August 8, 2026 — Weekly Recap: Quantum's Advantage Claim and a $1.8 Billion Bet
The week that was: IBM stakes a claim to a quantum 'advantage era' as critics question the framing, IonQ and D-Wave post record bookings alongside record losses, and Washington and Shanghai both race to lock in quantum funding and IPO pipelines. Plus the under-the-radar stories on IonQ's space division, Xanadu's capital raise, and Pasqal's SPAC clearing the SEC.
IBM claims quantum advantage era with 3 new papers — Phys.org
IonQ Raises 2026 Revenue Outlook After Record Quarter — The Quantum Insider
D-Wave's New Qubit Gate Cuts Error Rates by 10x — The Quantum Insider
Multi-Team QEC Advances…
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