COLLEGE PARK, Md. — February 23, 2026 — Quantum company IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) announced it was awarded a contract under the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a ceiling of $151 billion. This contract encompasses a range of work areas that allows for the rapid delivery of […]
Quantum: IonQ Selected to Support Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Contract
February 24, 2026 by Leave a Comment
HPC News Bytes 20260223: ‘Portable’ Nuclear Joins the Scramble for AI Power, Quantum Teleportation, Silicon Photonics for Quantum Chips
February 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Good February morning to you! The HPC-AI (with emphasis on AI) generated its usual quantity of news of late, here’s a brief ….
Quantum: Photonic Inc. Names Executive Chair and Four Directors
February 20, 2026 by
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Photonic Inc., a distributed quantum computing and communications technologies company, today announced the appointment of a new executive chair and four new directors to its board following its recent $180 million CAD ($130 million USD) investment round. Joining Photonic Founder Dr. Stephanie Simmons, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Paul Terry, Dr. Hermann Hauser, and Lorrie Norrington on the […]
D-Wave Joins Southeastern Quantum Collaborative as an Inaugural Member
February 19, 2026 by
PALO ALTO, Calif. – February 19, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum Inc. today joined the Southeastern Quantum Collaborative (SQC) as an inaugural member, along with The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Davidson Technologies, IBM and Alabama A&M University. The SQC will bring together academia, industry and government to accelerate the advancement and application of quantum information science and technology across the Southeast. In addition, it […]
Qilimanaro Launches DIY Quantum Hardware-Software Kit
January 29, 2026 by
Barcelona, Spain, January 29, 2026 — Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech today announced the release of EduQit, a modular quantum computing kit designed to enable hands-on training, experimental learning, and early-stage research using an on-site superconducting quantum computing system. EduQit enables universities and research institutions to work directly with a physical quantum computing system. This provides hand-on […]
Florida Atlantic Univ. in $20M Deal for D-Wave Advantage2 Quantum Computer
January 27, 2026 by
PALO ALTO, Calif. & Boca Raton, Florida – January 27, 2026 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), a dual-platform quantum computing company, today announced that Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has signed an agreement to purchase an Advantage2 annealing quantum computer at its Boca Raton campus. The agreement represents a $20 million commitment from FAU, aiming to […]
D-Wave Announces $10M Quantum Deal with Fortune 100 Company
January 27, 2026 by
PALO ALTO, Calif. – January 27, 2026 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS), a dual-platform quantum computing company, today announced a $10 million, two-year enterprise quantum computing as a service (QCaaS) agreement with a leading Fortune 100 company. Under the agreement, the companies plan to collaborate to develop and deploy several quantum-powered applications. “This agreement marks a […]
C12 and Classiq Partner on Spin Qubit Quantum Computing
January 27, 2026 by
PARIS and TEL AVIV, January 27, 2026 – C12, a European deep-tech company building spin qubit quantum processors, and Classiq, a software platform for enterprise-grade quantum computing development, today announced a strategic integration partnership. This collaboration is intended to bridge the gap between scalable quantum hardware and scalable quantum software, accelerating enterprise and research access to quantum computing. […]
Quantum: IonQ to Acquire Foundry Company SkyWater in $1.8B Deal
January 26, 2026 by
COLLEGE PARK, Md. and BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – January 26, 2026 – IonQ and SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), a U.S.-based semiconductor foundry, today announced IonQ will acquire SkyWater for $35 per share in a cash-and-stock transaction, subject to a collar, implying a total equity value of approximately $1.8 billion. “This transformational acquisition enables IonQ to materially accelerate its […]
Quantum: Qunova’s HI-VQE Algorithm Available on AWS Marketplace
January 26, 2026 by
DAEJEON, South Korea (January 26, 2026) – Qunova Computing, a developer of software applications designed with the goal of bringing quantum advantage to the chemical, pharmaceutical and industrial engineering sectors, today announces its HI-VQE algorithm is now available on AWS Marketplace. This distribution channel expands HI-VQE’s reach to thousands of potential users, and provides convenient […]
