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  • D-Wave's Gate Simulator Beta Buys a Ticket to the Gate Race — October 2, 2026

    D-Wave opens a gate-model simulator beta with BBVA, FAU and Julich ahead of hardware, while NSA sets 2027 and 2030 post-quantum markers and Quantinuum pushes real-hardware results over qubit counts.

    • D-Wave Launches Gate-Model Simulator Beta Program, Advancing Error-Aware Programming Capabilities — dwavequantum.com
    • NSA Announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Measures to Safeguard National Security Systems Ag - nsa.gov
    • Quantum World Congress Shows Industry Wants Results, Not Qubit Counts — quantumzeitgeist.com
    • This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough — Quantum Computers News -- ScienceDaily
    • New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication — Quantum Physics News
    • Quanome CEO to Back Quantum Strategy with Up to $15 Million in Non-Dilutive Growth Capital — The Quantum Insider
    • NSA PQC post on X — X/@nsagov
    • Quantinuum Helix post on X — X/@quantinuumqc
    • Photon indistinguishability post on X — X/@MichalOszmaniec

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:46 NSA dates for transition

    02:45 Quantinuum draws line on fault tolerant hardware

    03:41 Researchers propose superfluid helium qubit

    04:44 Photons indistinguishable inside cavity

    06:03 Quanome enters loan agreement with CEO

    07:04 D-Wave launches gate-model simulator beta

    08:54 Customers explain why they want D-Wave beta

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

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    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    13 min
  • Diraq Plans Albuquerque Lab to Expand Silicon Qubit Testing — October 1, 2026

    California has paired fusion legislation with a joint quantum and deep-space research allocation. We also cover Diraq's planned New Mexico lab and an Alice & Bob cat-qubit experiment.

    • Diraq to Establish Quantum R&D Lab in New Mexico — The Quantum Insider
    • @InvestorDenis on quantum networking — X
    • California fusion legislation and quantum research investment — Governor of California

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:31 Diraq plans New Mexico lab

    02:24 A quieter change to a superconducting

    04:04 California bets on quantum and fusion

    06:09 The harder question is whether public

    Source links

    • diraq.com
    • @ABQJournal on X
    • thequantuminsider.com

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    Follow Quickly Quantum: subscribe on YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Spotify

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    9 min
  • Can NATO Turn Quantum Plans Into Military Capability? — September 30, 2026
    • Infleqtion and Riverlane MOU — Infleqtion on X
    • Project Eleven Acquires Riva Labs for Post-Quantum Security — The Quantum Insider
    • Cloudflare and Merkle Tree Certificates — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Roadrunner Quantum Lab opens in Albuquerque — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Xanadu and Bluefors cryogenic infrastructure partnership — The Quantum Insider
    • NATO Quantum Technology Roadmap — NATO
    • UK Defence Journal on NATO's roadmap — UK Defence Journal on X

    Chapters

    00:00 Today's headlines

    00:33 Infleqtion and Riverlane pair on error correction

    01:12 Project Eleven acquires Riva Labs

    02:22 Cloudflare plans post-quantum certificate

    03:50 Roadrunner Quantum Lab opens in Albuquerque

    04:59 Xanadu and Bluefors partner on cryogenic prototype

    06:07 NATO publishes quantum technology roadmap

    08:50 Hype check on NATO's quantum roadmap

    Source links

    • infleqtion.com
    • @Cloudflare on X
    • @projecteleven on X
    • thequantuminsider.com
    • thequantuminsider.com

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    13 min
  • Can $215 Million Buy a Quantum Finish Line by 2028? — September 29, 2026

    Today's episode looks at the Department of Energy's Quantum Genesis Q Competition and asks whether its 2028 goal can deliver a scientifically useful, error-corrected machine. We also cover an orbital photonic processor, commercial bets, radar tracking and Microsoft's DARPA evaluation.

    • Programmable quantum photonic processor in orbit — The Quantum Insider
    • C12 and Thales develop QuantumTrack — The Quantum Insider
    • DARPA access to Microsoft's quantum hardware — TechRadar
    • DOE's Quantum Genesis Q Competition — SingularityHub

    Source links

    • @TechInnovationz on X
    • phys.org

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    12 min
  • 10x and the Q-Day question — September 27, 2026

    This Sunday think piece examines the warning that quantum risk to Bitcoin could arrive before commercial quantum viability. It separates that warning from classical factoring progress and a vendor’s readiness product, then considers the unresolved challenge of decentralized migration.

    • Quantum threat to Bitcoin could materialize before commercial viability, EU regulators warn — CoinDesk
    • Cognition GPU Lattice Siever Factors RSA-260 At 10x Lower Cost — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • DigiCert Launches Quantum Central for Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness — The Quantum Insider

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    11 min
  • Weekly Recap: From Logical Qubits to Field-Ready Sensors — September 26, 2026

    This week's recap follows quantum computing from a commercial logical-qubit milestone and a topological gate demonstration to a DOE roadmap and new research. We also separate a compact magnetometer field test from much broader claims about submarine detection.

    • Infleqtion Entangles 30 Logical Qubits on Sqale Computer — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Quantum hardware makerspace opens in Maryland with Fermilab's help — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • IonQ quantum SAR change-detection statement — @IonQ_Inc on X
    • Quantum computing's “dark horse” just proved it can go universal — ScienceDaily
    • DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap — Fermilab
    • Quantum device simulates matter popping into existence — Quantum Physics News
    • Chinese Scientists Say Compact Quantum Magnetometer Tracks Hidden Targets in Field Tests — The Quantum Insider
    • Quantum magnetometer and submarine detection discussion — @Qtumanalysis on X

    Source links

    • ionq.com
    • @infleqtion on X

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    12 min
  • IonQ’s Campus Installation Is Still a 2027 Promise — September 25, 2026

    IonQ's planned Superion 256 installation at Florida International University puts the promise and limits of on-campus quantum access in focus. Also: Qambria funding, QuiX distribution in Japan, DigiCert's post-quantum readiness platform, Pasqal revenue, and IonQ's satellite-radar research.

    • Qambria pre-seed financing — Quantum Computing Report
    • QuiX distribution agreement in Japan — Quantum Computing Report
    • DigiCert Quantum Central launch — The Quantum Insider
    • Pasqal first-half revenue — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Quantum generative models on satellite radar — The Quantum Insider
    • IonQ Superion 256 at Florida International University — The Quantum Insider

    Source links

    • quantumcomputingreport.com
    • quantumcomputingreport.com
    • quantumcomputingreport.com

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    14 min
  • Who Gets the First Quantum Seat at NVIDIA? — September 24, 2026

    NVIDIA selected IonQ's Superion 256 for its first planned on-premise quantum installation at the Accelerated Quantum Research Center. Today's episode also covers a European crypto risk warning, Infleqtion's logical-qubit announcement, Germany's QUDORA consortium, a lutetium optical clock, and a CGI-D-Wave partnership.

    • Quantum threat to Bitcoin could materialize before commercial viability, EU regulators warn — CoinDesk
    • German Government Selects QUDORA-Led Consortium For €122 Million Project — The Quantum Insider
    • Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock — Quantum Physics News
    • CGI and D-Wave Partner to Commercialize Enterprise Quantum Optimization — Quantum Computing Report
    • IonQ Selected as First On-Premise QPU Deployment at NVIDIA's Accelerated Quantum Research Center — Quantum Computing Report

    Source links

    • @TechInnovationz on X
    • quantumcomputingreport.com
    • quantumcomputingreport.com
    • thequantuminsider.com
    • thequantuminsider.com

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    14 min
  • QuEra Crays Up, Microsoft Hands DARPA 15,000 Sq Ft of Proof — September 23, 2026

    QuEra and HPE plan on-premises neutral-atom QPUs with Cray supercomputers while Microsoft opens a 15,000-square-foot Maryland center giving DARPA hands-on Majorana 2 access. Plus Cisco-KETS quantum key distribution on IOS XR routers.

    • QuEra Computing and HPE Partner to Integrate Fault-Tolerant Neutral-Atom QPUs with On-Premises HPE Cray Supercomputers — Quantum Computing Report
    • Microsoft Opens 15,000-Square-Foot Quantum Research Center and Hardware Makerspace in Maryland Discovery District — Quantum Computing Report
    • Cisco and KETS Integrate Quantum Key Distribution With Cisco IOS XR Routers — The Quantum Insider

    Source links

    • news.fnal.gov
    • hpcwire.com
    • kets-quantum.com
    • q106fm.com

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    13 min
  • IonQ's Korea Stack Bet Plus RSA-260 at $400k — September 22, 2026

    IonQ bundles a Superion 256 and SiV memory with SDT and a planned Gumi facility, plus a classical RSA-260 claim, and Phasecraft's Virginia move.

    • IonQ and SDT Partner on Quantum Computing and Manufacturing in South Korea — The Quantum Insider
    • Cognition GPU lattice siever factors RSA-260 at 10x lower cost — Quantum Zeitgeist
    • Phasecraft to Establish U.S. Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia — The Quantum Insider
    • @Qtumanalysis on X — X/@Qtumanalysis

    Source links

    • @IonQ_Inc on X
    • phys.org

    Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.

    More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.

    10 min

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The daily quantum computing briefing you don't need a physics degree to follow. Every day, Quickly Quantum cuts through the hype to bring you the breakthroughs, funding rounds, policy moves, and research that actually matter, with plain-English analysis a smart non-physicist can follow. Hosted by Brian Lampert. AI-voiced, human-built, always skeptical of press releases. Nothing on this show is financial advice.