Quantum Computing 2026 Update

Quantum computing annual review. Plus, as this is the tenth such video, reflections on developments over the past decade. All previous updates can be found in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2m2YvnrOYxIZ5ThTsTov6h2YSGzFHYul REFERENCES (a few omitted as the description box is too short) INTRO IBM Wafer Foundry: https://newsroom.ibm.com/ibm-and-u-s-department-of-commerce-announce-americas-first-purpose-built-quantum-foundry Google cryptography -- listed later Atom Computing error correction -- listed later IBM $10bn investment: https://newsroom.ibm.com/2026-06-02-ibm-commits-more-than-10-billion-to-quantum-computing,-funding-its-roadmap-from-todays-leading-systems-to-the-worlds-first-fault-tolerant-quantum-computers QUBIT EVOLUTION Google Willow: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/ IBM fault-tolerance: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/large-scale-ftqc PsiQuantum Omega: https://www.psiquantum.com/news-import/omega PsiQuantum Australia: https://www.psiquantum.com/news-import/psiquantum-breaks-ground-in-australia-on-site-of-worlds-first-utility-scale-quantum-computer Google neutral atom: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/research/neutral-atom-quantum-computers/ Atom Computing error correction: https://atom-computing.com/atom-computing-reveals-quantum-error-correction-with-toric-code/ QuEra roadmap: https://www.quera.com/our-quantum-roadmap IonQ technology: https://www.ionq.com/technology Quantiniuum fault tolerance: https://www.quantinuum.com/blog/quantinuum-overcomes-last-major-hurdle-to-deliver-scalable-universal-fault-tolerant-quantum-computers-by-2029# Microsoft Majorana 2: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/majorana-2-microsoft-discovery-agentic-ai/ D-Wave 1st sale: https://phys.org/news/2011-06-d-wave-commercial-quantum.html D-Wave buys Quantum Circuits: https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/d-wave-completes-acquisition-of-quantum-circuits/ D-WAVE gate based roadmap: https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/d-wave-charts-a-new-course-to-fault-tolerant-quantum-computing-with-gate-model-roadmap/ 10 YEARS OF QUANTUM CLOUD Xanadu IPO: https://www.xanadu.ai/press/xanadu-becomes-first-pure-play-photonic-quantum-computing-company-to-go-public Quantinuum IPO: https://thequantuminsider.com/2026/06/04/quantinuum-to-debut-on-nasdaq-after-raising-1-68-billion-in-ipo/ Amazon Bracket providers: https://aws.amazon.com/braket/quantum-computers/ Azure quantum providers: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/quantum/qc-target-list Google Cirq hardware: https://quantumai.google/cirq/hardware IBM Qiskit: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/qiskit Microsoft development kit: https://quantum.microsoft.com/en-us/tools/microsoft-quantum-development-kit Google Cirq: https://quantumai.google/cirq QUANTUM APPLICATIONS MIT on IBM simulation: https://www.technologyreview.com/2017/09/13/149180/ibm-has-used-its-quantum-computer-to-simulate-a-molecule-heres-why-thats-big-news/ Microsoft quantum: https://quantum.microsoft.com/ Microsoft Azure Quantum Elements, 2023: https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/azure-quantum-elements-chemistry-materials-science/ IBM realizing Feyman’s vision: https://www.ibm.com/quantum/blog/qcsc-reference-architecture IonQ chemistry: https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-quantum-computing-achieves-greater-accuracy-simulating-complex-chemical McKinsey Chemistry: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-technology/our-insights/solving-chemistrys-toughest-problems-the-quantum-computing-advantage OECD report: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/building-business-readiness-for-quantum-computing_ee847e5f-en.html Improving batteries: https://planqc.eu/solutions/case-studies/basiq Quantum Australia logistics: https://www.quantum-australia.com/use-cases/quantum-computing-for-optimising-logistics-and-transportation POST QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY Google blog: https://research.google/blog/safeguarding-cryptocurrency-by-disclosing-quantum-vulnerabilities-responsibly/ Google PQC timeline: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/cryptography-migration-timeline/ NIST on PQC, 2023: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum-resistant-cryptographic-algorithms NSCS on PQC, 2026: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/preparing-for-post-quantum-threat More videos on computing and related topics can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers And more videos on film and other making, plus retro tech, can be found on my Christopher Barnatt channel: http://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherBarnatt Chapters: 00:00 Titles & Intro 02:14 Qubit Evolution 04:35 Qubit Technologies 09:06 10 Years of Quantum Cloud 11:53 Quantum Applications 15:09 Post-Quantum Cryptography 16:39 Quantum Momentum #quantum #computing #QaaS #FTQC #PQC #ExplainingComputers