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The weekly recap: IBM and the University of Chicago claim a verified quantum advantage while longtime skeptic Gil Kalai makes his case for why noise could still doom the whole project. Meanwhile IonQ closes its SkyWater chip deal as pure-play quantum stocks keep sliding, Multiverse Computing chases a massive Series C, and NIST, semiconductor researchers, and the U.S. Navy all quietly move the field forward.

• IBM and University of Chicago Demonstrate Verified Logical Quantum Computation Beyond Classical Simulation — The Quantum Insider
• IonQ Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle to Complete Acquisition of SkyWater Technology — The Quantum Insider
• IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave Quantum Are Down 30% in a Month — Yahoo Finance
• Multiverse Computing Announces Series C Fundraising Targeting up to $570 Million
• Gil Kalai: Why noise may doom quantum computers — The Quantum Insider
• Two independent studies push semiconductor qubits towards practical scales — Quantum Physics News
• NIST Finalizes Three Post-Quantum Encryption Standards for Secure Data — Quantum Zeitgeist
• U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Outlines Strategic Quantum Research Priorities — Quantum Computing Report

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