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IonQ’s 74x qLDPC Speedup: What the Number Actually Shows — October 7, 2026
Description
IonQ's qLDPC work reports up-to speedups for logical operations, while Xanadu, Pasqal, Infleqtion, and Cisco announce manufacturing, component, and network developments. We also hear a perspective on open problems in quantum research.
- Xanadu and GlobalFoundries manufacturing partnership — Quantum Computing Report
- Pasqal and the Q-PLANET pilot line — The Quantum Insider
- Chip-scale optical cavity — The Quantum Insider
- Quantum research problems — @Isaac__kim on X
- Cisco quantum network software prototypes — The Quantum Insider
- qLDPC with scheduled error correction — IonQ
- IonQ announcement — @ionq_inc on X
- Cisco network control plane — @NetworkWorld on X
Chapters
00:00 Today's headlines
00:39 Xanadu photonic hardware heads to GlobalFoundries
01:36 Pasqal leads Q-PLANET neutral-atom pilot line
02:45 Infleqtion prototypes smaller optical cavity
04:01 Cisco quantum network controller
04:52 IonQ logical Clifford operations
06:41 Hype check on IonQ's 74x speedup claim
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