JIJ releases SQOA solver to handle more variables than qubits, raising questions over IBM-dependent delivery model
JIJ has released a quantum–classical hybrid optimization solver that can handle decision variables exceeding the number of qubits.
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D-Wave boosts Stride hybrid solver, achieves average TSP error within 0.02% for up to 10,000 nodes
D-Wave updated the core algorithm of its Stride hybrid solver and began offering the improved version on the Leap quantum cloud. In internal comparisons on problems such as the traveling salesman problem, it reported improvements in solution quality and solve time.
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IonQ partners with Connecticut’s QuantumCT to provide 150+ hours of quantum cloud access
QuantumCT has secured access to IonQ’s quantum computing resources and will provide them to universities, research institutions, startups, and companies across Connecticut.
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FAU reports 91.90% lung‑cancer prediction on D‑Wave hardware, no proven edge over classical methods
FAU compared methods for predicting lung cancer from limited symptom and risk‑factor data; a D‑Wave hardware method achieved 91.90% accuracy.
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D-Wave partners with LG CNS to advance quantum optimization; solver choice and vendor dependence remain concerns
D-Wave and LG CNS will collaborate to develop and deploy enterprise optimization applications using quantum annealing.
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QCi unveils Dirac-3S optical optimizer for ~10,000 variables, practicality questioned
Quantum Computing Inc. announced an expanded version of Dirac-3. It increases the problem size to 9,980 variables and claims to outperform classical methods on the standard max‑clique benchmark.
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D-Wave extends multi‑year manufacturing deal with IonQ‑owned SkyWater, highlighting shared quantum foundry infrastructure
D-Wave and SkyWater have signed a multi‑year agreement to continue developing and manufacturing specialized semiconductor processes for superconducting quantum processors.
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Fixstars Amplify releases Amplify‑BBOpt v1.3, speeds up black‑box optimization computation
Updated Factorization Machine internals and sped up surrogate‑model search, slimming the library and shortening processing time.
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D-Wave partners with University of Arkansas on supply-chain optimization, expanding retail and logistics ties
D-Wave and the University of Arkansas research center have established a research and education initiative targeting supply-chain challenges in retail, transportation, and defense.
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Classiq and INGL apply QAOA to natural-gas transport; IonQ run finds viable candidates, QUBO conversion remains challenging
They built a quantum–classical hybrid workflow to search operational configurations of a natural-gas network and ran a reduced-size problem on IonQ Forte‑1.
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IonQ, ORNL, NVIDIA and University of Tennessee use generative AI to produce quantum optimization circuits, keeping search time ≈28s
IonQ, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), NVIDIA and the University of Tennessee validated DQAOA-GPT, a method that uses generative AI to directly generate quantum optimization circuits. In GPU simulations, it suppressed the increase in circuit search time as subproblem size grew.
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Q-CTRL expands Fire Opal with constrained QAOA, Pauli twirling and compiler control
Q-CTRL updated its quantum infrastructure software Fire Opal, adding constrained optimization, Pauli twirling to reduce residual errors, and a compiler option to suppress approximations.
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Fixstars Amplify SDK v1.7 speeds formulation up to 30× and cuts memory use up to 80%
The latest version of the optimization development environment Fixstars Amplify SDK has been released. Fixstars says it reduces memory consumption by up to 80% and speeds formulation up to 30× compared with the previous version.
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Fixstars Amplify releases Amplify AE 1.3, boosting GPU-annealing solver for complex constraints
Improves solving performance for combinatorial optimization problems with complex constraints, targeting applications such as workforce scheduling and production planning.
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NTT DOCOMO deploys second D-Wave‑powered network optimization app into production
Optimized TA-Lists spanning multiple areas, reducing location registration signals by 65.3% and paging signals by 7.0% during daily peak periods.
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IBM expands QOBLIB benchmark, aggregating over 2,000 optimization submissions
QOBLIB, which compares quantum and classical optimization methods under common conditions, has been expanded through a published paper and the launch of a dedicated website.
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Davidson and Strangeworks launch PoC comparing classical, quantum‑inspired and quantum optimization for defense
They will begin a joint proof of concept comparing classical computing, quantum‑inspired computing, and quantum computing for defense logistics, resource allocation and related decisions.
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Eaton selects Infleqtion for U.S. grid resilience study comparing quantum and classical methods
Infleqtion will join a multi-year program applying quantum computing to U.S. grid contingency analysis. Eaton will lead the effort, comparing quantum and classical approaches and estimating required resources.
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JIJ releases JijModeling 2.6 and 2.7, citing Flat AST improvements to compile performance
JIJ has published versions 2.6 and 2.7 of its mathematical optimization modeling tool JijModeling 2, improving processing speed, memory efficiency, and debugging support.
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Fixstars Amplify SDK adds support for Fujitsu superconducting quantum computer System F
Adds OqtopusClient to Amplify Quantum 1.3, enabling use of “System F” on ABCI‑Q from existing Amplify SDK code.
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JIJ launches JijZept Solver v4 beta to improve finding feasible solutions
JIJ has released a new version of its mathematical optimization solver to existing JijZept users and early partners. The redesign of the search engine strengthens handling of problems with complex constraints.
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Nauticus Robotics and Strangeworks to collaborate on AI‑optimized undersea fiber sensing deployment
They will combine autonomous undersea robots with Strangeworks’ Aura optimization platform to explore efficient deployment of sensing networks for protecting marine infrastructure.
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JIJ raises about ¥840 million to boost AI optimization platform and quantum–classical middleware
JIJ has raised approximately ¥840 million through a third‑party allocation of shares. The funds will be used to expand its mathematical optimization business, advance “JijZept AI”, develop middleware for gate‑model quantum computing, and support overseas expansion.
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planqc, Saarland University, BMW and Infineon win €2.3M for hybrid quantum-classical industrial optimization study
planqc, Saarland University, BMW and Infineon have launched an industrial optimization research project that combines quantum-driven problem reduction with classical algorithms.
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Strangeworks unveils Aura, an enterprise optimization system
Strangeworks announced an enterprise optimization system that supports everything from modeling business problems to selecting compute resources and deploying and improving decision systems.
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Fixstars Amplify adds IonQ quantum simulator to standard machines, plans paid hardware access
Fixstars Amplify has added IonQ’s quantum simulator to its standard machines and begun offering it for free. Paid access to IonQ hardware will be rolled out as a paid plan in the future.
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Infleqtion to deploy neutral‑atom quantum computer Sqale in Illinois in 2027
Infleqtion plans to deploy Sqale—a neutral‑atom system aiming to demonstrate over 50 logical qubits—at IQMP and pursue quantum optimization applications for the power grid.
