Quantum Tech Frenzy: IBM & AMD’s Bold Alliance, DARPA’s $24M Bet, and Breakthroughs from Genomics to Weather
IBM and AMD announced a partnership to develop quantum-centric supercomputing, combining IBM’s quantum systems with AMD’s AI and HPC hardware. DARPA awarded Q-CTRL two contracts worth A$38 million to build quantum navigation sensors, with Lockheed Martin collaborating after field tests showed 111× accuracy gains in GPS-denied navigation. NASA contracted Planette for “QubitCast,” a quantum-inspired AI weather system aiming to predict extreme weather a year ahead.