China turns 75 as China’s quantum push over takes the West, more Hurricanes, more Israeli-Iranian proxy conflict

Quantum Computing

Oct 07, 2024

Good morning,

Here we go again. We’re still recovering from Hurricane Helene and now a tropical depression has grown into Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is expected to grow into a ‘major’ hurricane before making landfall in the greater Tampa area. Today marks the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal terrorist operation and the start of Israel’s operations to root out the terrorist organization that has spiraled into a potentially regional conflict. China turned 75 this weekend.

Now, let’s go!

News Headlines:

War rages in the Middle East as Israel marks anniversary of Hamas attack (CNN)
Milton grows into hurricane, threatens Florida’s west coast (NYT)
Antisemitic incidents hit record high in year since Oct. 7 (AX)
Hungarians protest state media ‘propaganda factory’ and demand unbiased press (AP)
The People’s Republic of China celebrated its 75th birthday as Xi claims ‘no challenge can stop China’s progress’ (CNBC)
North Korea, China celebrate 75 years of relations (AP)
FAA clears SpaceX launch of ESA’s Hera mission for Monday morning (SP)

Quantum Computing:

The quantum computing arms race is accelerating (BBG)
Quantinuum CEO warns China's quantum push outpaces the west (QI)
Senators want answers from DoD on quantum sensing efforts amid worries that China is outpacing the US (DO)
Useful quantum computers are edging closer with recent milestones (NS)
Quantum physics experiment detects evidence of 'negative time' (SA)
IBM opens its first quantum data center in Europe (QI)
Scholz wants Germany to be world leader in quantum technologies (RT)
The speed of computation in QC systems could allow it to solve complex problems (IQ)
IonQ demonstrates remote, ion-ion entanglement (QI)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency guidance focuses on post-quantum cryptography tools (NG)
Quantum Computing Inc. extends collaborative agreement with Los Alamos Nat'l Lab (PRN)
Univ of Michigan researchers shrink quantum rotation sensors from room-sized to micron scale (PHYS)
Quantum researches come up with a recipe that could accelerate drug development (PHYS)
Quantum key distribution faces real-world challenges in eavesdropping experiment (QI)
Quantum researchers simulate cosmological particle creation in QC (QI)
You can now play DOOM on a quantum computer, if the QCs were advanced enough to run the software (TH)
Nu Quantum and NQCC lead effort to network quantum processors in the U.K. (HPC)
German government awards $58M contract to Australian startup Quantum Brilliance and two others (SUD)

Deal Flow:

Arqit Quantum Inc. announces $13.6M registered direct offering (QI)

Opportunities

The U.S. Patent and Trademark office is conducting market research on potential industry solutions and best-practice approaches to preparing for near-term for Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and surveillance, in alignment with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) plans and solutions already underway (SAM)
The NIH is running several challenges related to quantum computing and quantum sensing as they apply to health and biotechnology (NIH)