August 6, 2026 — Microsoft's Quantum Chief Doesn't Care Who Doubts Him
IonQ posts a record quarter and raises guidance, D-Wave claims a tenfold path to lower quantum error rates, NIST sends entangled photons across ordinary internet fiber, and DARPA turns its attention to quantum manufacturing. Then: Microsoft's Chetan Nayak says he doesn't care that much of physics doubts his topological qubit claims — we dig into why, and what's actually at stake.
IonQ Q2 2026 earnings — IonQ Investor Relations
IonQ earnings coverage — BigGo Finance
D-Wave's dual-rail entangling gate — D-Wave (Business Wire)
D-Wave Nature paper details — HPCwire
Entangled photons across 62km…
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