Energy Usage is Becoming a Required Metric for Quantum Computing
Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group examines an announcement by a French electric utility company, two quantum computing companies, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research to study and optimize the energy use of quantum computing systems.
Quantum Computing Companies are Not Immune from Leadership Changes at the Top
Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group notes the quantum computing companies that have recently replaced their CEOs. He examines why organizations make such changes, including several specific to the quantum industry.
Quantum Computing System Vendors Are Improving Their Qubit Technologies in Significant Ways
Dr. Bob Sutor of The Futurum Group examines and puts into context recent announcements from quantum computing vendors Alice & Bob, Diraq, and Quantinuum. Their innovations are essential, as is the upcoming necessary focus on modularity.
Net Loss Has Jumped over the Previous Quarter, But the Quantum Technology Is Improving
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor looks at quantum computing company Rigetti’s earnings in the first quarter of 2024. The net loss is troubling, but the company is making good technical progress on its small 9-qubit Novera quantum processing unit.
Compared with Q4 2023, D-Wave had a consistent quarter to start 2024. Its fast-anneal feature is a notable achievement that will benefit existing users, allowing them to run individual computations faster and more of them.
An Announcement of the First Successful Airborne Test of Quantum Technologies Underlying PNT
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor discusses the importance of the recent announcement by Infleqtion, BAE Systems, and QinetiQ regarding the first successful airborne test of quantum technologies underlying PNT.
Revenue Was Slightly Above Guidance and Bookings Were Low
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor examines quantum computing company IonQ’s Q1 2024 earnings report, discusses their relative financial position, and points out the key metric to watch over the next two quarters.
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor examines the Australian government’s investment in PsiQuantum and the Japanese government’s funding of QuEra, both US-based companies.
Quantinuum Announced a Dramatic Improvement in Error Rates that Should Lead to Faster Adoption of Quantum Error-Correcting Codes
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor discusses Quantinuum’s announcement of achieving better than 99.9% 2-qubit gate fidelity and what this means for quantum error correction.
Hammerspace, Seagate, Quantum, LucidLink, and Resilio Are Among the NAB Products of the Year for 2024
Camberley Bates, VP of Data Infrastructure at The Futurum Group, covers the significance of data infrastructure at the NAB Show 2024 and the Product of the Year Awards.
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor uses the news of IBM’s installation of a Quantum System One at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York to discuss why putting a quantum computing system on-premises is becoming a reasonable strategy.
The UXL Foundation Has Been Getting Attention Lately as It Plans to Provide an Open-Source Alternative to NVIDIA’s CUDA GPU Coding Platform
The Futurum Group’s Dr. Bob Sutor discusses the UXL’s plan to create a “multi-architecture multi-vendor software ecosystem for all accelerators,” competing with NVIDIA’s CUDA platform for GPUs. Does it stand a chance of overcoming NVIDIA’s lead?
