Thursday, August 6, 2026

IonQ and EPB Are Testing Quantum Memory on a Live Network

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On August 4, IonQ and EPB announced plans for a Chattanooga research center built around quantum memory embedded in a live network . IonQ is...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Eddie Smith Didn't Sell Grady-White

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I've owned two Grady-Whites , and I bought them for the same reasons everyone else does. Each model are engineered for versatility, comf...
Tuesday, August 4, 2026

IonQ Buys Its Own Foundry

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Chapter 6 in my quartery updated Quantum book covers IonQ as a trapped ion company: the Paul trap, the Molmer-Sorensen gate, the 99.99% two...
Monday, August 3, 2026

Forty Years, No Matching Belt

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Plotting World Fiber Domination in a tie at Microsoft 1998 A photo from Microsoft in 1998 - me in a tie, with a guy whose name I do not reme...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

A Second Way to Build a Topological Qubit, and It Runs on Hardware Already Available

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Chapter 10 of Quantum from the Ground Up tells one story about topological qubits: Microsoft growing an exotic nanowire material to host a ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Why Quantum Computing Matters, Even If You Never Touch One

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I logged into my bank app last week to move some money to pay some bills. A padlock icon appeared next to the address bar. Secure connection...
Sunday, July 19, 2026

Proving Ownership After Q-Day: Project Eleven's Wallet Recovery Proof Reaches Beyond Bitcoin

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Chapter 13 of Quantum from the Ground Up covers the Q-Day timeline: Google researcher Craig Gidney's 2025 estimate of roughly one mill...