IQT Sunday Edition
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MarketWatch Dow Jones Newswires
“Rigetti Teaming with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Build Supercomputer” announces their partnership with the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center to build the TangleLab supercomputing testbed.
Bloomberg Technology
“FTC Split Lets IonQ-Skywater Quantum Deal Close Without Changes” is paywalled, but we know from an X post that the FTC was “unable to decide” whether to impose conditions on the $1.8B deal, so conditions had been considered.
Financial Times Global Economy
“Singapore warns of economic risks if global AI boom falters” notes that Singapore’s central bank has warned that quantum computing poses significant cybersecurity risks for financial institutions and, therefore, the global economy.
Reuters
“US to award GlobalFoundries $300 million to develop faster AI chip links” includes, albeit as an afterthought, that the US government has invested $2B into quantum computing.
WSJ Podcasts Tech News Briefing
“At 115 Years Old, Can IBM Survive the AI Era? CEO Arvind Krishna Makes the Case” transcribes Arvind Krishna as saying that the decision to acquire HRL Laboratories was based on the target’s perceived strength in quantum materials. Curiously, that omits a point that was made in a Reuters article, in which Dr. Jay Gambetta, Director of IBM Research and IBM Fellow, is quoted as saying that IBM’s existing superconducting qubits might be deprecated to HRL’s spin qubits, and that goes beyond merely being interested in novel quantum materials.
The Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance Journal
“Federal Funding Expands Beyond Traditional Infrastructure” notes that the Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital intends to provide loans and loan guarantees up to $100B for 31 identified “covered technologies,” one of which is quantum computing, by September 30, 2029.
Forbes Innovation > Enterprise Tech
“Infleqtion Adds 50 Logical-Qubit System To Chicago Quantum Hub” has a misleading title. The body of the article reports that Infleqtion has pledged to deliver a 50-logical-qubit, fault-tolerant, Nvidia NVQLink-integrated “Sqale” neutral-atom quantum computer in 2027. The article is also almost as much about the Chicago, State of Illinois, and US Midwest quantum ecosystems as it is about Infleqtion.
Barron’s Technology
“Quantum Is the Future for Washington. Inside a White House Summit.” is paywalled, but we know that it is about the recent quantum industry summit that was hosted at the White House.
CNBC Mad Money with Jim Cramer
“IBM CEO Arvind Krishna goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer” covers IBM’s 3 recent claims of quantum advantage, the quantum threat to cryptocurrencies, IBM’s recent shortfall, and Lightwell for universities. Two of Dr. Krishna’s statements were so bold that CNBC Mad Money isolated them and shared them as “IBM CEO says quantum computing will have a ‘measurable impact’ on earnings by 2028 or 2029” and “IBM CEO on quantum computing: Will see $1 trillion in value in by end of 2030s.” The “measurable impact” page was also linked to from “CNBC Daily Open: Potential Iran tariffs, data centers and tech comments.”
Reuters
“FTC approves IonQ acquisition of SkyWater semiconductor foundry” notes that Chairman Andrew Ferguson disagreed with Commissioner Mark Meador on whether or not measures were needed to protect competition, and that the Chairman capitulated.
Reuters
“Goldman Sachs asset arm forms AI investing platform, memo shows” notes that there is a $4.88B Defiance Quantum ETF, which focuses on quantum computing and its enabling technologies.
Financial Times Opinion Lex
“Mark Zuckerberg is becoming the king of the ‘side quest’” characterizes Alphabet’s (Google Quantum AI) “foray” into quantum computing as a “side quest.”
The Wall Street Journal CFO Journal
“When Quantum Meets Orbit: Why It’s Not Too Early to Start Planning” is a relatively lengthy Deloitte-sponsored article about the convergence of the quantum and space sectors.
The Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance Journal
“Quantum Technologies Point to New Health Care Possibilities” is another relatively lengthy Deloitte-sponsored article, this time focusing on the life sciences and health care (LSHC) industry.
WSJ Podcasts Tech News Briefing
“TNB Tech Minute: EU Calls For Building Seven AI Gigafactories” mentions IBM’s 3 recent claims of quantum advantage and states that IBM is trying to show that its quantum business can be profitable to offset the shift away from its software business.
And that’s the way it is, Sunday, August 2, 2026.
