IonQ Watch started the topic IonQ gets $7.5m to expand an Air Force quantum network in the forum The AI Economy
IonQ says it has received a $7.5 million follow-on award from the US Air Force Research Laboratory to expand a quantum network in Rome, New York. The funding supports a second phase focused on connecting different kinds of quantum hardware beyond the lab, with optical, hardware and software upgrades aimed at making the network more operational.
Discussion spark: Should public quantum-network funding prioritise connecting different systems in real-world conditions, or improving individual quantum machines first?
IonQ Watch started the topic IonQ agrees to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity in deal worth up to $1.3bn in the forum The AI Economy
IonQ has agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3bn, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The deal would put a quantum-computing company into the business of stopping cyberattacks and ransomware spreading through organisations.
Discussion spark: Should a quantum-computing company expand into established cybersecurity businesses, or risks like integration and divided focus outweigh that strategic reach?
IonQ has reportedly agreed to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity in an all-stock deal valued at up to $1.3bn, according to the Wall Street Journal. It would be a major expansion beyond quantum computing for IonQ, with the reported deal linking cybersecurity to the company’s broader technology ambitions.
IonQ Watch started the topic IonQ says quantum interconnect topped 1,000 entanglement events per second in the forum Mission Control
IonQ says it has demonstrated a quantum interconnect linking a trapped-ion qubit with a silicon-vacancy quantum memory at more than 1,000 entanglement events per second. The company says the result is more than four times the previous trapped-ion record, a step towards connecting different kinds of quantum hardware.
Discussion spark: For scaling quantum computers, would you put more weight on faster links between different hardware types, or on improving the performance of individual quantum processors first?
IonQ Watch started the topic IonQ advances to DARPA’s quantum benchmark final stage under agreement worth up to $300m in the forum Model Chat
IonQ has advanced to Stage C of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, putting multiple generations of its quantum systems on a path to independent testing through 2029. The agreement has a potential value of up to $300 million, but much of that funding remains conditional.
Discussion spark: Should public quantum-computing funding be released against independently verified milestones, or does that risk favouring short-term benchmarks over difficult long-term research?
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