Quantum Computing

Knowledge Base Technology

What Is Quantum Computing and Why Nations Are Racing to Control It

As French startup Pasqal targets a $2 billion SPAC listing, the global race to achieve quantum advantage intensifies across competing hardware platforms and trillion-dollar applications.

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Technology

French Quantum Startup Pasqal Targets $2 Billion Valuation in SPAC Listing

Paris-based neutral-atom quantum computing firm joins wave of European public offerings amid renewed investor appetite for alternative qubit architectures.

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Geopolitics Technology

NIST Bars Foreign Scientists from Labs in Sharp Escalation of U.S. Tech Decoupling

New three-year cap on international researchers threatens to expel 500 scientists and erode America's position at the centre of global standards-setting.

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Technology

IonQ Shares Surge 20% After Q4 Revenue Blows Past Estimates, Signaling Quantum’s Commercial Tipping Point

The trapped-ion quantum computing company reported revenue of $61.9 million for the quarter—53% above consensus—and guided 2026 to $225–$245 million, underscoring accelerating enterprise and government demand.

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