Daily Quantum Links for Thursday, August 21, 2025
Your quantum update — the significant announcements from industry, academia, and governments over the last 48 hours that are shaping the field.
Last Updated on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 12:15 PM EDT
Today's mentions: Amazon Web Services, Argonne National Laboratory, Capgemini, D-Wave Quantum, Deloitte, DigiCert, Google, IBM, IonQ, Microsoft, Montana State University, Pasqal, Photonic Inc., Q-CTRL, QSimulate, QuEra Computing, Quantinuum, QuiX Quantum, Rigetti Computing, Sandbox AQ, Strangeworks, University of Chicago, memQ
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2025-08-21
SEALSQ's PQC-Embedded Dragon
Type: 📰 Newsletters
Source: The Quantum Dragon (feat. IQT News)
Organizations Mentioned: Amazon Web Services, IBM, IonQ, Microsoft, Pasqal, Q-CTRL, QSimulate, Quantinuum, Rigetti Computing, and Sandbox AQ
Photonic Inc. Earns Coveted Spot in Canadian Defence Challenge to Advance Quantum Networking
Type: 🕸️ Quantum Networking
Source: Photonic Inc.
Organizations Mentioned: Photonic Inc.
Facing the quantum cyber threat: moving from denial to action
Type: 🔐 Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
Source: Capgemini USA
Author: Clément Brauner
Organizations Mentioned: Capgemini and Microsoft
2025-08-20
VanEck Quantum ETF reaches $100mn in assets
Type: 💰 Financial Dealings and Earnings Announcements
Source: FundsTech
Author: Piyasi Mitra
Organizations Mentioned: D-Wave Quantum, Google, IBM, IonQ, and Rigetti Computing
Unpack the Stack: Webinar on Quantinuum's Next-Generation Software Stack
Type: 🎙️ Podcasts, Videocasts, Webinars,and Online Seminars
Source: Quantinuum
Organizations Mentioned: Quantinuum
Strangeworks Acquires Quantagonia to Create Global Leader in Applied AI, Optimization, and Quantum Computing
Type: 💰 Financial Dealings and Earnings Announcements
Source: Strangeworks
Organizations Mentioned: Strangeworks
Rigetti Computing and Montana State University Collaborate to Advance Quantum Research and Innovation
Type: 👥 Partnerships
Source: Rigetti & Co, LLC News Releases
Organizations Mentioned: Montana State University and Rigetti Computing
QuiX Quantum Aims for Universal Photonic Quantum Computer in 2026
Type: ⚛️ Quantum Computing
Source: EE Times Europe
Author: Anne-Françoise Pelé
Organizations Mentioned: QuiX Quantum
QuEra Computing and Deloitte Form Alliance to Accelerate Enterprise Adoption of Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing
Type: ⚛️ Quantum Computing
Source: QuEra Computing news
Organizations Mentioned: Deloitte and QuEra Computing
Quantum-safe security: Progress towards next-generation cryptography
Type: 🔐 Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
Source: Microsoft
Organizations Mentioned: Microsoft
Quantum computing research facility launching at Montana State on Aug. 20
Type: ⚛️ Quantum Computing
Source: Montana State University
Author: Skip Anderson
Organizations Mentioned: Montana State University
memQ Strengthens Advisory Board with Appointment of Quantum Industry Luminary Professor David Awschalom
Type: 📇 Personnel Changes and Announcements
Source: memQ News | Latest Updates in Quantum Connectivity
Author: ananthesh
Organizations Mentioned: Argonne National Laboratory, memQ, and University of Chicago
IonQ Fortifies Quantum Leadership with Groundbreaking Patents, Surpassing 1,000 Total IP Assets
Type: 🔏 Intellectual Property
Source: IonQ
Organizations Mentioned: IonQ
Guppy: Programming the Next Generation of Quantum Computers
Type: 💻 Coding for Quantum Computers
Source: Quantinuum
Organizations Mentioned: Quantinuum
DigiCert Announces Speaker Lineup for Annual World Quantum Readiness Day
Type: 🔐 Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
Source: DigiCert
Organizations Mentioned: DigiCert
Crypto-agility: The unsung hero in the quantum security race
Type: 🔐 Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
Source: Capgemini USA
Organizations Mentioned: Capgemini
A fluorescent-protein spin qubit
Type: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components
Source: Nature
Author: Peter C. Maurer
There is redundancy within the listing, as some stories and press releases may appear under different titles from different sources or be secondary articles. This collection complements the newsletter. It contains additional links, but it does not include commentary, nor is it a tightly curated list of the most significant, interesting, or humorous recent quantum content.
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