August 14, 2026 — Oracle Bets on Quantinuum: Cloud Quantum's Real Test
Quantinuum's first earnings report as a public company landed alongside a multiyear Oracle Cloud Infrastructure partnership, sending shares up roughly 22% and raising the question of whether quantum-as-a-cloud-service is the model that wins. Also today: Infleqtion's record quarter and CHIPS Act letter of intent, a Nature Physics paper on efficient quantum state preparation, Diraq's workforce argument, a new Rigetti-PSC testbed, New York's $60M quantum hub RFP, and a claimed TRON post-quantum milestone.
Oracle deal lifts bookings outlook as Quantinuum stock surges — The Crypto Basic
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