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Weekend Bonus: Dutch Consortium Lays the Groundwork for a 100+ Qubit Photonic Quantum Computer — November 14, 2026

This Weekend Bonus follows six stories about moving quantum computing from research toward usable systems, from circuit design and error modelling to hybrid infrastructur

AMD’s Quantum Bet Runs Through GPUs, CPUs and Error Correction — November 13, 2026

PsiQuantum and AMD are expanding a partnership around the infrastructure needed for fault-tolerant quantum systems. The episode also covers Q-CTRL’s funding, government q

IBM’s 520-Qubit Nighthawk Plan Puts Modular Scaling on the Clock — November 12, 2026

IBM's Nighthawk r3 roadmap pairs a planned larger processor with a two-chip scaling path, while today's other stories cover cryptographic preparation, a Stacks demonstrat

When Does Quantum Funding Become a Business? — November 11, 2026

Rigetti’s results pair a reported system-performance milestone with modest quarterly sales, a conditional federal award and a customer-dependent full-year outlook. The ep

H2 in Japan, Eight Qubits in Sydney — November 10, 2026

Quantinuum and RIKEN have upgraded Reimei to H2 and describe research projects combining quantum computing, supercomputers and AI. The episode also covers Diraq’s Sydney

FCA Tests Quantum on Crime, $27.9M Rebuilds Qubits — November 9, 2026

The UK FCA launches a regulator-first quantum group to test quantum detection of money laundering and fraud and molecules and junctions. A morning brief on what changed a

24 Problems, One Hard Question About Quantum Advantage — November 8, 2026

This Sunday episode considers where quantum advantage might appear and what evidence would make a claimed win meaningful. It weighs a map of possible problems, a proposed

Weekend Bonus: Quantum’s Limits, Chicago Hardware and a $10.9 Billion — November 7, 2026

This Weekend Bonus connects a mathematical limit on random-input speedups with a map of 24 possible quantum-advantage targets. It also covers Chicago’s operating IBM syst

IonQ’s $173.8 Million Quarter Meets the Durability Question — November 6, 2026

IonQ raised its 2026 revenue outlook after a record quarter, with revenue spanning its quantum-computing platform and SkyWater foundry services. The episode also explains

Can IonQ Sell Security Beyond Quantum Computing? — November 5, 2026

IBM Quantum and QuICS Deploy AI Agents to Discover Over 500 High-Efficiency Magic-State Factories — Quantum Computing ReportIonQ Secures Contract To Supply Quantum Comput

Foundry-Built Ion Chip Anchors Institutional Machines Amid Finance — November 4, 2026

Today’s episode looks at Universal Quantum’s foundry-built iQPU and the DLR systems it is intended to power, alongside a finance pilot, European policy proposals, superco

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

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

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

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 acces

Clocks Sail While Magnetometers Lag in Pentagon Quantum Sensor Push — November 1, 2026

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

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

This Weekend Bonus follows the week’s quantum stories from policy and networking to materials, manufacturing and the assumptions behind quantum advantage. The announcemen

How Close Is the Quantum Threat to Encryption? — October 30, 2026

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 projecti

61 Qubits, 110 Years, and the Benchmarking Catch — October 29, 2026

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 a

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

Intel’s proposed Classiq acquisition would bring quantum hardware, programming software and enterprise relationships under one commercial strategy, while important questi

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

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

Five Silicon Qubits, One Control Line — October 26, 2026

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,