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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Q-CTRL reports up to 3,000× speedup in quantum simulations, but IBM-dependent delivery raises questions
Automates everything from quantum-circuit generation to placement on IBM quantum processors and error suppression for materials and chemistry research.
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IBM expands Qiskit compiler foundation in v2.6, intensifying competition with Classiq
IBM has released Qiskit SDK v2.6. It enables custom compiler paths via a C API, QPY circuit serialization, and custom quantum operations.
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IBM extends Qiskit to Fortran, C++, and Julia via C API for quantum–HPC integration
IBM introduced a mechanism to call Qiskit’s Rust core directly via the C API, enabling integration of quantum processing into existing HPC and scientific computing code.
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IBM opens error-mitigation ‘black box’ with directed execution, unifying mitigation and QEC
IBM Quantum announced a new execution model, directed execution. The new primitive, Executor, lets clients inspect and modify error mitigation and circuit randomization from the client side.
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Q-CTRL’s Fire Opal supports IBM Nighthawk R2, runs 60‑qubit circuit in 23s
Q-CTRL’s error‑suppression software Fire Opal now supports IBM Quantum Nighthawk. In a 60‑qubit fermionic simulation it reported roughly a 12× speedup versus previous hardware.
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IBM combines error mitigation and QEC, reports ~10× effective gate error reduction on 64 logical qubits
IBM announced a technical approach that continuously combines quantum error mitigation and quantum error correction. In a spacetime-code demonstration, it improved effective gate error rates by roughly tenfold.
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IBM releases Qiskit Fermions, open-source compiler tools for fermionic systems
A Qiskit tool that delays mapping to qubits to retain fermionic structure during compilation — aiding optimization of qubit circuits — has been released.
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JIJ releases Qamomile v0.14.0 with resource estimation and multi‑SDK conversion
JIJ has released Qamomile v0.14.0. The update enables resource estimation and conversion/execution to multiple SDKs from the same quantum program.
