The partnership expansion represents a seven-figure booking for Zapata AI, and will expand the scope of technological innovation in support of Andretti Global’s worldwide racing operation by leveraging Zapata’s generative AI, machine learning, and optimization solutions.

Zapata Computing, Inc. (“Zapata AI”), the Industrial Generative AI software company developing solutions to solve enterprises’ most difficult, industrial-scale problems, announced today that it has completed its business combination with Andretti Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: WNNR), a special purpose acquisition company. The combined company, which was renamed Zapata Computing Holdings Inc., will operate as Zapata AI and its common stock and warrants will begin trading on April 1, 2024 on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbols “ZPTA” and “ZPTAW”, respectively.

A research team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) is now introducing a new approach for transducing quantum information. The team has manipulated quantum bits, so-called qubits, by harnessing the magnetic field of magnons—wave-like excitations in a magnetic material—that occur within microscopic magnetic disks. The researchers have presented their results in the journal Science Advances.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – UAE’s ITQAN, a leading Systems Integrator and QuEra Computing, a Boston-based pioneer in neutral-atom quantum computing, have announced their partnership to accelerate the UAE's adoption and leadership in real-world quantum computing applications.

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 it is expanding its executive team to supercharge both its go-to-market growth strategy and product innovation.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry, today announced early results from its work with Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) – a German-based research center for fundamental science – to run combinatorial optimization problems on IonQ Aria. The results demonstrate quantum computing’s potential as a more effective solution than traditional classical computing when tackling equations with multiple variables in a dense environment, such as a bustling airport.

SemiQon, a Finland-based startup specializing in silicon-based quantum processors, has announced it has successfully manufactured and pre-tested a 4-qubit quantum dot array from the first production run at its manufacturing facility in Espoo, Finland. The new chips are now shipping to strategic partners around the world as a toolkit for further research and development. The aim is to help make building stable logical qubits easier and faster to accelerate the use of quantum computing for complex problems.

In a groundbreaking advancement for computational drug discovery, Danish quantum company Kvantify is proud to announce the launch of its first product, Kvantify Koffee, today. This innovative product aims to complement and reduce costly and time-consuming laboratory experiments by calculating a critical parameter in screening and selecting new drug candidates: Unbinding Kinetics. Kvantify Koffee adds value using classical computers today and is poised to offer even greater value as quantum computer hardware matures.

D-Wave Quantum today launched a new go-to-market (GTM) growth strategy designed to accelerate adoption and deployment of commercial quantum technologies. Initially focused on key verticals, including logistics, manufacturing, and government, the GTM effort extends D-Wave’s position in commercial quantum computing. The strategy reinforces how the company’s unique annealing quantum computing solutions can help organizations solve their most computationally complex problems today.

Russia scientists told the country’s media service that the team has successfully developed a 20-qubit quantum computer and have plans to up the qubit number to “50 to 100” qubits. The news reveals the country’s ongoing advancements in this cutting-edge field.