IQT Sunday Edition
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Traditional reporting brought to you by the most trusted dragon in the world, IQT Sunday Edition delivers a straightforward, authoritative summary of national and international mainstream media coverage of quantum technologies.
The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Reuters, and Bloomberg
“Trump Seeks to Boost Quantum Computing With New Executive Orders,” “Trump Fast-Tracks Quantum Computing With New Executive Orders,” “Trump signs orders calling for powerful quantum computer, targeting 2028,” “Trump Orders US to Speed Quantum Adoption, Boost Cyber Defenses,” all cover the new quantum-related executive orders.
Reuters
“Sectors Up Close: Will quantum computing be worth the wait?” is an interview with Peter Andersen of Andersen Capital Management, who gave a 10-20-year timeline for commercially useful quantum computing and recommended neutral atoms.
MarketWatch
“Trump regrets once selling IBM’s stock. Now he’s cheering its quantum future and dealing its shares,” ties quantum computing to President Trump’s personal investments in IBM.
The Wall Street Journal
“Chicago Missed the Tech Boom. Quantum Computing Gives It a Second Chance.” is paywalled but is obviously about what’s going on in the State of Illinois.
Bloomberg
“Quantum Computing Is Finally Here. But What Is It?” is paywalled.
The Wall Street Journal’s CIO Journal
“Quantum Computing Threat Elevates Cryptography to Board-Level Risk Oversight” is about quantum computing finally getting boards to start asking for KPIs related to cryptography.
BBC
“Scientist publishes fresh doubts over Microsoft’s quantum claims” is about Prof. Henry Legg’s paper, published in Nature, criticizing Microsoft’s topological qubit claims.
The Economist
“The quantum-computing mistakes America must avoid” is paywalled but appears to be about quantum’s supply chain.
Financial Times
“The quantum computing revolution is closer than you think” is very, very paywalled but, based on the FT social media posts that shared it, is apparently about Q-Day drawing near.
And that’s the way it is, Sunday, June 28, 2026.
