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This week’s premium content:

• The T-Labs & Qunnect Entangled Dragon
• Brisk Quantum Framework
• HHL Behind-the-Scenes
• Stress Test: Amazon Braket SDK

In this edition:

• Zero Technological Progress
• Improvising Careers: Succeed at Jobs that Don’t Exist Yet
• Lecture Notes for 8.370/18.435 Quantum Computation
• Berkeley’s Lamborghini-Lovin’ Dragon
• A Few Medium-Size Stars
• Encryption Cliff
• Navaho Linguistics
• Curated Directory of Quantum Stuff
• Quantum’s Playgrounds & Sandboxes
• Quantum Art
• How to Write a Quantum Circuit Simulator From Scratch
• Fresh Quantum Random Number Generator
• PsiQuantum Comedy Hour
• Zapata AI Job Seekers… only 1 left on this list!
• Quantum Noise Detector

Zero Technological Progress

With the disclaimer that I like Photonic Inc. and its approach to building quantum computers, I couldn’t help but notice that its May Recap listed absolutely zero technological progress. It was a whole lot of talking and a road race. OK, but what did y’all do in the lab? This link might require a LinkedIn account.

Improvising Careers: Succeed at Jobs that Don’t Exist Yet

I have a theory that absolutely everyone in quantum knows Christopher Bishop. Therefore, even though this book doesn’t have the word “quantum” in its title, we all know that this has been his focus for a while, so we all know that the content is applicable to quantum.

Lecture Notes for 8.370/18.435 Quantum Computation

I’ve probably shared this before, but not necessarily in this newsletter. These MIT lecture notes are from Prof. Peter Shor, who discovered an algorithm you might have heard about. It would be rare indeed for me to describe lecture notes as fun or entertaining, but in this case, I’ll definitely label these as interesting.

Berkeley’s Lamborghini-Lovin’ Dragon

Speed.
Reliability.
Style.
For your consideration: the Lamborghinis of qubit control, by Berkeley Lab.

To be clear, it’s not a practical advance: The process requires exponentially more energy than a million-qubit quantum computer.

A Few Medium-Size Stars

New research purportedly shows how to factor any integer, even 2048 bits, with just one qubit and three oscillators. There’s just one teeny-tiny little caveat, however: “It would require the energy of a few medium-size stars.” No big deal; we’ve got one of those already, right? This link might require a LinkedIn account.

Encryption Cliff

I don’t know how I’ve never come up with a “cliff” analogy for Y2Q, Q-Day, or whatever you want to call it, but kudos to QED-C for beating me to it.

Navaho Linguistics

This is Onri Jay Benally’s Diné/Navaho/Navajo language material for quantum hardware education. Béésh tʼáá ‘aníí ‘á’ádaatʼéhígíí nitsékeesí means “quantum computer,” or “metal or piece of metal that thinks at a truly fundamental level” if translated semantically.

Curated Directory of Quantum Stuff

The problem with this kind of a list is that it’s just a long list. All you have are single sentence descriptions, and then you have to try everything out yourself. Spoiler alert: most are a waste of your time. That said, I’ll personally be searching for new stuff to play with, so I’ll be able to tell you what’s worth your time and what isn’t.

Quantum’s Playgrounds & Sandboxes

Speaking of Brian Lenahan’s “Quantum’s Business” Substack, how can I resist a sandbox illustration and a playground analogy? As a joke, I tried closing the browser tab, and you should’ve seen the mean mug The Quantum Dragon gave me. Just kidding, buddy, of course I’m going to share it.

Quantum Art

I thought this was going to be about generating art with quantum computers, but I was wrong. That said, this sure is an aesthetically pleasing website for a quantum computing company. Now that we know they’ve got the “art” down fairly well, we still have lingering questions about the “quantum.”

How to Write a Quantum Circuit Simulator From Scratch

This is not written for computer scientists, but we all learn differently. I personally favor Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists, but 1) this paper is a free download from arXiv and 2) you might prefer this “voice” if you have a background in mathematics or physics. This link might require a LinkedIn account.

Fresh Quantum Random Number Generator

I’m mostly just sharing this for the name. That said, the Colorado University Randomness Beacon (CURBy) by NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder is broadcasting verifiably random numbers for free. The name caught my attention because I’ve heard that freshness actually does matter.

PsiQuantum Comedy Hour

Okay, okay, this video is really only 3:11, but Dr. Pete Shadbolt comes out swinging and keeps on swinging with hits like “deranged optimism.” I really don’t like these “walking” videos, but at least this one provides a tour inside PsiQuantum. This link might require a Twitter account. I’m awarding bonus points for the bicycle commute.

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.

• Chad Rigetti and Idalia Friedson’s Sygaldry Technologies launched right onto Jack Krupansky’s #QuantumDeadpool.