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Illustration of a neutral-atom array with atoms grouped into superatoms, decoder rings spreading from a central point, and a result panel with a check mark.
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ParityQC's Error-Corrected Quantum Optimization for Rydberg Atoms

ParityQC turns spare atoms into an error check for Rydberg optimization runs, and finds exact answers in Aquila data.

Two trapped-ion processor chips with ions on their tracks, joined by a link that carries quantum information between them
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Universal Quantum iQPU: A Trapped-Ion Chip Built on a 200mm Line

Universal Quantum's iQPU puts trapped-ion qubits, control electronics and chip links on one chip made on a 200mm line.

Illustration of a quantum circuit in a software window joined by two puzzle pieces to a silicon chip with a grid of qubits
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Intel Classiq Acquisition: Quantum Software Joins Spin Qubits

Intel agreed to buy quantum software firm Classiq. The deal needs approvals and should close in the first half of 2027.

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Quantinuum Error Correction Record: Color Codes Hit 99.9995%

Quantinuum's color codes on Helios cut logical errors about twelvefold with each step up in code size.

A chain of qubits: tangled, mixed states on the left give way at a dashed line to identical reset qubits with measurement gauges on the right, above a slider set at the midpoint.
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Rutgers and IBM Test Quantum Feedback Control on 100 Qubits

On an IBM Heron processor, mid-circuit checks and resets pushed a 100-qubit chain from chaos to control.

A quantum chip with a grid of qubits and a magnified cross-section showing a thin surface oxide layer, an angled etched sidewall and a trench cut into the substrate
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Fermilab Study Ties Uneven Qubit Performance to Fabrication Details

A blinded study of 22 qubits links up to a twofold performance spread to three fabrication details.

A lattice-patterned padlock next to a timeline marked 2027, 2030 and 2035, the milestones of the NSA's quantum-resistant algorithm transition
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NSA Opens a Post-Quantum Cryptography Hub, Restates 2027 Deadline

The NSA's new hub guides defense systems toward quantum-resistant algorithms, required in new systems from 2027.

Infleqtion Reports 30 Entangled Logical Qubits on Sqale — conceptual diagram
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Infleqtion Reports 30 Entangled Logical Qubits on Sqale

Infleqtion reports an 80-physical-qubit experiment; its larger logical-qubit targets remain future goals.

IonQ Reports Quantum Error Decoding on a Single Standard CPU — conceptual diagram
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IonQ Reports Quantum Error Decoding on a Single Standard CPU

IonQ evaluated a classical decoder architecture using simulated quantum benchmark circuits.

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