DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - HPC & Quantum
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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Quantum firm Xanadu partners with GlobalFoundries for photonic component development
Multi-year collaboration will focus on ultra-low-loss photonic design and process development
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D-Wave partners with University of Arkansas for research into supply chain-based quantum applications
Quantum firm will work with the university’s Supply Chain Management Research Center on the project
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Quantinuum partners with University of Western Australia to expand quantum computing access
University researchers will be able to access Helios quantum computer via the cloud
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Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology unveils 33 petaflops HoreKa 2 supercomputer
Hybrid system powered by AMD Turin CPUs and Nvidia GB200 GPUs
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Eurofiber and Delft Networks deploy dark-fiber between Rotterdam and Delft for quantum
The companies have deployed the entanglement-ready dark fiber connecting Delft and Rotterdam in a closed loop configuration
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IBM deploys z17 mainframe at Marist University to support AI research projects
Students can use the z17 to develop and test AI applications
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QuEra partners with HPE to integrate quantum computer within Cray-powered HPC environments
Quantum firm now offering access to systems via both on-premises deployments and the cloud
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SiPearl delivers first samples of Rhea1 CPU to Bull for Jupiter exascale supercomputer
First order of SiPearl’s Rhea1 processors
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IonQ to deploy first quantum computer at Nvidia’s Accelerated Quantum Research Center
The Superion 256 will be installed in 2027
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IBM and ETH Zurich collaborate on quantum computer to be hosted in Lugano, Switzerland
New system at Swiss National Supercomputing Center will be accessible to private firms and other higher education institutions
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IQM to deploy Spark quantum computer at Brazil’s Eldorado Research Institute
First quantum system deployed by Finnish quantum firm in South America
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Mitsubishi invests in Japanese optical quantum startup OptQC
Size of investment has not been detailed
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Zettabyte signs MoU with Bowrington Capital for high-density computing deployment
Agreement will look at commercial requirements
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IQM sells second quantum computer to Japan’s Toyo
The Spark system is expected to be operational in early 2027
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Bull awarded €31m contract with AEMET to deliver infrastructure for weather forecasting supercomputer
System will be hosted across two sites in Madrid
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Fujitsu develops diamond-spin quantum computer that incorporates tin-vacancy centers
Company claims this approach provides benefits over traditional nitrogen-vacancy centers
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IBM announces availability of its Nighthawk r2 quantum processor
Company claims the chip delivers improvements in quality and speed over Nighthawk r1
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Quantum Motion secures additional investment in extended $160m Series C funding round
Five new investors have participated in the round
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Bitdeer buys 200 acres in Milam County, Texas, to expand AI and HPC data center
Plans to expand AI and HPC capabilities
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Bull selected to deliver AMD-powered Lumi-AI supercomputer
AI supercomputer slated for deployment in H2 2027
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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
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CollPlant Biotechnologies acquires laser-based computing startup LightSolver
Financial terms of deal have not been disclosed
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EuroHPC JU puts out six calls to advance quantum technologies across the continent
Focus on trapped-ion, superconducting, neutral-atom quantum computing, QKD, quantum testing, and experimental pilot lines
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Infleqtion supplies Japanese research team with QPU for neutral-atom quantum computer
Project forms part of Japan’s Quantum Moonshot program
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French quantum computing firm Pasqal completes SPAC merger and goes public
Deal with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II has provided Pasqal with approximately $360 million in cash
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Pasqal partners with Eleven Ventures to expand its quantum computing services in Saudi Arabia
French startup says joint venture will help nurture quantum computing talent in the kingdom
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IBM mainframe chip to run Arm and Z workloads on the same cores
Two worlds on one chip
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Greenidge Generation rebrands as Vulcan Infrastructure and Power, targets AI/HPC
Moves away from Bitcoin mining to AI and HPC data centers