IQT Sunday Edition
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Bloomberg Technology
Reuters
Bloomberg The Asia Trade
“Markets Weigh AI Slowdown & Guardrails: Marc Franklin” is an interview with Manulife Investment Management’s Head of Multi-Asset Solutions. He mentions potential competitive pressures on AI providers from open-source quantum computing software, which promises to reduce demand for compute.
Forbes Innovation
“Quantum And AI Are Becoming One Technology Bet” notes that the two technologies are complementary and are becoming increasingly intertwined.
Reuters
Reuters
Barron’s Technology, Financial Times
“This Quantum Start-Up Is Breaking Into an Untapped Market. What It Means for IQM Stock.” is paywalled, but it mentions Brazil’s Eldorado Research Institute. “IQM to Deliver Its First Quantum Computer in South America to Brazil’s Eldorado Research Institute,” however, is not paywalled, and mentions an on-premises 5-qubit “Spark” superconducting quantum computer. It also mentions access to a 54-qubit cloud-hosted system, but literally everyone reading this has access to that same system. As a press release, the Financial Times piece does not suggest implications for IQM stock, nor does it mention that this is slated to be Brazil’s 2nd quantum computer overall.
Reuters Transcript
“Fed hikes rates, Canada EU, AI leaders divided (Updated)” quotes Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, as stating that quantum technologies will be an area of collaboration.
Barron’s From AFP News
“King Charles To Call On Tech Giants For ‘Reassurances’ Over AI” notes that IonQ’s CEO, Niccolo de Masi, will attend. It refers to IonQ as a “US quantum computing group,” suggesting that its acquisition of Oxford Ionics got it a proverbial seat at the table.
Barron’s AI, MarketWatch Dow Jones Newswires
CNBC Squawk Box Asia
“Bitcoin community recognizes the quantum risk, says VanEck’s Matthew Sigel” notes that future cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQC) pose a threat to cryptocurrencies, but that the crypto community, especially the Bitcoin community, is aware and is taking appropriate actions.
Barron’s Technology
“Inside the Trump Administration’s $215 Million Bet to Win the Quantum Arms Race” is paywalled, but we know that it’s about the U.S. Department of Energy’s Quantum Genesis Q Competition to build a fault-tolerant, scientifically relevant quantum computer.
WSJ Business
“Can Bitcoin’s Long-Term Catalysts Overcome Recent Headwinds?” is a paid program by CME Group that addresses future cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQC) throughout the second half of the article.
And that’s the way it is, Sunday, September 20, 2026.
