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United States – October 26, 2026 -- DARPA has advanced 11 quantum computing companies to Stage B of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), giving each team one year to show that a useful, fault-tolerant quantum computer can be built by 2033.

Launched in 2024, the QBI is designed to test whether any quantum approach can reach utility-scale performance on an economically sensible timeline. It is not a winner-takes-all contest. Several teams can succeed in parallel, or none at all.

Stage B follows a six-month feasibility screen of nearly 20 companies

Stage A selected nearly 20 companies to propose fault-tolerant architectures that could realistically be built within a decade and deliver net value. Over six months, DARPA worked with each team to test the feasibility of its concept. The 11 Stage B companies now come with funding and tighter scrutiny. The source does not disclose the funding amounts.

Toronto and Tel Aviv – September 18, 2026 -- Qedma Quantum Computing has integrated its QESEM error mitigation software with NVIDIA's CUDA-Q platform, giving users the ability to run larger and more complex quantum workloads on Quantinuum hardware without altering existing programming workflows.

Qedma's QESEM software enters NVIDIA's hybrid computing ecosystem for the first time

The integration marks the first availability of Qedma's error reduction software within CUDA-Q, NVIDIA's hybrid quantum-classical computing platform. The capability is currently live for Quantinuum hardware, with Qedma stating other quantum platforms will follow.

Washington – September 12, 2026 -- Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million federal funding agreement with the US Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office, becoming the only trapped-ion quantum computing company to receive funds under the CHIPS and Science Act's R&D program.

Federal Award Targets Domestic Quantum Chip Manufacturing

The agreement, which follows a letter of intent announced in May, funds research, development and manufacturing capacity for quantum semiconductors needed to scale fault-tolerant, trapped-ion quantum computers within the United States. Quantinuum applies established semiconductor fabrication techniques to improve the reliability, repeatability and scalability of its current and future quantum systems.

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office, marking the first CHIPS for R&D award granted to a trapped-ion quantum computing architecture company.

Federal grant follows May letter of intent to fund quantum semiconductor manufacturing

The award, managed through the CHIPS and Science Act, finalizes a letter of intent announced in May 2026. The funding targets research, development and manufacturing capabilities for quantum semiconductors required to deploy fault-tolerant, large-scale trapped-ion quantum computers in the United States.

Washington – September 11, 2026 -- Quantinuum has finalized a $100 million federal funding agreement with the US Department of Commerce's CHIPS Research and Development Office, backing domestic manufacturing of trapped-ion quantum computers under the CHIPS and Science Act. The award follows a letter of intent announced in May and makes Quantinuum the only trapped-ion architecture company to receive CHIPS R&D funding.

Federal grant targets fault-tolerant quantum hardware supply chain

The funding will support R&D and manufacturing capacity for quantum semiconductors required to scale trapped-ion quantum computers to fault-tolerant levels. Quantinuum said the grant will help diversify its supply chain by integrating domestic partners GlobalFoundries and Monarch Quantum into its production process.

Riyadh – September 09, 2026 -- Quantinuum has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, to explore industrial use cases for quantum computing and lay groundwork for a potential fault-tolerant quantum computing research collaboration.

Companies plan preliminary technical integration and knowledge exchange

Under the MOU, Quantinuum and Aramco intend to carry out an initial phase of technical integration and knowledge-sharing activities. The two parties will identify challenges facing Aramco that could be suited to quantum computing research, with emphasis on solving complex problems in energy and digital transformation.

Riyadh – September 09, 2026 -- Quantinuum has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aramco, one of the world's largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, to explore industrial quantum computing use cases and lay groundwork for a potential research collaboration focused on fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Aramco and Quantinuum will jointly identify energy-sector problems suited for quantum research

Under the MOU, the two companies plan to begin initial technical onboarding and knowledge-sharing efforts. They will identify Aramco challenges suitable for quantum computing research, with emphasis on solving complex problems in energy and digital transformation.

The collaboration aims to assess how future generations of quantum systems could address relevant scientific and industrial challenges, and to compare different quantum computing modalities.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 08, 2026 -- Quantinuum and Aramco have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore industrial applications of quantum computing across the energy sector, the companies announced.

Aramco and Quantinuum plan technical onboarding to identify energy-sector challenges suited to quantum computing

Under the MOU, the two companies intend to undertake preliminary technical onboarding and knowledge exchange activities. They will identify Aramco's operational and scientific challenges that may be suitable for quantum computing research, with emphasis on solving complex problems tied to energy and digital transformation.