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Our third WIQ summit was a big success and our 4th edition will be during the first week of March 2021 with more amazing speakers, learning sessions, a QML day track, and a career fair. Read more here and reserve your spot now.
In case you missed the Weekly Quantum World Detangled | Season 2 Finale with Clarice D. Aiello (she, her) introducing us to her world of quantum biology, you can catch up here.
PsiQuantum is exploring fusion-based quantum computation. Here is a publication with the details.
China's quantum computing prototype "Chapter 9" came out to achieve the superiority of quantum computing. More here.
Over the next five years, Taiwan will invest about T$8 billion (about USD$285m) in quantum technology to become a technology hub that exceeds semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.
France to invest up to 400 million euros in projects such as quantum technology through the Defense Innovation Fund and unveils a five year National Quantum Strategy worth €1.8 billion.
Russia Establishes National Quantum Laboratory to develop 30 to 100 quantum computers and general-purpose computers with hundreds of quantum bits by the end of 2024.
The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate announced 23 awards to 15 small businesses, totaling $35 million in U.S. Air Force funding, during the Virtual Quantum Collider 2.0 held December 1-2, 2020.
ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Division(ITU-T)approved two international standards for quantum key distribution (QKD)networks here and here.
Nu Quantum has begun testing the potential use of its components with BritishTelecom, BT, Airbus, and other partners. Its first product, quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), will be launched in 2022 and will use the quantum properties of individual photons to generate truly random numbers. Learn more here.
LG Technology Ventures chooses to invest in and partner with Seeqc out of numerous companies and here is why.
The Dutch startup Qblox wins CES 2021 Innovation Award honoree for its qubit control hardware.
Thanks to Chiara for this great article: A brief history of ion traps (for quantum information processing)
If you are a scientist looking to start a company then check out the Sci-Founder Fellowship here to get help.
QCI launches QikStart program to collaborate with business partners.
AQT demonstrates a compact ion-trap quantum computer with up to 24 ions maximally entangled.
Russia Quantum Center and QRate set a world record for the efficiency of classical post-processing algorithms for QKD. Details here and here. (metered access)
As we look forward to Super Bowl LV, check out Qubit Touchdown - A quantum computing board game with a football theme.
Quantum Open Source Foundation (QOSF) in collaboration with Unitary Fund, reviews over 50 candidatures from a worldwide community and awards Roger Luo the 2020 Wittek Quantum Prize for Open Source Software for his work on Yao.jl and several other projects.
Bethesda, Maryland-based Quantum Xchange, developer of advanced encryption technology and products listed amongst most promising local tech companies in DC. #dctech
If you are an angel investor and in Chicago, Jon needs you.
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