Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Quantum computing developments over the past 12 months, including Google Willow, IBM Majorana 1, and innovations at IBM, PsiQuantum and Atom Computing
Last year’s Quantum Computing 2023 Update is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=tIJuyb5DWUw
And all of my quantum computing updates are in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2m2YvnrOYxIZ5ThTsTov6h2YSGzFHYul
And also listed on this page: explainingcomputers.com/quantum_videos.html
REFERENCES (in order of appearance):
INTRO
International Year of Quantum: quantum2025.org
Quantum Insider 2024 Annual Report:
thequantuminsider.com/2025/01/15/tqi-2024-annual-report-quantum-industry-faces-challenges-as-transformative-potential-commercialization-beckon
NSIT “Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards”: nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2024/NIST.IR.8547.ipd.pdf
Quantinum selected for NVIDIA research center: quantinuum.com/press-releases/quantinuum-selected-as-a-founding-collaborator-for-nvidia-accelerated-quantum-research-center
Xanadu error-resistant photonic qubit: xanadu.ai/press/xanadu-unveils-first-on-chip-error-resistant-photonic-qubit
D-Wave Quantum Supremacy 2025: dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/beyond-classical-d-wave-first-to-demonstrate-quantum-supremacy-on-useful-real-world-problem
GOOGLE WILLOW
Google Willow Announcement: https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/
Google Quantum AI: https://quantumai.google/lab
Google quantum error correction paper in Nature: nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08449-y
Google “Making quantum error correction work”: https://research.google/blog/making-quantum-error-correction-work/
MICROSOFT MAJORANA 1
Microsoft unveils Majorana 1: azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2025/02/19/microsoft-unveils-majorana-1-the-worlds-first-quantum-processor-powered-by-topological-qubits
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip: news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing
DARPA selects two utility scale approaches for evaluation: https://www.darpa.mil/news/2025/quantum-computing-approaches
PSIQUANTUM OMEGA
PsiQuantum: psiquantum.com
PsiQuantum to build utility scale quantum computer:
businesswire.com/news/home/20240429080449/en/PsiQuantum-to-Build-Worlds-First-Utility-Scale-Fault-Tolerant-Quantum-Computer-in-Australia
PsiQuantum Announces Omega:
psiquantum.com/news-import/omega
PsiQuantum “A fast path to useful, error-corrected quantum computing”:
psiquantum.com/blueprint
MICROSOFT & ATOM COMPUTING
Microsft & Atom Computing to offer commercial machine: azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2024/11/19/microsoft-and-atom-computing-offer-a-commercial-quantum-machine-with-the-largest-number-of-entangled-logical-qubits-on-record
Atom Computing: atom-computing.com
Atom Computing selected by DARPA: atom-computing.com/atom-computing-selected-by-darpa-to-explore-near-term-utility-scale-quantum-computing-with-neutral-atoms
Microsoft & Atom Computing research paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.11822
Microsoft Qubit Virtualization: quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/qubit-virtualization
Microsoft Quantum Compute Platform:
quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/microsoft-quantum-compute-platform
IBM STARLING & QUANTUM ROADMAP
IBM Quantum: ibm.com/quantum
IBM “How IBM will build the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer”: ibm.com/quantum/blog/large-scale-ftqc
IBM bivariate bicycle research paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.03094
IBM belief propagation research paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.01779
ENDING
IBM “Modelling realistic chemistry”: ibm.com/quantum/case-studies/modeling-realistic-chemistry
Quantum Circuits “Drug Discovery Accelerated”: quantumcircuits.com/resources/drug-discovery-accelerated-by-quantum-system
Quantinuum Inquanto:
quantinuum.com/products-solutions/inquanto
Forbes on quantum computing in logistics: forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2025/01/23/how-quantum-computing-will-transform-logistics
D-Wave quantum blockchain:
dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/d-wave-introduces-quantum-blockchain-architecture-featuring-enhanced-security-and-efficiency-over-classical-computing
IonQ quantum cloud: ionq.com/quantum-cloud
D-Wave Systems cloud platform: dwavequantum.com/solutions-and-products/cloud-platform
Amazon Bracket: aws.amazon.com/braket
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
02:25 Google Willow
05:53 Microsoft Majorana 1
07:47 PsiQuantum Omega
09:48 Microsoft & Atom Computing
12:29 Towards IBM Quantum Starling
15:37 Quantum Application
#quantum #Willow #Majorana #Google #Microsoft #IBM
#Starling
Quantum computing developments over the past 12 months, including Google Willow, IBM Majorana 1, and innovations at IBM, PsiQuantum and Atom Computing
Last year’s Quantum Computing 2023 Update is here:
youtube.com/watch?v=tIJuyb5DWUw
And all of my quantum computing updates are in this playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2m2YvnrOYxIZ5ThTsTov6h2YSGzFHYul
And also listed on this page: explainingcomputers.com/quantum_videos.html
REFERENCES (in order of appearance):
INTRO
International Year of Quantum: quantum2025.org
Quantum Insider 2024 Annual Report:
thequantuminsider.com/2025/01/15/tqi-2024-annual-report-quantum-industry-faces-challenges-as-transformative-potential-commercialization-beckon
NSIT “Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards”: nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2024/NIST.IR.8547.ipd.pdf
Quantinum selected for NVIDIA research center: quantinuum.com/press-releases/quantinuum-selected-as-a-founding-collaborator-for-nvidia-accelerated-quantum-research-center
Xanadu error-resistant photonic qubit: xanadu.ai/press/xanadu-unveils-first-on-chip-error-resistant-photonic-qubit
D-Wave Quantum Supremacy 2025: dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/beyond-classical-d-wave-first-to-demonstrate-quantum-supremacy-on-useful-real-world-problem
GOOGLE WILLOW
Google Willow Announcement: https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/
Google Quantum AI: https://quantumai.google/lab
Google quantum error correction paper in Nature: nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08449-y
Google “Making quantum error correction work”: https://research.google/blog/making-quantum-error-correction-work/
MICROSOFT MAJORANA 1
Microsoft unveils Majorana 1: azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2025/02/19/microsoft-unveils-majorana-1-the-worlds-first-quantum-processor-powered-by-topological-qubits
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 chip: news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing
DARPA selects two utility scale approaches for evaluation: https://www.darpa.mil/news/2025/quantum-computing-approaches
PSIQUANTUM OMEGA
PsiQuantum: psiquantum.com
PsiQuantum to build utility scale quantum computer:
businesswire.com/news/home/20240429080449/en/PsiQuantum-to-Build-Worlds-First-Utility-Scale-Fault-Tolerant-Quantum-Computer-in-Australia
PsiQuantum Announces Omega:
psiquantum.com/news-import/omega
PsiQuantum “A fast path to useful, error-corrected quantum computing”:
psiquantum.com/blueprint
MICROSOFT & ATOM COMPUTING
Microsft & Atom Computing to offer commercial machine: azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/quantum/2024/11/19/microsoft-and-atom-computing-offer-a-commercial-quantum-machine-with-the-largest-number-of-entangled-logical-qubits-on-record
Atom Computing: atom-computing.com
Atom Computing selected by DARPA: atom-computing.com/atom-computing-selected-by-darpa-to-explore-near-term-utility-scale-quantum-computing-with-neutral-atoms
Microsoft & Atom Computing research paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.11822
Microsoft Qubit Virtualization: quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/qubit-virtualization
Microsoft Quantum Compute Platform:
quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/microsoft-quantum-compute-platform
IBM STARLING & QUANTUM ROADMAP
IBM Quantum: ibm.com/quantum
IBM “How IBM will build the world’s first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer”: ibm.com/quantum/blog/large-scale-ftqc
IBM bivariate bicycle research paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.03094
IBM belief propagation research paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.01779
ENDING
IBM “Modelling realistic chemistry”: ibm.com/quantum/case-studies/modeling-realistic-chemistry
Quantum Circuits “Drug Discovery Accelerated”: quantumcircuits.com/resources/drug-discovery-accelerated-by-quantum-system
Quantinuum Inquanto:
quantinuum.com/products-solutions/inquanto
Forbes on quantum computing in logistics: forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2025/01/23/how-quantum-computing-will-transform-logistics
D-Wave quantum blockchain:
dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/d-wave-introduces-quantum-blockchain-architecture-featuring-enhanced-security-and-efficiency-over-classical-computing
IonQ quantum cloud: ionq.com/quantum-cloud
D-Wave Systems cloud platform: dwavequantum.com/solutions-and-products/cloud-platform
Amazon Bracket: aws.amazon.com/braket
Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
02:25 Google Willow
05:53 Microsoft Majorana 1
07:47 PsiQuantum Omega
09:48 Microsoft & Atom Computing
12:29 Towards IBM Quantum Starling
15:37 Quantum Application
#quantum #Willow #Majorana #Google #Microsoft #IBM
#Starling
