July 18, 2026 — IBM's 25% Plunge Meets Quantinuum's Anyon Breakthrough
This week's recap: Quantinuum published a genuine Nature-verified first — a universal gate set built from braiding anyons — the same week IBM posted its worst single-day stock drop on record and quantum stocks gave back a third of their rally. Underneath the market drama, D-Wave and Aqarios went public, IBM shipped real hardware and software upgrades, ESA installed its first quantum computer, and the hiring and funding engine kept running.
Quantinuum's Universal Topological Gate Set — Quantum Computing Report
IBM's 25% Plunge — Quantum Zeitgeist
Quantum Stocks Drop 35% — Tech Times
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