September 7, 2026 — NEC Walks Away From Quantum Hardware
NEC, the company behind the world's first superconducting qubit demonstration in 1999, has halted development of quantum computer hardware — while continuing annealing and quantum-inspired work on conventional machines. Plus: a new record for single-photon flux, and the G7's fresh warning on post-quantum cryptography.
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