Quantum News Briefs October 29: ORCA Computing Unveils The PT-2: Delivering Quantum-Enhanced Generative AI Capabilities • BATCH Revolutionizes Logistics Pricing with AI and Quantum Computing • Massachusetts Awards $5 Million to Establish a Quantum Computing Complex
ORCA Computing Unveils The PT-2: Delivering Quantum-Enhanced Generative AI Capabilities
ORCA Computing, a leader in quantum computing, announced on October 29 the unveiling of the PT-2, the latest advancement in its PT Series of photonic quantum systems. Building on the success of the PT-1, which has deployed seven on-premises systems, the PT-2 represents a significant leap forward in practical quantum computing.
The PT-2 continues ORCA’s strategy to redefine quanum computing by offering a commercially viable solution, with seamless integration with high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures. Its quantum-enhanced machine learning capabilities are integrated with the NVIDIA CUDA-Q development platform and can be combined with generative AI models, providing the nearest path to industrial scale quantum AI. This approach marks a radical departure from the limitations of other quantum approaches, empowering organizations to effectively embed quantum computing into generative AI and optimization
ORCA will be deploying a pioneering quantum computing testbed for the UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) that will include integrated GPU processing to explore a wide range of quantum approaches and use cases. This industry-first testbed accelerates the development and testing of photonic quantum architectures, focusing on machine learning with hybrid quantum/classical neural networks and photonic quantum processors.
BATCH Revolutionizes Logistics Pricing with AI and Quantum Computing
Batch Freight (BATCH), a logistics technology company, is transforming the freight industry through its combination of artificial intelligence and quantum computing as per October 28 news release. Through its Advanced Trucking & Logistics Automation System (ATLAS), a subscription base offering of its next generation transportation management system, BATCH is establishing new standards in freight pricing accuracy, speed, and comprehensiveness.
The company’s system prices an impressive 200,000 freight lanes daily across the continental United States. This achievement is made possible by BATCH’s unique fusion of advanced AI algorithms and quantum computing power. The technology offers pricing capabilities for specialized transportation modes including drayage containers, dry vans, refrigerated units, and flatbeds.
BATCH’s innovative approach processes information in a new way and squeezes much more information from traditional sources than has previously been possible. This allows the company to provide carriers and shippers with the most up-to-date and competitive pricing information, enabling rapid and informed decision-making.
The impact of BATCH’s innovation extends beyond pricing to the entire freight ecosystem. By providing more accurate and dynamic price quoting, the company is helping to reduce inefficiencies in the market, leading to better resource allocation and potentially lower costs for shippers.
Massachusetts Awards $5 Million to Establish a Quantum Computing Complex
The Healey-Driscoll administration has awarded $4,994,520 to establish a Quantum Computing Complex at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke. The MGHPCC will work with their industry partner for this grant, QuEra Computing Inc., on a two-year project to install and deploy a state-of-the-art neutral atom quantum computer.
The complex will facilitate open access research and application development across the state, allow for quantum hardware innovation, and provide hands on training and internship opportunities for students.
The two-year project totaling $16,000,000 is funded in part by $11,000,000 in matching funds from QuEra. MGHPCC is well positioned to manage access to the Quera System based on its experience as a contributor to national computing infrastructure initiatives such as ACCESS, the National Research Platform, and the Open OnDemand platform. The New England Research Cloud, a classical computing system that operates within the MassOpen Cloud Alliance (MOC Alliance), will make the quantum computer accessible to academic researchers in the open-source community.
The announcement was made at the Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center in Boston and was followed by a roundtable discussion with business leaders, government officials and academics on how best to advance the quantum ecosystem in the state.
