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EPB switched on an IonQ Forte Enterprise at the EPB Quantum Center, next to its commercial quantum network. States are spending hundreds of millions…
Ytterbium ions are now utilized in Jülich, Germany, with the launch of the JION quantum computer, supported by significant funding. Meanwhile, Copenhagen plans a…
Pasqal began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker PSQL, raising $360 million—$140 million less than anticipated due to shareholder redemptions. Despite concerns about foreign…
Kenji Ohmori's team in Japan successfully activated a fifty-qubit quantum machine named Shunkai, marking a significant step in quantum hardware. As nations invest heavily…
Eden Figueroa's team successfully transmitted quantum states and entangled photon pairs over a 21-kilometer free-space link at Stony Brook University, tackling challenges posed by…
Chicago's new executive order on data centers lacks a clear definition of what constitutes a data center, complicating regulatory measures. Mayor Brandon Johnson faces…
Oracle's partnership with Quantinuum introduces a quantum computer within its Cloud Infrastructure, aiming to enhance hybrid workloads. Unlike AWS or Azure, this arrangement co-locates…
D-Wave's recent paper in Nature reveals a significant advance in error correction, showing a 99.9% fidelity using dual-rail erasure qubits. This architecture aims to…
Illinois' Quantum and Microelectronics Park is home to various quantum computing approaches including PsiQuantum's ambitious plans for a utility-scale machine and IBM's operational commitments.…
PsiQuantum is investing $250,000 in local educational institutions in Southeast Chicago to support STEM programs and workforce development for its future quantum computing campus.…
Introducing the new M1k.tech: honest, hands-on tech reviews, a business lens on the industry, and the view of a French expat in Chicago.
mHUB gives Chicago something no pure-software city has: a hardware incubator with prototyping labs and a manufacturing supply chain, positioned perfectly for the physical…
Chicago's fintech ecosystem was born on the trading floor, and the derivatives culture that created CME, Morningstar, and the prop trading firms is the…
Chicago's flagship tech incubator 1871 leaves the Merchandise Mart after 13 years, ending an era but not the network that produced Tempus, a dozen…
McDonald's runs one of the most used consumer AI platforms on the planet from its Chicago HQ, and the city should claim it as…
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