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Quickly Quantum

Brian Lampert

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.

Also from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute and Space Stakes.

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#126
Yesterday · 17 min
AMD’s Quantum Bet Runs Through GPUs, CPUs and Error Correction — November 13, 2026
PsiQuantum and AMD are expanding a partnership around the infrastructure needed for fault-tolerant quantum systems. The episode also covers Q-CTRL’s funding, government quantum hiring, hybrid chemistry results and post-quantum security products. PsiQuantum and AMD Expand Partnership on Quantum Computing Infrastructure — The Quantum Insider Quantum computing explained — NIST Q-CTRL Secures US$290 Million Series C Funding Led by Salesforce Ventures — The Quantum Insider NSA quantum hiring post — @QtumAnalysis on X Qunova 80-qubit iron-sulfur simulation — Quantum Computing Report Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM drug-binding simulations — Quantum Computing Report Phio TX EU cybersecurity certification — Quantum Zeitgeist Project Eleven launches Strongpoint MPC — Quantum Zeitgeist Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 01:05 AMD and PsiQuantum expand partnership 05:08 Hype check on PRISM decoder 08:11 NIST explains quantum computing 09:33 Q-CTRL raised US$290 million in Series C 11:04 NSA job posting for quantum computing 11:43 Qunova iron-sulfur cluster simulation 13:02 Cleveland Clinic protein complexes 14:22 Phio TX received certification 15:35 Project Eleven launching Strongpoint MPC Source links @AMD on X @conordeegan on X @projecteleven on X @psiquantum on X quantumzeitgeist.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.
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#125
Thursday · 17 min
IBM’s 520-Qubit Nighthawk Plan Puts Modular Scaling on the Clock — November 12, 2026
IBM's Nighthawk r3 roadmap pairs a planned larger processor with a two-chip scaling path, while today's other stories cover cryptographic preparation, a Stacks demonstration, quantum-company finances and hardware development. We also explain post-quantum cryptography in plain language. IBM Unveils 520-Qubit Nighthawk r3 Processor — Quantum Computing Report What Is Post-Quantum Cryptography? — NIST Over 35% of Bitcoin Supply Exposed to Future Quantum Computers — hokanews.com Ethlabs proposes advancing Ethereum's post-quantum to 2027 — The Block Stacks Labs says it completed first post-quantum sBTC transfer on mainnet — Crypto Briefing Xanadu Reports Revenue Growth — The Quantum Insider Anduril quantum-engineering hiring post — @Qtumanalysis on X Zhengyuan Quantum Raises Angel Funding For 1,000-Qubit Computer — The Quantum Insider Source links newsroom.ibm.com @DefiantNews on X cryptobriefing.com ethereum-magicians.org quantumcomputingreport.com theblock.co 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.
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#124
Wednesday · 18 min
When Does Quantum Funding Become a Business? — November 11, 2026
Rigetti’s results pair a reported system-performance milestone with modest quarterly sales, a conditional federal award and a customer-dependent full-year outlook. The episode also covers D-Wave’s results, policy and procurement developments, a data-center installation, and a blockchain roadmap’s quantum-resistant account research. Rigetti Reports Q3 2026 Results and Updates Quantum Computing Roadmap — The Quantum Insider Explainer: gate fidelity — QuEra glossary D-Wave Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results — Morningstar.com Optical switch advancement — Xanadu on X Diraq Installs Silicon Spin Quantum Computer in Equinix Commercial Data Center — Quantum Computing Report Draft EU Quantum Act Would Favor European Suppliers, Set Computing and Security Targets — The Quantum Insider Carahsoft Builds Federal Quantum Catalog with IonQ and PQSecure Partnerships — Quantum Computing Report XRP Ledger Roadmap Puts Quantum-Resistant Accounts on the Agenda for 2027 — TradingView Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 01:01 Rigetti Cepheus-1 fidelity and roadmap 04:34 Rigetti funding and C-DAC acceptance 08:20 Gate fidelity: a measure of accuracy 09:46 D-Wave revenue and DOCOMO deployment 11:51 Xanadu optical switch loss advancement 12:34 Diraq eight-qubit computer at Equinix 13:57 Europe's draft Quantum Act 15:45 Carahsoft added IonQ and PQSecure 17:19 XRP Ledger quantum-resistant accounts Source links globenewswire.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.
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#123
Tuesday · 15 min
H2 in Japan, Eight Qubits in Sydney — November 10, 2026
Quantinuum and RIKEN have upgraded Reimei to H2 and describe research projects combining quantum computing, supercomputers and AI. The episode also covers Diraq’s Sydney data-center deployment, QCi’s quarterly figures, Google’s preprint and IonQ’s manufacturing and evaluation plans. Quantinuum and RIKEN Expand Quantum Computing Partnership in Japan — The Quantum Insider Trapped-ion quantum computing — Wikipedia Diraq fires up eight-qubit quantum computer inside Equinix Sydney data centre — Business News Australia QCi Reports $9.5 Million in Quarterly Revenue as Acquisitions Expand Commercial Business — The Quantum Insider Google Researchers Use AI And Mathematical Proofs to Cut Quantum Computing Requirements — The Quantum Insider IonQ and Korea manufacturing partnership — MK Quantinuum and RIKEN partnership — X/@HPCwire Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:58 How trapped-ion quantum computing works 02:15 Diraq's eight-qubit computer live in Sydney 03:58 QCi's revenue and acquired businesses 05:37 Google AI-designed programs cut resource use 07:02 IonQ's Gumi manufacturing plan with SDT 08:22 Reimei upgrade to H2 at RIKEN 11:53 Reimei partnership: substance versus ambitions Source links @digitaljournal on X hpcwire.com morningstar.com newsroom.equinix.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.
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#122
Monday · 14 min
FCA Tests Quantum on Crime, $27.9M Rebuilds Qubits — November 9, 2026
The UK FCA launches a regulator-first quantum group to test quantum detection of money laundering and fraud and molecules and junctions. A morning brief on what changed and what it means. Note: The error-correction story in this episode is Riverlane's research, as reported by Quantum Computing Report. An editing step removed the sentence that named them. FCA to explore how quantum computing could help tackle financial crime - FinTech Futures — fintechfutures.com Riverlane Demonstrates Data-Driven DEM Augmentation to Reduce Surface-Code Logical Errors — Quantum Computing Report Hong Kong University of Science and Technology team achieves 300x spin lifetime boost in perovskites — Quantum Zeitgeist Laser-cooled molecules achieve record entanglement despite higher temperatures — Quantum Zeitgeist UCSB Researchers Join $27.9M NSF Initiative to Overhaul Superconducting Quantum Computer Cores - edhat — edhat.com proven news breaker @QtumAnalysis (@Qtumanalysis) on X: THE U.S — X/@Qtumanalysis Busan Science Museum Opens Quantum Education Exhibition with KRISS — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:49 What quantum advantage actually means 02:36 Error correction with augmented priors 03:25 Perovskite spin lifetime stretched 04:28 Laser-cooled CaF molecules entangled 05:45 Re-engineering Josephson junctions 07:02 Posted on X: government to buy Moon gas 07:48 Quantum Magic School exhibition in Busan 08:24 UK FCA Quantum Experimentation Group 10:58 Hype Check of the FCA-led group Source links @qtumanalysis on X 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.
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#121
Sunday · 9 min
24 Problems, One Hard Question About Quantum Advantage — November 8, 2026
This Sunday episode considers where quantum advantage might appear and what evidence would make a claimed win meaningful. It weighs a map of possible problems, a proposed theoretical limit, and a funding figure without treating investment as proof of useful performance. Study Maps 24 Problems Where Quantum Computers Could Gain an Edge — The Quantum Insider A proof of the Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture — PSI MIT And Accenture Find $10.9 Billion Flowed Into Quantum Computing Last Year — Quantum Zeitgeist OpenAI Computing Claim Faces Review, Raising Questions About Quantum Advantage — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:42 Limits on quantum advantage claims 02:25 A focused map of possible problems 03:51 Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture proof claim 05:08 $10.9 billion flowed into quantum computing 06:35 Hype Check: quantum advantage evidence 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.
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#120
November 7 · 22 min
Weekend Bonus: Quantum’s Limits, Chicago Hardware and a $10.9 Billion — November 7, 2026
This Weekend Bonus connects a mathematical limit on random-input speedups with a map of 24 possible quantum-advantage targets. It also covers Chicago’s operating IBM system, hybrid battery chemistry work, topological-material evidence and the gap between investment, booked business and recognized revenue. A proof of the Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture — PSI IBM's Quantum System Two begins operations at Chicago research hub — Interesting Engineering Horizon Quantum Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Entropica Labs for $27 Million — Quantum Computing Report IQM and Volkswagen Advance Quantum-Classical AFQMC to Simulate Next-Generation Battery Chemistry — Quantum Computing Report Experiment supports theoretical foundation for potentially more error-resistant quantum computing — Quantum Physics News MIT and Accenture find $10.9 billion flowed into quantum computing last year — Quantum Zeitgeist Pasqal Reports Third-Quarter Revenue Decline as QPU Services Revenue Grows — The Quantum Insider Study Maps 24 Problems Where Quantum Computers Could Gain an Edge — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:59 Aaronson-Ambainis conjecture is now a theorem 03:40 IBM Quantum System Two operational in Chicago 06:30 Horizon Quantum letter of intent for Entropica 08:48 IQM Volkswagen QC-AFQMC runtime reduction 11:21 Cologne team observes predicted Andreev states 13:48 2026 Quantum Index Report: $10.9 billion invested 16:34 Pasqal QPU services revenue increased 53% 18:58 Study maps 24 problems with quantum advantage 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.
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#119
November 6 · 13 min
IonQ’s $173.8 Million Quarter Meets the Durability Question — November 6, 2026
IonQ raised its 2026 revenue outlook after a record quarter, with revenue spanning its quantum-computing platform and SkyWater foundry services. The episode also explains quantum error correction and covers new IBM, AMD, ORNL and Quantinuum platform and software developments. IonQ Raises Revenue Forecast as Quarterly Sales Climb to $173.8 Million — The Quantum Insider Quantum error correction — Wikipedia IBM, ORNL, and AMD Deploy Co-Located Quantum Error Correction Platform in Poughkeepsie — Quantum Computing Report Quantinuum Raises Revenue Outlook After Landing Its Largest Cloud Agreement — The Quantum Insider Quantinuum Unveils Nexus Roadmap to Automate Fault-Tolerant Application Deployment Through 2029 — Quantum Computing Report Qiskit Functions Catalog update — @qiskit on X Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:55 Protecting quantum information 01:57 IBM, ORNL and AMD launch platform 03:56 Quantinuum raised revenue outlook 05:42 Quantinuum Nexus software roadmap 07:32 IonQ revenue from platform and foundry 10:31 IonQ profit and warrant values Source links quantum.cloud.ibm.com @AMD on X fedscoop.com morningstar.com prnewswire.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.
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#118
November 5 · 12 min
Can IonQ Sell Security Beyond Quantum Computing? — November 5, 2026
IBM Quantum and QuICS Deploy AI Agents to Discover Over 500 High-Efficiency Magic-State Factories — Quantum Computing Report IonQ Secures Contract To Supply Quantum Compute To Connecticut Groups — Quantum Zeitgeist Bitcoin Cash Proposal Seeks Path to Quantum-Resistant Transactions — The Quantum Insider D-Wave Updates Stride Hybrid Solver With Faster Optimization Performance — The Quantum Insider IonQ Completes $1.15B Acquisition of Elisity to Integrate Zero Trust with Quantum Security — Quantum Computing Report Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:52 IQM's orders reached €102.5 million 02:08 564 unknown magic-state factory protocols 03:33 IonQ cloud runtime for Connecticut 04:54 Bitcoin Cash proposal OP_SIGHASH opcode 06:14 D-Wave Stride hybrid solver upgrade 07:49 IonQ completed Elisity acquisition 10:07 Elisity's active enterprise deployments Source links @dwavequantum on X @IonQ_Inc 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.
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#117
November 4 · 12 min
Foundry-Built Ion Chip Anchors Institutional Machines Amid Finance — November 4, 2026
Today’s episode looks at Universal Quantum’s foundry-built iQPU and the DLR systems it is intended to power, alongside a finance pilot, European policy proposals, superconductivity research and quantum error correction. FirstQFM Says Quantum System Beats Classical Forecasting Benchmarks — The Quantum Insider Ahead of EU Quantum Act, IQM Calls for Dedicated Qubit Foundries and DARPA-Style Procurement — Quantum Computing Report Slides for my talk at the Nobel Symposium on Quantum Computing: “Quantum error correction gets real” — John Preskill on X Universal Quantum Details Iterative Redecode Scheme for Fast Transversal Fault-Tolerant Logic — Quantum Computing Report Universal Quantum Unveils the iQPU: Foundry-Fabricated Trapped-Ion Processor Engineered for Modular Scaling — Quantum Computing Report Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 01:07 FirstQFM claims edge over classical 03:16 IQM releases industrial policy manifesto 04:35 Cornell's uranium ditelluride superconductivity 06:03 Universal Quantum's redecode scheme 06:56 Universal Quantum's iQPU launch 09:38 iQPU scaling claim unproven Source links quantumcomputingreport.com 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.
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#116
November 3 · 13 min
Cat Qubits Hold Their Bit-Flips for Hours — November 3, 2026
Alice & Bob reports long physical bit-flip lifetimes on cat-qubit hardware, while the remaining error-correction challenges stay substantial. The episode also covers NIST’s post-quantum migration roadmap, practical preparation in Hong Kong, South Korea’s planned hybrid system and new funding for Quint Computing. NIST sets post-quantum cryptography migration priorities — Industrial Cyber HKUST and HKMA Launch PQC Toolkit for Banks — The Quantum Insider South Korea Launches Hangang Supercomputer, Plans Quantum Integration — The Quantum Insider Quint Computing raises €9.1M to scale quantum computing technology — tech.eu Oxford Ionics and IonQ post — @TechInnovationz on X Alice & Bob Demonstrates Multi-Hour Physical Bit-Flip Suppression — Quantum Computing Report Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:55 NIST roadmap for post-quantum encryption 02:55 Hong Kong post-quantum toolkit for banks 04:07 Hangang supercomputer fully operational 05:22 Quint Computing raised €9.1 million 06:24 Oxford Ionics electronics on the chip 07:24 Cat qubits measured bit-flip lifetimes 09:32 Cat qubit memory active correction 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.
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#115
November 2 · 12 min
35,000 Developers, and a Quantum-Safe Card Certification — November 2, 2026
Today’s episode follows a certified post-quantum payment-card platform and considers what still has to happen before it reaches everyday use. We also cover emulator access through qBraid, research surfaced by Quantum Papers, Iceberg Quantum’s advisor appointment, the end of QSolid, and an X post about IonQ and Heven. BTQ Technologies Brings MIMIQ Quantum Emulator to qBraid — The Quantum Insider Entanglement diagnostics of stochastic-resetting steady states — Quantum Papers on X Iceberg Quantum gains Jens Eisert as quantum advisor — Quantum Zeitgeist Iceberg Quantum advisor post — QuantumStateX on X QSolid consortium ends five years of quantum hardware and software work — Quantum Zeitgeist IonQ and Heven AeroTech post — @TechInnovationz on X IDEMIA Secure Transactions Receives EMVCo Certification for PQC Payment Cards — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:50 MIMIQ emulator now available on qBraid 03:25 Jens Eisert added as Iceberg advisor 04:25 QSolid consortium concluded in Germany 05:14 Heven AeroTech staff after IonQ investment 06:14 EMVCo certification for IDEMIA cards 08:44 Certification is not migration complete Source links arxiv.org 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.
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#114
November 1 · 8 min
Clocks Sail While Magnetometers Lag in Pentagon Quantum Sensor Push — November 1, 2026
Can the Pentagon field quantum sensors by 2028? Brian weighs EO 14413's Sept 30, 2028 mandate, DIU's up-to-$200M Farseer push, and Infleqtion's two-week Tiqker run aboard RV Merlin against manufacturing hurdles. Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 01:08 Pentagon quantum sensors by 2028 02:41 Freymann's case for a sprint on clocks 03:55 Kyle Norman on the transition barrier 05:02 Luca Ferrara: the factory does not exist yet 05:55 Hype Check: 5 out of 10 on Farseer 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.
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#113
October 31 · 12 min
Weekend Bonus: Who Gets to Build, Fund and Define Quantum’s Next Step? — October 31, 2026
This Weekend Bonus follows the week’s quantum stories from policy and networking to materials, manufacturing and the assumptions behind quantum advantage. The announcements include early-stage plans and research as well as a lab demonstration, with important differences in what each establishes. Quantum Industry Coalition Highlights Funding Priorities For The National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act — The Quantum Insider Lumen Expands Quantum Footprint with Ohio State Fiber Research and Fortinet PQC SASE Rollout — Quantum Computing Report Sandia and Quantinuum Introduce Logical Gate Set Tomography to Map Fault-Tolerant Qubit Noise — Quantum Computing Report Foxconn Aims to Become World’s Largest Quantum Computer Manufacturer — The Quantum Insider Wolfspeed Introduces Optical-Grade Silicon Carbide for Augmented Reality and Quantum Computing — The Quantum Insider OpenAI Computing Claim Faces Review, Raising Questions About Quantum Advantage — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:52 Coalition urges Congress on quantum act 02:41 Lumen plans Fortinet PQC for SASE 04:34 Logical gate set tomography on H1-1 06:20 Foxconn wants to build quantum systems 08:09 Wolfspeed transparent silicon carbide wafers 09:50 Exponential Time Hypothesis claim under review 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.
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#112
October 30 · 13 min
How Close Is the Quantum Threat to Encryption? — October 30, 2026
Alice & Bob’s compiled estimate puts a possible RSA-2048 attack at 22,593 physical cat qubits and 3.14 days, while the required fault-tolerant hardware remains a projection. We also cover IQM’s full-chip entanglement result, a Shionogi research prize, Infleqtion’s at-sea clock test, and IonQ news. IQM Demonstrates Entanglement Across a Complete 54-Qubit Processor — The Quantum Insider D-Wave Quantum: Lawsuits Challenge the Record Orders While a Korean Partnership Points to Industry — ad-hoc-news.de D-Wave on Shionogi’s NEDO Challenge result — X/@dwavequantum Infleqtion’s quantum atomic clock ran two weeks at sea, Navy tested it — Quantum Zeitgeist Alice & Bob Estimates 22,593 Qubits to Break RSA-2048 — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:55 IQM Emerald full-chip entanglement 03:00 Shionogi won NEDO Challenge prize 04:21 Infleqtion Tiqker clock operated at sea 05:38 IonQ AFRL allocation for drone links 06:36 Alice & Bob RSA-2048 cat-qubit estimate 09:28 Hype check on Alice & Bob estimate 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.
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#111
October 29 · 12 min
61 Qubits, 110 Years, and the Benchmarking Catch — October 29, 2026
Today’s episode examines a reported random-circuit-sampling result on IBM Nighthawk r2 and the assumptions behind its comparison with classical computing. We also cover an Intel-Classiq agreement, PsiQuantum’s optical-switch demo, enterprise optimization work, grid-reconfiguration research and Nord Quantique’s DARPA extension. Intel and Classiq acquisition agreement — The Quantum Insider PsiQuantum optical circuit switch — The Quantum Insider LG CNS and D-Wave MOU — Quantum Computing Report EPB and IonQ grid optimization findings — Quantum Computing Report Nord Quantique DARPA funding extension — The Quantum Insider BlueQubit random-circuit sampling benchmark — Quantum Computing Report Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:54 Intel to acquire quantum software firm Classiq 01:56 PsiQuantum demos 8×8 optical circuit switch 03:04 D-Wave and LG CNS evaluate quantum annealing 04:08 EPB and IonQ hybrid network algorithms 05:24 Nord Quantique DARPA Stage B agreement 06:19 BlueQubit benchmark on IBM Nighthawk r2 08:48 Random-circuit sampling claim, classical tests Source links @dwavequantum on X @PsiQuantum on X quantumcomputingreport.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.
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#110
October 28 · 14 min
Intel’s Quantum Bet Moves From Research Toward a Business — October 28, 2026
Intel’s proposed Classiq acquisition would bring quantum hardware, programming software and enterprise relationships under one commercial strategy, while important questions about scale and profitability remain. The episode also covers NIST’s post-quantum migration roadmap, an IonQ networking award, research collaborations, quantum-control funding and a Pasqal magnet result. NIST Report Provides Guidelines for Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards — NIST IonQ Secures $7.5M AFRL Award for Quantum Network Expansion — IonQ Quantinuum and GE Vernova explore quantum computing for superconductivity research — quantumcomputingreport.com QuantrolOx Raises €12 Million in Series A2 — The Quantum Insider Pasqal Reports Unexpected Quantum Magnet Behavior on 256-Qubit Processor — ca.finance.yahoo.com Intel’s Classiq Deal May Signal a Pivot From Quiet Quantum Effort To Active Commercialization — The Quantum Insider Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:54 NIST final roadmap for post-quantum encryption 02:49 IonQ Phase 2 quantum-networking expansion 04:12 Quantinuum, GE Vernova superconductivity research 05:33 QuantrolOx raises €12 million in Series A2 06:47 Pasqal finds unexpected slowdown in quantum magnet 08:06 Intel's effort to turn research into a business 10:42 Intel gave no timetable for profitability Source links @NIST 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.
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#109
October 27 · 12 min
120-Qubit Links, and Intel’s Quantum Stack Bet — October 27, 2026
IBM reports a multi-connection link between two quantum processors, while a UK testbed program examines deployment beyond the lab. Intel’s proposed acquisition of Classiq puts quantum software and hardware under one strategic roof, with integration still ahead. IBM Connects Two 120-Qubit Processors With 99% State-Transfer Fidelity — The Quantum Insider UK Quantum Testbed Program — The Quantum Insider IDEMIA and KT Deploy Quantum-Resistant SIMs — Quantum Computing Report SEALSQ to Buy Satellite Capacity for Quantum Security Cloud — Quantum Zeitgeist EPB and IonQ post — @TechInnovationz on X Intel to Acquire Classiq — Quantum Computing Report Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:59 IBM connected two 120-qubit processors 02:26 UK testbed helped deploy prototypes 03:30 IDEMIA, KT quantum-resistant SIM pilot 04:31 SEALSQ letter of intent for satellites 05:36 EPB sells quantum computing time 06:44 Intel to acquire Classiq software 09:01 Hype Check: Intel and Classiq deal Source links arxiv.org @business on X @intel on X @LipBuTan1 on X quantumzeitgeist.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. 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.
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#108
October 26 · 12 min
Five Silicon Qubits, One Control Line — October 26, 2026
A RIKEN-led team reports accurate simultaneous control of five silicon spin qubits on one shared microwave line. The episode also covers a proposed qubit readout method, simulated Kerr-cat gates, quantum-safe SIM testing, investment figures from Israel and a D-Wave sampling comparison. Supercurrent enables the reading of quantum information without destroying it — Quantum Physics News Researchers Build Qubit Gates with 99.69% Fidelity — Quantum Zeitgeist IDEMIA and KT test quantum-safe SIMs for Korean defence — Quantum Zeitgeist Israel ranks fourth globally in quantum investment as startups gain momentum - CTech Researchers Find Optimization Boosts Don’t Guarantee Better Sampling — Quantum Zeitgeist Scientists overcome a hidden obstacle to more powerful quantum computers — Quantum Computers News -- ScienceDaily Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:57 Andreev qubit's oscillating supercurrent 02:21 Simulated Kerr-cat entangling gate 03:26 IDEMIA, KT test post-quantum SIM cards 04:34 Israel ranks fourth in quantum investment 05:20 D-Wave Advantage finds ground states 06:31 Five silicon qubits on one shared line 09:11 Drive-induced decoherence: a limitation Source links phys.org 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.
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#107
October 25 · 8 min
99.9995%, 40x, and Bitcoin's Quantum Clock — October 25, 2026
Sunday think piece: October's rival error-correction records from Google and Quantinuum meet Starknet's quantum vote and 2030-2031 federal deadlines to test whether Bitcoin's Q-Day now has a schedule. Google Says it cuts quantum error rates by 40x with ‘magic state cultivation’ — Quantum Zeitgeist Quantinuum Reports a 10x Reduction in Logical Error Rate on Helios — The Quantum Insider NVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — nvidianews.nvidia.com Starknet launches 7-day vote on leaving Ethereum over quantum risks — crypto.news Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:44 Error records and Bitcoin's Q-Day 02:28 The acceleration case for faster error correction 03:57 Skeptics: components are not a computer 05:15 Planners: pre-authorize the exit now 06:31 Where I land: a planning problem before a date Source links postquantum.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.
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