Welcome to another biweekly update on quantum computing. This edition looks at new fault control news, key policy moves in Washington, new build plans for large sites, new sensing tests, and a new ion chip now live on Amazon (AMZN). Let’s begin.
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Error Fixing Takes Center Stage
A new study from Riverlane and Resonance says real-time fault control now drives most quantum plans. The report notes that firms can now hit the marks needed for logical qubits, yet they still face classic chip limits that must sort huge streams of fault events in less than one microsecond. It also says Japan has nearly $8 billion set for quantum work this year, the U.S. sits near $7.7 billion, and China likely leads with nearly $15 billion. Talent gaps remain wide, since only about two thousand people work on fault control today.
IonQ Shares Its View in Congress
Next, we move to IonQ (IONQ). Chief executive Niccolò de Masi spoke before a key group in the U.S. Congress. He claimed that IonQ can now help cut some long tasks from one month on classic gear down to one day when paired with Nvidia (NVDA), AstraZeneca (AZN), and Amazon (AMZN) cloud links. He also said the firm sees gains in cost and power use, since quantum boxes use far less power than large AI sites. He then pointed to work in Tennessee, where a new quantum net in Chattanooga links to Oak Ridge and shows how local groups can build hubs that draw private and public teams.
PsiQuantum Plans New Build in Chicago
We now turn to build news from PsiQuantum. The firm named Jacobs Solutions Inc. (J) as the owner-side lead for a new site at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park near Chicago. The first step is a mid-size test box to evaluate how the PsiQuantum plan performs in a real rack-level setup. The long-term goal is to grow this place into a site for a utility-scale fault-tolerant system. This aligns with the work the two firms already share in Brisbane and California, suggesting a broader plan to build out large quantum spaces across regions.
SandboxAQ Runs New Sensing Tests
Next, in the field of quantum sensing, SandboxAQ said it will join a program with the Defense Innovation Unit to develop new ways to guide craft when GPS signals are weak or unavailable. The firm will use AQNav, a tool that blends quantum sensors with AI to track the Earth’s field. It said it has more than 450 flight hours across four plane types, which shows rising use in live tests. This area may gain more notice as public groups seek new ways to guide craft with steady links.
A Trapped Ion System Lands on Amazon Braket
Lastly, we look at new access for ion-based gear in the Europe cloud zone. Alpine Quantum Technologies has set its IBEX Q1 trapped-ion box on Amazon Braket, Amazon’s cloud unit. The system is in Austria and has 12 calcium-ion qubits with full link paths. The firm reports gate scores near 99.966% for one-qubit work and near 98.7% for two-qubit gates. It runs at room temperature and fits in two standard racks with less than 2 kilowatts of power draw. For users in finance, risk checks, and chemistry, this gives a clean way to test jobs on a system with simple link paths, all while meeting European data rules.
Taken together, these steps show how quantum work now spans fault control, cloud access, defense use, and new sites that plan for large-scale runs.
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