D-Wave Quantum recently released statistical data: enrollment in its quantum training courses has experienced double-digit growth in the first six months of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023. The enrollment in the “Quantum Programming Core” course increased by 53%, while the total number of students enrolled in all Quantum Computing training courses (“Core” + “Foundations for Quantum Programming”) increased by 85%.

Multiverse Computing, a quantum computing solutions company, recently announced that it has successfully delivered a pilot project with Iberdrola, a clean energy giant, in northern Spain aimed at optimizing the installation of grid-scale batteries. The company said that its solution uses quantum and quantum-inspired algorithms to assist Iberdrola in selecting the optimal number, type, and location of batteries on the grid network, resulting in reduced costs for battery additions and increased network performance.

Recently, Kipu Quantum, a German quantum software startup, announced the strategic acquisition of PlanQK, a commercially available quantum computing platform built by Anaqor. In addition to acquiring the platform, key members of the platform's expert team have also joined Kipu. The company said that this acquisition will accelerate the commercialization of its application and hardware-specific algorithms and provide services through the PlanQK platform, enabling frictionless access for organizations to integrate quantum solutions into their existing processes.

QuSecure, Inc., the post-quantum cryptography technology company, announced it has joined a select group of technology leaders from NVIDIA to supporting NVIDIA recently launched groundbreaking post-quantum cryptography library, cuPQC.

The French electric utility company EDF, along with quantum computing companies Quandela and Alice & Bob, and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), have signed an agreement to collaborate on an innovative project to optimize energy consumption in quantum computing. The project, named “Energetic Optimisation of Quantum Circuits” (OECQ), has a total cost of €6.1M, with €4.5M of grant support provided by France 2030, operated by Bpifrance, France’s public investment bank, on behalf of the French state.

Quantinuum has signed a Joint Statement of Endeavour with the STFC Hartree Centre. The partnership will provide UK industrial and scientific users access to Quantinuum’s H-Series trapped-ion quantum computers via the cloud and on-premise.

Quantum Delta NL (QDNL), announced yesterday that it has secured a €273 million investment from The National Growth Fund (NGF) as part of the third phase of the QDNL programme. This brings the total amount of funding awarded to QDNL to €615 million. The Dutch government's decision to support this initiative highlights their commitment to a shared vision: driving quantum innovation forward and creating sustainable economic growth. 

Qruise and Zurich Instruments announce their partnership. The two companies are joining forces to accelerate quantum computer development by integrating Qruise’s Machine Learning Physicist with the Quantum Computing Control System from Zurich Instruments. 

Recently, researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea and the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan collaborated successfully to control the quantum mechanical properties of Andreev bound states in bilayer graphene-based Josephson junctions using gate voltage. In this study, the research team used gate voltage to control the quadratic energy dispersion of bilayer graphene as well as the superconducting coherence length in real-time. Utilizing tunneling spectroscopy developed in their previous work, they observed the change of the Andreev bound states at different gate voltages in real time and confirmed that the experimental results matched theoretical predictions.

The Institute for Quantum Physics at Universität Hamburg is collaborating with Lufthansa Industry Solutions to develop quantum optimization algorithms aimed at enhancing airport operational efficiency, targeting the Airport Gate Assignment Problem (AGAP) faced by airports worldwide. They are researching a scalable quantum algorithm that takes into account all realistic boundary conditions at airports. Upon successful development, Lufthansa will become the first company in the world to leverage quantum computers to solve AGAP computational tasks.

Recently, An international research team led by the Institute for Quantum Electronics in Zurich and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel in Paris have demonstrated that photonic neural networks can be made smarter by using a disordered material made of lots of tiny crystals. These materials can double the frequency of incoming light in a nonlinear process, significantly enhancing performance compared to simple linear scattering. The research has recently been published in Nature Computational Science.

Riverlane released its three-year roadmap for Quantum Error Correction Stack, Deltaflow, yesterday. Based on the success of Deltaflow achieving 1000 reliable QuOps and solving the backlog problem through fast decoding last year, Riverlane has developed this three-year roadmap: 10,000 QuOps and streaming high fidelity memory in 2024; 100,000 QuOps and fast logic operations in 2025; and 100 QuOps with a universal gate set and large-scale logic operations in 2026.

HQS Quantum Simulations (HQS) announces the release of an update to its open-source tool, the Active Space Finder (ASF). Developed in collaboration with Covestro, a global player in the field of polymer materials, this update aims to enhance chemical simulations by simplifying the selection of active spaces in molecules. The initial version of the ASF has been available on GitHub since 2021, and users can now download the improved version.

Canadian company Scope AI Corp. has announced that it has entered into a technology agreement with Ovryde Ltd. whereby Ovryde has agreed to transfer its ownership and rights relating to the delivery and application of quantum resilient entropy. Scope AI will pay Ovryde $400,000 on closing the transaction and issue Ovryde 2,800,000 common shares. The company said that quantum resilient entropy is an advanced security measure designed to protect data against the future threats posed by quantum computing.

The CMA CGM Group of French announced yesterday that it has established a strategic partnership with Pasqal, a French neutral atom quantum computing developer. According to the cooperation agreement, CMA-CGM will introduce Pasqal's quantum computing technologies into its shipping and logistics operations and has made an investment in Pasqal. Additionally, both parties will establish a Quantum Computing Center of Excellence at the TANGRAM innovation center in Marseille, France, equipped with Pasqal's quantum processors. Pasqal will also provide quantum computing training to employees of the CMA-CGM staff members.

According to a report by TASS, Rosatom said yesterday that the Russian and Indian specialists are actively studying the prospects for cooperation in the field of quantum computing, including the creation of quantum computers.

Dutch photonic chip accelerator PhotonDelta has announced the opening of a new office in North America. The move is part of the organisation’s goal to grow the photonic chip industry by promoting collaboration between European and North American organisations, both leaders in this emerging key enabling technology.

Zero Point Cryogenics announced yesterday that it has graduated from the seed-stage accelerator program, the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL). The company said that it will leverage the wealth of knowledge and expertise gained from CDL to elevate our business and further advance our dilution refrigerators and cryogenic systems. It is understood that the CDL, launched in 2012 at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, specializes in incubating tech unicorns.

Zapata AI and D-Wave Quantum today announced a significant expansion to their joint commercial partnership, designed to accelerate the development and delivery of integrated quantum and generative AI solutions in D‑Wave’s Leap cloud platform. The joint development work will focus on improved and more energy efficient model training, more performant models, and the synergistic use of Generative AI and quantum optimization.

India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently launched a proposal solicitation, urging the country's telecoms sector to submit research and development proposals to accelerate development of technologies for quantum communications networks. According to a newly released statement, the DoT plans to establish "Quantum Standardization and Testing Labs" that will serve as innovation hubs for quantum technology developers, test equipment manufacturers, and academic researchers.