Deal provides French startup with pre-money valuation of $2bn

Grant awarded as part of a $457m research project led by the Texas Advanced Computing Center

LillyPod system was assembled in just four months

One of four systems funded by UKRI

System would be 2MW by 2028, and then could grow to 40MW

Unsuccessful bidder Tea Tek claims procedural process was unfair

National Science Foundation would not confirm other potential candidates

Deal values the quantum computing company at $1.8 billion

The telco paired with quantum specialist Qunnect

Company merged with special purpose acquisition company Churchill X last year

AQT's IBEX Q1 trapped-ion computer will be offered via QaaS platform

Trump official previously accused research lab of being “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country”

A second IQM system of 150 qubits will be installed by the end of 2026

Australian quantum computing is now searching for a permanent new chief executive

The infrastructure will feature Nvidia Blackwell B200 GPUs and specialized engineering from the systems integrator Scherm Brasil

System will be operated by telco’s Viettel AI unit

Will form the basis of ‘Germany Stack’ to support country’s sovereign AI efforts

Report from Wolfpack Research alleges company has been misleading investors about its finances

Company aiming to deliver utility-scale quantum computer by 2029

Housed at Digital Realty's data center in Woking, Surrey

The 20.8 petaflops system is comprised of AMD Turin CPUs

Comes as acquisition of subsidiary by French government nears completion

Installation expected to take place in the first half of 2026

20.13 petaflop system is based on AMD Epyc Turin CPUs