Top 20 Quantum Computing International News

1. UC Santa Barbara physicists engineered entangled spin systems in diamond that surpass classical sensing limits through quantum squeezing, enabling next-generation quantum sensors. [Source 2: /releases/2025/11/251111010002.htm]
2. Equal1 will deploy its Bell-1 Hybrid Quantum Computer (HQC) System at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) $\Phi$-lab to accelerate processing of complex Earth Observation data. [Source 8: equal1-to-deploy-bell-1-hybrid-quantum-computer-at-esas-%cf%86-lab-for-earth-observation/]
3. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and a consortium launched the Quantum Scaling Alliance (QSA) to integrate quantum computing with classical HPC for industrial adoption. [Source 8: hpe-and-consortium-launch-quantum-scaling-alliance-to-integrate-quantum-computing-and-hpc/]
4. IonQ and the University of Chicago partnered to establish the IonQ Center for Engineering and Science, deploying the first production-grade quantum computer and entanglement distribution network on a university campus. [Source 8: ionq-and-university-of-chicago-partner-to-deploy-production-grade-quantum-computer-and-entanglement-network/]
5. The MIT Quantum Initiative is taking shape, leveraging quantum breakthroughs to drive future scientific and technological progress. [Source 5: /2025/leading-quantum-inflection-point-1110]
6. Stanford scientists discovered that strontium titanate improves its performance when frozen to near absolute zero, showing extraordinary optical and mechanical behavior that could transform quantum tech. [Source 2: /releases/2025/11/251108083912.htm]
7. MIT scientists uncovered direct evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene by observing a distinctive V-shaped energy gap, hinting at room-temperature superconductors. [Source 2: /releases/2025/11/251108014019.htm]
8. Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech launched Europe’s first multimodal Quantum Data Center in Barcelona, offering access to digital and analog quantum computers combined with classical HPC. [Source 8: qilimanjaro-launches-europes-first-multimodal-quantum-data-center-in-barcelona/]
9. California officially launched the “Quantum California” initiative to align researchers, industry, and government around a shared quantum strategy, backed by a $4 million state budget investment. [Source 8: california-officially-launches-quantum-california-initiative-to-align-statewide-strategy/]
10. DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) advanced, with eleven teams moving to Stage B, dedicated to verifying utility-scale quantum computing by 2033. [Source 8: darpas-quantum-benchmarking-initiative-qbi-advances-with-eleven-teams-moving-to-stage-b/]
11. D-Wave reported strong Q3 2025 results, with revenue doubling year-over-year to $3.7 million and cash reserves growing to a record $836.2 million. [Source 8: d-wave-reports-on-its-q3-2025-financial-results-revenue-doubles-year-over-year-cash-reserves-at-record-high/]
12. SkyWater Technology and QuamCore collaborated to co-develop Single Flux Quantum (SFQ) devices for scalable superconducting processors, aiming for a 1-million-qubit system. [Source 8: skywater-technology-and-quamcore-collaborate-to-fabricate-digital-superconducting-sfq-controllers/]
13. Pasqal and LG Electronics forged a strategic partnership, underpinned by an equity investment from LG, to accelerate the industrialization of quantum technology, focusing on algorithms for material discovery. [Source 8: pasqal-and-lg-electronics-forge-strategic-partnership-underpinned-by-equity-investment/]
14. IonQ reported strong Q3 2025 results with $39.9 million in revenue (222% YoY growth) and announced a world-record 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity. [Source 8: ionq-reports-on-its-q3-2025-financial-results-world-record-fidelity-achieved-and-record-cash-position/]
15. IonQ, in collaboration with a Swiss consortium (UNIGE, CERN, Rolex SA), launched the Geneva Quantum Network (GQN), the nation’s first citywide dedicated quantum network. [Source 8: ionq-and-swiss-consortium-launch-first-citywide-dedicated-quantum-network-in-geneva/]
16. Engineers at the University of Delaware uncovered a way to bridge magnetism and electricity through magnons, potentially leading to faster tech. [Source 2: /releases/2025/11/251104094141.htm]
17. D-Wave and BASF completed a proof-of-concept using a hybrid-quantum application to optimize manufacturing scheduling, reducing time from 10 hours to five seconds. [Source 8: d-wave-hybrid-quantum-application-reduces-basf-manufacturing-scheduling-time-to-five-seconds/]
18. Quantinuum commercially launched Helios, a new general-purpose quantum computer featuring 98 fully connected physical qubits and a 99.9975% single-qubit gate fidelity. [Source 8: quantinuum-launches-helios-quantum-computer-with-industry-leading-fidelity-and-singapore-partnership/]
19. Quantum Brilliance opened the Quantum Diamond Foundry in Melbourne, Australia, the world’s first commercial facility dedicated to producing quantum-grade synthetic diamond at scale. [Source 8: quantum-brilliance-opens-worlds-first-commercial-quantum-diamond-foundry-in-australia/]
20. China’s first complete neutral-atom quantum computer system, “Hanyuan-1,” achieved commercialization and secured its first export order to Pakistan. [Source 8: chinas-first-atomic-quantum-computer-hanyuan-1-achieves-commercialization-and-secures-export-order-to-pakistan/]