It was more insightful than I expected it to be. The IBM Quantum Spring Challenge was insightful, unfortunately not due to anything about dynamic circuits, which I’ve written eight articles about and given a talk or two or (unrecorded) three about, but nonetheless due to the opportunity to play with the 127-qubit ibm_sherbooke.

Ironically, not the 1st skill…. Q-CTRL has added a new “skill” to Black Opal, a learning resource that I recommend in “Choose Your Own Quantum Adventure 3: A Personalized Career Guide For The Quantum Computing Industry” and in my upcoming book, “Quantum Beast: Spooky Action In Close Proximity.” The most interesting aspect of this new…

Classical vs Annealing vs Hybrid vs Quantum This is a companion article to Russ Fein’s article “Quantum Computing with Neutral Atoms.” This article is the 7th in a series of articles reviewing the hands-on usage of publicly-available neutral atom products. …

The gloves are off…. I recommend Q-CTRL’s Black Opal tutorials in my second book, “Choose Your Own Quantum Adventure,” and in my upcoming third book, “Quantum Beast,” but a new set of tutorials called IQM Academy is making the rounds on social media. How do they compare? How do they contrast? …

Not all bad news is apocalyptic. I recently gave a talk on dynamic quantum circuits, and during the Q&A portion of the event I was asked a question about the state of the quantum computing industry considering recent troubles with publicly-traded companies such as Rigetti and D-Wave. This article expands upon my answer. For some reason…

Functionally-Complete Boolean Logic This is a companion article to Russ Fein’s article “Quantum Computing with Neutral Atoms.” This article is the sixth in a series of articles reviewing the hands-on usage of publicly-available neutral atom products. …

Neutral Atom Logic Gates This is a companion article to Russ Fein’s article “Quantum Computing with Neutral Atoms.” This article is the fifth in a series of articles reviewing the hands-on usage of publicly-available neutral atom products. …

Spooky Action In Close Proximity Thanks to White Hat Web Solutions of North Carolina, USA, for the cover. It was finalized before the first word was written, and it really set the tone for this, my third book. “Quantum Beast: Spooky Action In Close Proximity” will disembark on June 6, 2023, when it will become…

It doesn’t get easier than this. This article isn’t a thorough review, mostly because blueqat’s user interfaces are so straightforward. Seriously, you just provide a QUBO and click a button. Maybe they just have educational value. Maybe you can do more with them than that. …