A quick run-through of some of the major players in the #QuantumComputing space. tl;dr, each is taking its own path on parts of what will be necessary to achieve practically useful #quantum computing, but we're still a ways out.

https://venturebeat.com/data-infrastructure/quantum-progress-how-ibm-microsoft-google-and-intel-compare/

The history of #quantum development is a history of doing without knowing why things work. They just work, and that's enough ("shut up and calculate"). This story is good news for #QuantumComputing, but I doubt we can explain why it happened. Which fascinates me. How is law ever supposed to deal with these developments? https://scitechdaily.com/100-times-longer-than-previous-benchmarks-a-quantum-breakthrough/

I've been knee deep in #QuantumNetworking and therefore #QuantumComputing for almost a year now as part of a Center for Quantum Networks fellowship. This is important news. A few years ago many reputable scientists thought this wouldn't happen. It's leaps and bounds since the early 2000s. Breathtaking. Quantum is coming, people, and we better start talking about it.

IBM pushes qubit count over 400 with new processor
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/11/ibm-pushes-qubit-count-over-400-with-new-processor/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social

Open source framework for quantum computing announced by Google https://www.fosslife.org/google-announces-cirq-10-open-source-framework-quantum-computing #Google #QuantumComputing #programming #Cirq #Python #OpenSource

Performance Metrics: Sandia National Labs develops new benchmarks to measure performance of quantum computers https://buff.ly/3EWzRK5 #QuantumComputing #benchmarks #HPC #HighPerformanceComputing #performance

QSCOUT, a quantum computing testbed developed by Sandia National Laboratories, is now available to the research community https://buff.ly/3pHkYni #research #QuantumComputing #QSCOUT #ProgrammingLanguage #Jaqal #SandiaLabs

Full-stack public cloud ecosystem for quantum solutions Azure Quantum from Microsoft now in Public Preview https://buff.ly/2N7Ir3q #QuantumComputing #Azure #Microsoft #CloudComputing

Long-term cloud security services announced by #IBM prepare for potential quantum computing threats https://buff.ly/33ti79d #CloudComputing #QuantumComputing #security #Cloud #cryptography

Technology for a new quantum modem developed by Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics https://buff.ly/3klA4w1 #networking #QuantumComputing #modem #FiberOpticNetwork

Quantum computing roadmap released by #IBM https://buff.ly/35Q0qTo #QuantumComputing #processor

Today we will look at some details in Shor's algorithm and use visuals to gain intuition in the math. Class at Hackaday https://hackaday.io/project/168554-quantum-computing-through-comics We have a sample for Shor's algorithm in Q#. #QuantumComputing #comics #shorsalgorithm #qsharp https://twitter.com/KittyArtPhysics/status/1292479943847432193 https://twitter.com/KittyArtPhysics/status/1295004624391409664/photo/1