Quantum Computing 2026 Update
Quantum computing annual review. Plus, as this is the tenth such video, reflections on developments over the past decade.
All previous updates can be found in this playlist: • Quantum Computing Updates
REFERENCES (a few omitted as the description box is too short)
INTRO
IBM Wafer Foundry: https://newsroom.ibm.com/ibm-and-u-s-...
Google cryptography -- listed later
Atom Computing error correction -- listed later
IBM $10bn investment: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-02-i...
QUBIT EVOLUTION
Google Willow: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai...
IBM fault-tolerance: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/larg...
PsiQuantum Omega: https://www.psiquantum.com/news-impor...
PsiQuantum Australia: https://www.psiquantum.com/news-impor...
Google neutral atom: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai...
Atom Computing error correction: https://atom-computing.com/atom-compu...
QuEra roadmap: https://www.quera.com/our-quantum-roa...
IonQ technology: https://www.ionq.com/technology
Quantiniuum fault tolerance: https://www.quantinuum.com/blog/quant...
Microsoft Majorana 2: https://news.microsoft.com/source/fea...
D-Wave 1st sale: https://phys.org/news/2011-06-d-wave-...
D-Wave buys Quantum Circuits: https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/...
D-WAVE gate based roadmap: https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/...
10 YEARS OF QUANTUM CLOUD
Xanadu IPO: https://www.xanadu.ai/press/xanadu-be...
Quantinuum IPO: https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/06...
Amazon Bracket providers: https://aws.amazon.com/braket/quantum...
Azure quantum providers: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azu...
Google Cirq hardware: https://quantumai.google/cirq/hardware
IBM Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit
Microsoft development kit: https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/t...
Google Cirq: https://quantumai.google/cirq
QUANTUM APPLICATIONS
MIT on IBM simulation: https://www.technologyreview.com/2017...
Microsoft quantum: https://quantum.microsoft.com/
Microsoft Azure Quantum Elements, 2023: https://news.microsoft.com/source/fea...
IBM realizing Feyman’s vision: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/qcsc...
IonQ chemistry: https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-quantu...
McKinsey Chemistry: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
OECD report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/...
Improving batteries: https://planqc.eu/solutions/case-stud...
Quantum Australia logistics: https://www.quantum-australia.com/use...
POST QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY
Google blog: https://research.google/blog/safeguar...
Google PQC timeline: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai...
NIST on PQC, 2023: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news...
NSCS on PQC, 2026: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/preparin...
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Chapters:
00:00 Titles & Intro
02:14 Qubit Evolution
04:35 Qubit Technologies
09:06 10 Years of Quantum Cloud
11:53 Quantum Applications
15:09 Post-Quantum Cryptography
16:39 Quantum Momentum
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