Diraq and Equinix to deploy first quantum computer inside an Australian commercial data center
System expected to be installed at Sydney site by October 2026
News - Australasia, Charlotte Trueman, DatacenterDynamics
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Centuria Capital Group and ResetData sign 7MW capacity agreement with CDC Data Centres, secures $165m bridge facility with Macquarie Bank
GPUs for initial CDC deployment have been ordered, companies said
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Aussie AI cloud company Firmus raises $2bn via equity sale
Investors include Blackstone, Coatue, Nvidia, and Jane Street
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US Dep’t of Commerce awards nine quantum computing companies $2bn in exchange for non-controlling equity stakes
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Australian chip packaging statup Syenta raises $26m to improve chip-to-chip connectivity
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger joins company’s board of directors
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Australian startup Cortical Labs partners with DayOne to unveil biological data center prototype
Company claims ‘wetware’ deployed in Melbourne and Singapore facilities will require “fraction of the energy” needed by digital systems
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PsiQuantum appoints former AMD president Victor Peng as interim CEO
Australian quantum computing is now searching for a permanent new chief executive
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Quantum startup Diraq secures $20m equity investment from Australia’s National Reconstruction Fund Corporation
Company aiming to deliver utility-scale quantum computer by 2029
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Sharon AI to deploy 1,000-strong Nvidia B200 cluster at NextDC Melbourne data center
No timeline for deployment has been provided
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Quantum Brilliance opens commercial quantum diamond foundry in Melbourne, Australia
Facility will develop synthetic diamonds for use in quantum devices
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Pawsey Supercomputing Centre integrates quantum computing platform with Setonix HPC
Platform provides users with access to Nvidia-powered quantum simulators
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PsiQuantum raises $1bn in funding, including from Nvidia's venture capital arm
Quantum computing company received a $7bn valuation
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Nvidia and Dell to build CDC Data Centres-housed supercomputer for Monash University
System will see first deployment of Nvidia GB200 NVL72 system in Australia
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Macquarie and Dell to bring Nvidia-powered sovereign AI to Australia
Companies will deploy a Dell ‘AI Factory’ at Macquarie’s IC3 Super West data center in Sydney
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Xanadu and Mitsubishi Chemical to develop quantum algorithms for EUV lithography
Plus, Australia’s national science agency claims first use of quantum machine learning to make chips
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Australia’s Monash University to build AU$60 million supercomputer
Investment will fill "critical gap" in Australia’s HPC infrastructure, university says
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Nvidia considering investment in PsiQuantum’s upcoming funding round - report
Would be chipmaker’s first investment in quantum company developing physical hardware
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Australia’s Defense Dept. says Taingiwilta supercomputer is fully operational
System specifications still not been shared
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Pawsey Supercomputing Centre partners with Quantum Brilliance and Nvidia for new hybrid workflow
Could offer practical path to real-world quantum computing applications
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Australian startup Cortical Labs unveils 'world’s first' commercial biological computer
Company says its Synthetic Biological Intelligence is a “more advanced and sustainable form of AI”
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ResetData and Centuria Capital Group launch Nvidia-powered AI Factory and Marketplace in Melbourne, Australia
The new AI-F1 supercomputer is expected to go live in Q2 2025
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Newly elected Queensland government to review previously agreed funding for PsiQuantum quantum computer
Questions have been raised over tender process
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Australian mining sector exploring gallium and germanium extraction
Could ease the supply chain pressure of minerals needed for semiconductor manufacturing
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory partners with Quantum Brilliance for hybrid quantum computing project
Diamond quantum accelerators will be integrated with classical HPC systems
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New Zealand’s NIWA unveils new $12.1m supercomputer for climate modeling
Fourth supercomputer purchased by science agency
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PsiQuantum partners with five Queensland universities to support Australia’s quantum sector
Partnership will see the development of educational programs and targeted job training
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Fujitsu signs agreement with ANU for quantum research center and 256-qubit system
ANU will receive access to quantum systems at Riken
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Australian quantum startup Diraq extends its Series 2-A funding round by $7 million
Company has raised $120 million to date