Quantum computing news covering research breakthroughs, quantum processors, IBM and Google developments, and quantum technology applications.
NVIDIA unveiled an expansion to its CUDA-Q open source platform, introducing CUDA-Q Logical. This new orchestration layer offers a programmable and verifiable method for building applications designed for fault-tolerant quantum computers, as announced on Monday.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced an investment in OptQC Corp., a Japanese startup developing optical quantum computer hardware. Originating from the University of Tokyo, OptQC features proprietary architecture for large-scale systems, marking the sixteenth investment by Mitsubishi's ME Innovation Fund.
MIT professor Muriel Médard argues that blockchains require post-quantum cryptography, specifically classic math-based systems like McEliece, rather than new hardware. She contends that the "harvest now, decrypt later" strategy by nation-states makes current cryptographic standards vulnerable to future quantum attacks.