Welcome to this edition of Qubit/TIDBIT from GooglyTech!

The pairing of big industry leaders with innovative quantum startups to jointly work on solutions is very exciting to see. This week we write about some of those stories in this issue -

• Battery Simulation Use-case for Automotive Industry - Volkswagen and Xanadu
• Computational Fluid Dynamics - A Classiq Rolls-Royce Story
• Where AI meets Quantum - Multiverse Mila Partnership
• How to Sell and Use Quantum - D-Wave on Braket
• Classiq and QuantrolOX Funding News

Volkswagen and Xanadu are partnering to use quantum computing expertise to simulate battery material and develop next-generation solutions that are safer and more cost-effective.

Volkswagen’s investment in Quantum Computing technology partnership to drive battery advantages not only underscores the competitive automotive landscape, but also the computational promise inherent in quantum technology to derive exponential returns.

“Working together with cutting-edge companies like Xanadu is like hopping on a speed boat heading ... 

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Rolls-Royce is partnering with Classiq to drive advancements in Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using Classiq’s quantum algorithms. Not surprisingly, this long-term partnership effort will follow a hybrid model, combining quantum and classical computing techniques.

CFD is “key to improving advanced equipment design.” One specific area of focus would the quantum HHL algorithm, which is optimal to solving a linear set of equations. A big benefit of HHL is that it can be used in a hybrid classical/quantum computer implementation. Realistically, hybrid approach will continue to be the model for the future ... 

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Mila is the kind of organization that brings strong credentials to Canada’s leadership in AI and as a hub for talent related to next generation technologies. Mila is a non-profit AI-research organization with over 1000 researchers specializing in AI and Machine Learning.

Founded by Professor Yoshua Bengio, Mila has lineage in Université de Montréal and McGill University, along with Polytechnique Montréal and HEC Montréal. Mila does development work with industry partners and technology transfer to enable innovative solutions for problems in different markets ...

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Acceleration of Quantum Computing use will require adopting mainstream practices around technology purchase and usage. In a previous article, we wrote about the rolling out of first commercial quantum computers in colocation datacenter – an effort to make it easy for customers to use and adopt quantum computing.

This week, D-Wave announced the launch of 4 offerings in the AWS Marketplace in another example of adopting mainstream practice to sell and utilize quantum computing. “By launching in AWS Marketplace, we’re introducing our quantum computing service to AWS customers, enabling them to quickly and easily start deriving business value from quantum computing, today,” says Mark Snedeker, senior vice president of growth at D-Wave.

Specific details of the four offerings are ...

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QuantrolOX, a Quantum Computing spin-off from Oxford University, UK, has picked up €2.5 million in grant money from European Innovation Council (EIC) with another €8 million available from ... 

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Quantum computing software startup Classiq has extended its Series B funding round by an additional $13 million. This new investment comes from Canadian-Israeli venture capital firm Awz Ventures. Previously it had ... 

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