Equal1 today unveils Bell-1, the first quantum system purpose-built for the HPC era. Unlike first-generation quantum computers that demand dedicated rooms, infrastructure, and complex cooling systems, Bell-1 is designed for direct deployment in HPC-class environments. As a rack-mountable quantum node, it integrates directly alongside classical compute—as compact as a GPU server, yet exponentially more powerful for the world’s hardest problems. Bell-1 is engineered to eliminate the traditional barriers of cost, infrastructure, and complexity, setting a new benchmark for scalable quantum computing integration.

D-Wave Quantum Inc.(“D-Wave” or the “Company”), a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services and the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers, today announced a scientific breakthrough published in the esteemed journal Science, confirming that its annealing quantum computer outperformed one of the world’s most powerful classical supercomputers in solving complex magnetic materials simulation problems with relevance to materials discovery. The new landmark peer-reviewed paper, “Beyond-Classical Computation in Quantum Simulation,” validates this achievement as the world’s first and only demonstration of quantum computational supremacy on a useful problem.

BlueQubit, a quantum software startup founded by Stanford alumni, has announced a $10 million Seed funding round led by Nyca Partners, with participation from Restive, Chaac Ventures, Presto Tech Horizons, NKM Capital, BigStory, Untapped Ventures, Formula VC, and Granatus. This investment will support BlueQubit’s mission to deliver practical quantum advantage, equipping enterprises to solve complex problems that are increasingly beyond the reach of classical computing.

Expanding what’s possible for developers and enterprises in the cloud, NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services are converging at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas this week to showcase new solutions designed to accelerate AI and robotics breakthroughs and simplify research in quantum computing development.

IBM and Pasqal today announced an update to their intended collaboration to build new, integrated frameworks for quantum-centric supercomputing with Qiskit, the world’s most performant quantum software.

NVIDIA today announced it is working with Google Quantum AI to accelerate the design of its next-generation quantum computing devices using simulations powered by the NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform.

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing and networking industry, announced today the completion of an industry-first demonstration of an end-to-end application workflow that leverages the NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform alongside IonQ’s leading quantum computing hardware.

QuEra Computing, a global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing technology, today announced it has been awarded a 6.5 Billion JPY contract (~US$41 million) by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to deliver a state-of-the-art quantum computer, advancing quantum capabilities in Japan. This computer will be installed on-premises alongside the NVIDIA-powered ABCI-Q supercomputer.

IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing industry, today announced financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.