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Zapata Quantum joins IBM Quantum Network to build quantum applications

Zapata Quantum, a Boston quantum software company, has joined the IBM Quantum Network, it said on Tuesday. It will use IBM’s machines to build software for its clients.

Zapata does not make quantum hardware. Instead, it helps organisations figure out which problems quantum computers can solve, then creates the software to do that. It says hardware is improving faster than the software that uses it.

“The rapid progress IBM is making on the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing brings the quantum application gap into sharper focus,” said Sumit Kapur, Zapata’s chief executive.

IBM aims to deliver its first fault-tolerant quantum computer, one that can correct its own errors, by 2029. Jonny Olson, Zapata’s co-founder and vice-president of strategy, said IBM’s superconducting machines appeal to customers because they run fast.

“Joining the IBM Quantum Network lets us better identify valuable opportunities for organizations that need the fastest systems, and then...

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WhatsApp may soon let users schedule messages

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IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock

IonQ has agreed to buy Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3bn. Up to $150mn of that depends on how well Elisity does. The Maryland-based quantum computing company announced the deal on Monday. IonQ wants its security arm to guard against attacks aided by AI and, one

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Britain steps up its defences against AI risks

The UK government will extend a programme using frontier AI models to find vulnerabilities in its own systems, and will consider legislating on AI incident reporting and loss-of-control risk. The pilot behind it found 407 weaknesses across nine government organisations in a month for £13,000 in tokens. Britain will

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UK says it will again test OpenAI and Anthropic models before release

Britain’s AI Security Institute will keep testing the most powerful AI models before they are released, the UK government said on Monday. AI minister Kanishka Narayan said the UK had worked closely with the US to keep that access, Bloomberg reported. It reverses a US move that put White

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WhatsApp may soon let users schedule messages

IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock

Britain steps up its defences against AI risks

UK says it will again test OpenAI and Anthropic models before release