • Quantinuum Reports a 10x Reduction in Logical Error Rate on Helios — The Quantum Insider
    • UK Government and UKRI Unveil £78M ($103.8M USD) Quantum Commercialization, Networking, and Skills Package — Quantum Computing Report
    • Xanadu wins up to $10 million more from DARPA for quantum R&D — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Alice & Bob Reports Cat-Qubit Progress in French Quantum Computing Program — The Quantum Insider
    • Chinese Startup FlipFlop Tuoyuan Emerges with Major VC Backing for 100-Logical-Qubit Neutral-Atom Systems — Quantum Computing Report
    • @infosec on X

    Source links

    • quantinuum.com
    • globenewswire.com
    • thequantuminsider.com
    • ukri.org

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    13 min
  16. £50 Million to Move UK Quantum Sensing Toward the Real World — October 19, 2026

    Episode 101

    Show notes

    UKRI has announced £50 million for quantum technology projects, alongside separate funding for quantum networks and training. The episode also covers a new ion-trap design, parallel silicon-spin control, a germanium manufacturing bet and an analysis of quantum and AI pressures on cryptography.

    • New monolithic ion trap opens quantum simulations to more researchers — Quantum Physics News
    • RIKEN Team Improves Parallel Control of Silicon Spin Qubits — The Quantum Insider
    • Why Groove is betting quantum computing’s future rests on germanium — Bits&Chips
    • Security Rests on Hard Math Problems. Quantum and AI Are Both Coming for Them — The Hacker News
    • UKRI Backs UK Quantum Businesses With Share of £50 Million — The Quantum Insider

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:52 Ion trap design for quantum simulations

    02:04 Five silicon qubits and AC Stark shift

    03:28 Groove Quantum makes a germanium case

    04:36 Quantum and AI pressure on cryptography

    05:39 UKRI's £50 million for quantum projects

    08:42 Hype Check on UK quantum sensing funding

    Source links

    • ukri.org

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    12 min
  17. Will quantum computers grow as networks? — October 18, 2026

    Episode 100

    Show notes

    Brian Lampert asks whether the big quantum computer will be a network, examining IonQ's above-1 kHz barium-ion to diamond memory link through three modular scaling arguments and what fidelity questions remain.

    • IonQ Demonstrates World-First Quantum Memory-Enhanced Interconnect for Distributed Quantum Applications — Business Wire

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:40 IonQ says the network is the computer

    01:58 Niccolo de Masi: networked data centers

    03:07 Chris Monroe on photon-mediated links

    04:29 Mihir Bhaskar on memory-enhanced links

    05:44 Hype Check on IonQ's link rate

    06:54 Share today's episode with one friend

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    8 min
  18. Weekly Recap: IonQ’s $2B Raise Meets a Fault-Tolerance Push — October 17, 2026

    Episode 99

    Show notes

    This weekly recap follows IonQ’s financing and acquisition plans alongside technical work on quantum errors, silicon-qubit fidelity, and decoder speed. It also examines TAIYI Quantum’s funding announcement and Morgan Stanley’s long-range market forecast.

    • IonQ Announces Pricing of $2.0 Billion Equity Offering Purchased by Heights Capital Management — Quantum Computing Report
    • IonQ Agrees to Buy Elisity in Cybersecurity Deal Worth Up to $1.3 Billion — The Quantum Insider
    • Google Says it cuts quantum error rates by 40x with ‘magic state cultivation’ — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Silicon qubits surpass 99.99% gate fidelity while operating three at once — Quantum Physics News
    • Riverlane and NVIDIA Demonstrate Accelerated QEC Decoder Calibration Using GPU Processing — Quantum Computing Report
    • TAIYI Quantum Surpasses RMB 1 Billion in Funding to Advance Fault-Tolerant Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing — The Quantum Insider
    • Morgan Stanley Sees Quantum Computing A $100B Market, And It's Betting On This Stock - Yahoo Finance — finance.yahoo.com

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    01:19 IonQ prices $2.0 billion equity offering

    02:37 IonQ agrees to acquire Elisity

    04:10 Google magic-state cultivation on Willow

    05:48 RIKEN five-qubit silicon array fidelity

    07:12 Riverlane and NVIDIA decoder on H100 GPU

    08:53 TAIYI Quantum funding and ytterbium target

    10:21 Morgan Stanley quantum revenue forecast

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    13 min
  19. Google’s 40-Fold Error Cut: Does It Shrink the Quantum Bill? — October 16, 2026

    Episode 98

    Show notes

    Google demonstrated magic-state cultivation on Willow, reporting a roughly 40-fold error reduction while leaving factory-scale costs unresolved. The episode also covers parallel silicon-qubit control, new research and hardware deployments, and company and market projections.

    • Silicon qubits surpass 99.99% gate fidelity while operating three at once — Quantum Physics News
    • IonQ and University of Cambridge Open Quantum Innovation Centre — The Quantum Insider
    • D-Wave Delivers Advantage2 Annealing Quantum Computer to Italy — The Quantum Insider
    • SEALSQ has $465M to fund post-quantum semiconductor plans — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Morgan Stanley Sees Quantum Computing A $100B Market, And It's Betting On This Stock - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance
    • Google Says it cuts quantum error rates by 40x with ‘magic state cultivation’ — Quantum Zeitgeist

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:37 Silicon qubits, shared microwave control

    01:58 IonQ opens Cambridge research centre

    03:08 D-Wave system delivered to Como

    04:14 SEALSQ preliminary revenue and guidance

    05:25 Morgan Stanley's Quantinuum forecast

    06:48 Google magic-state cultivation on Willow

    09:43 Cultivation fidelity, retention and cost

    Source links

    • @IonQ_Inc on X
    • @QuantumBullHQ on X
    • @sundarpichai on X
    • thequantuminsider.com
    • thequantuminsider.com

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    13 min
  20. IonQ’s $2 Billion Test: Can the Raise Buy Real Progress? — October 15, 2026

    Episode 97

    Show notes

    IonQ’s $2.0 billion offering puts the focus on the milestones needed to connect financing with progress. Today’s episode also covers a New York quantum fabrication facility and reports on decoder calibration, photonic computing and shorter single-qubit gates.

    • NYC Awards $29.2 million to New York University to Establish a Cutting-edge Quantum Fabrication Facility — The Quantum Insider
    • Riverlane and NVIDIA Demonstrate Accelerated QEC Decoder Calibration Using GPU Processing — Quantum Computing Report
    • ORCA Computing Launches PT-3, The Latest Generation of Its Photonic Quantum Computers — The Quantum Insider
    • IonQ shareholder commentary — @DesFrontierTech on X
    • FirstQFM Model Cuts Single-Qubit Gate Times by 33% on QuantWare Processor — The Quantum Insider
    • IonQ Announces Pricing of $2.0 Billion Equity Offering Purchased by Heights Capital Management — Quantum Computing Report

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:42 NYU quantum fabrication facility

    02:00 Decoder recalibration on NVIDIA H100 GPU

    03:26 ORCA PT-3 photonic quantum computer live

    04:46 IonQ shareholder questions the financing

    05:33 FirstQFM reduced single-qubit gate time

    06:36 IonQ priced $2.0 billion equity offering

    08:53 The raise's purpose is harder to measure

    Source links

    • quantumcomputingreport.com
    • thequantuminsider.com

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