Podcast
Quickly Quantum
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
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13 min
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 ReportQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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12 min
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 InsiderSource links
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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8 min
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
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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13 min
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 InsiderChapters
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
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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14 min
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 InsiderChapters
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
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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12 min
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 ReportChapters
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.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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14 min
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 InsiderChapters
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.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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12 min
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 ReportChapters
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.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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13 min
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 -- ScienceDailySource links
• phys.org
• thequantuminsider.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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9 min
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.newsSource links
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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11 min
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 — RutgersSource links
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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11 min
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 ReportSource links
• @QuantinuumQC on X
• https://qblox.com/
• quantumcomputingreport.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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13 min
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 ReportSource links
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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13 min
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 XSource links
• @Coinzys1 on X
• thequantuminsider.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
Follow Quickly Quantum: subscribe on YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Spotify
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.
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13 min
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 XSource links
• quantinuum.com
• globenewswire.com
• thequantuminsider.com
• ukri.orgQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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12 min
£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 InsiderChapters
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
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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8 min
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.
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
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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13 min
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.comChapters
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
Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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13 min
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 ZeitgeistChapters
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.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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12 min
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 ReportChapters
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.comQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.
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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.
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