August 26, 2026 — Dead and Alive: Quantum Computing's Credibility Gap
Bloomberg's Mark Bergen asks whether quantum computing is finally arriving or still running on hype — real fidelity gains from Quantinuum and IonQ and bold timelines from Scott Aaronson and DARPA collide with sky-high valuations and short-seller scrutiny of IonQ. Plus: NIST's detector breakthrough, Sweden's national quantum strategy, D-Wave's CFO transition, IonQ's energy-efficiency claims, and a fresh lattice-vs-hash encryption debate.
Linked sources: The Dream of Quantum Computing Is Both Dead and Alive — Bloomberg
Shtetl-Optimized — Scott Aaronson
NIST 100x SNSPD Scaling — Quantum…
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