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The week that was: IBM stakes a claim to a quantum 'advantage era' as critics question the framing, IonQ and D-Wave post record bookings alongside record losses, and Washington and Shanghai both race to lock in quantum funding and IPO pipelines. Plus the under-the-radar stories on IonQ's space division, Xanadu's capital raise, and Pasqal's SPAC clearing the SEC.

• IBM claims quantum advantage era with 3 new papers — Phys.org
• IonQ Raises 2026 Revenue Outlook After Record Quarter — The Quantum Insider
• D-Wave's New Qubit Gate Cuts Error Rates by 10x — The Quantum Insider
• Multi-Team QEC Advances Reshape CRQC Risk Models — @infosec on X
• IonQ Reports Record Q2 2026 Financial Results — Quantum Computing Report
• TuringQ Joins China's IPO Pipeline — The Quantum Insider
• Xanadu Raised $67.2M to Expand US Quantum Operations — Quantum Zeitgeist
• SEC Declares Registration Statement Effective for Pasqal's Business Combination — Quantum Computing Report
• Congress Eyes Boosting Quantum Funds as Global Race Heats Up — Bloomberg via Google News

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