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The Quantum Dragon spent last week trying to help SEALSQ embed post-quantum cryptography (PQC) into its semiconductors to protect its customers against quantum threats, but then he found out that it does that already. Seeing that his work is done, he’s spending this week swinging in a hammock down at the beach.

This week’s premium content:

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• You’ve got questions?
• HyperQ: Quantum Virtual Machines
• Mitsui+QSimulate+Quantinuum=QIDO

In this edition:

• Anticlimactic Sun, Sand, and Qubits
• In any case, “algorithmic qubits” should go away, we hope.
• Extreme Sports Brian Lenahan Has Done
• Bullshit Thesaurus
• Sign up to do free publicity for a $100B company.
• Quantum simulations don’t need all those amplitudes.
• QUANTUM + AI ADDS CANTOR AS A PRESENTING SPONSOR
• COLDEDGE TECHNOLOGIES JOINS Q+AI AS A GOLD SPONSOR
• Q+AI EARLY BIRD SAVINGS END 27 AUGUST – SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS!
• 6 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR QUANTUM+AI AND QUANTUM + CRYPTO — OCTOBER 19-21, NEW YORK CITY
• Q-CTRL’s Scale Up Removes Pain Points
• The Quantum Voyage: Charting the Seas of H1 2025
• Quantum Strategy Evolution
• Security Risks in Cloud Quantum Computers
• Schrödinger’s Death Star
• Stop being so amazed by quantum.
• Zapata AI Job Seekers… only 1 left on this list!
• Quantum Noise Detector

Anticlimactic Sun, Sand, and Qubits

When you see this post from Pasqal, it looks like we’re in for some really interesting reading. If you click on the link, though, it takes you to an ordinary ole preprint. Depending on your background, you might still find the content interesting, but it’s definitely not the fun read you’d expect. This link might require a LinkedIn account.

In any case, “algorithmic qubits” should go away, we hope.

I know you follow Dr. Bob Sutor already, so I know you’ve already seen this. But just in case you haven’t gotten to it in your inbox yet, this line is worth sharing. One of the several reasons you never see IonQ in this newsletter or in any of my articles is that it long ago declared itself the global leader in a metric that no one else uses.

Extreme Sports Brian Lenahan Has Done

With the disclaimer that I can’t see this article, the title alone demands inclusion in this newsletter. Besides, I’ve recommended Mr. Lenahan’s writing enough to trust that it probably is what it claims to be: explanations of various quantum technologies using extreme sports analogies.

Bullshit Thesaurus

Olivier Ezratty is looking for civilized synonyms for “bullshit,” and I’m happy to share my official list with you.

Sign up to do free publicity for a $100B company.

I don’t know if Dr. Graeme Smith wrote this tongue-in-cheek. After all, he’s a former IBMer and we’ve never met. Either way, he raises an interesting point: IBM Quantum, with its deep, deep pockets, has Qiskit Advocates driving revenue its way absolutely for free. This link might require a LinkedIn account.

Quantum simulations don’t need all those amplitudes.

Classiq posted a confusing analogy with espresso (finely ground coffee as a filter) and Marie Kondo (human decision as a filter), but I’m including it to encourage further attempts. I would’ve gone with a drip coffee maker with an obvious paper filter, or anything else with an obvious filter. This link might require a LinkedIn account.

QUANTUM + AI ADDS CANTOR AS A PRESENTING SPONSOR

One of Wall Street’s most significant investment banks has become the presenting sponsor at Q+AI October 19-21, 2025. Cantor has recently initiated financial banking services in the quantum computing and blockchain space. Noted analyst Tory Jensen will be moderating a financial roundtable with several quantum computing CEOs during Q+AI. For additional information contact www.iqtevent.com.

COLDEDGE TECHNOLOGIES JOINS Q+AI AS A GOLD SPONSOR

Quantum + AI is pleased that Coldedge Technologies has signed on as a gold sponsor at the second annual Q+AI conference taking place in New York City October 19-21. Coldedge brings the future of cryogenic systems to labs. Additional information can be found at www.iqtevent.com.

Q+AI EARLY BIRD SAVINGS END 27 AUGUST – SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS!

Quantum + AI October 19-21 early bird savings end 27 August. The second iteration of this unique quantum computing event has over 70 speakers and includes a one-day conference track devoted quantum + crypto: “cryptocurrencies in the age of quantum computers.” Registration to Quantum + Crypto is included with paid registration to Q+AI. Numerous networking opportunities are included in the conference including a New York Harbor dinner cruise the evening of 19 October. Additional information: www.iqtevent.com.

6 ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR QUANTUM+AI AND QUANTUM + CRYPTO — OCTOBER 19-21, NEW YORK CITY

Q+AI is very pleased to announce that the following 6 speakers will be part of Quantum + AI October 19-21 in New York City: Lubjana Beshaj (West Point); Alexander Fleiss (Rebellion Research); Kapil Jaiswal (Quantum AI Global); Andrew McLaughlin (SandboxAQ); Paul Stimers (Holland & Knight); and Doug Finke (Quantum Computing Report).

Q-CTRL’s Scale Up Removes Pain Points

Booting up a superconducting quantum computer, called “bring-up,” is a pain in the neck, back, and a few other body parts. Q-CTRL’s Boulder Opal Scale Up is essentially acupuncture, relieving those pain points.

The Quantum Voyage: Charting the Seas of H1 2025

I thought Sergio Gago’s recap of H1 2025 was already worthy of inclusion two editions ago, but this week’s version blows that version out of the water. Get it? Okay, okay, fine. I’ll leave the pirate jokes and ship jokes to Mr. Gago. This link might require a LinkedIn account.

Quantum Strategy Evolution

Brian Lenahan wrote about AI this week, and one of the issues I recurrently find is that they’re trained on marketing materials. So, QABC Company is apparently the global leader in blah, blah, blah, but is it really? No, it never is, and no AI should be telling me that it is.

Security Risks in Cloud Quantum Computers

Thanks to Matt Swayne and The Quantum Insider for sharing Northwestern University’s attack on a Rigetti system via Amazon Braket. The article mentions an important caveat but still serves as a wake-up call to make sure that all cloud services, not just quantum ones, are adequately protected.

Schrödinger’s Death Star

Mark McGuire’s “The Chasm Between Analog and Digital Free August 20” includes an AI-generated image of cats building a Death Star. If only George Lucas had thought of this, Alderaan would have had a non-zero probability of not getting destroyed.

Stop being so amazed by quantum.

Dr. Bob Sutor is advocating that everyone rise up and slay The Quantum Dragon, who lives and breathes quantum excitement. But The Quantum Dragon could never stay mad at Godpappy Bob and actually sees the point he’s trying to make. Henceforth, I shall say that transistors are 0 XOR 1 at the same time.

Zapata AI Job Seekers… only 1 left on this list!

If you were laid off by Zapata AI and would like a free listing in this newsletter, please reach out and let me know. I’ll maintain a list in The Quantum Dragon until everyone on the list has been gainfully employed elsewhere or is otherwise no longer actively job seeking. I might extend this offer to all job seekers, but I’ll start with these layoffs.

• Shawn Gibford Industrial PHDc: Quantum Applications in the Life Sciences

Quantum Noise Detector

Alan Ho and Prof. Michael Biercuk inspired the Resuscitated Quantum Bullshit Detector, but the original(?) has resurfaced on Bluesky. It’s back to reposting a simple “bullshit” or “not bullshit,” so The Quantum Dragon will continue to monitor for challenges, controversies, and debates under this new name from Dr. Bob Sutor.

• I saw a post I won’t share about why Microsoft’s 1-million-topological-qubit quantum computer isn’t a threat to Bitcoin. It completely glossed over the most obvious answer: the computer doesn’t exist.
• Speaking of Microsoft’s topological qubits, the controversy continues in Science Magazine.