Who Really Wins If Photonics Wins
The photonic bet is a manufacturing bet. Which means the winners, if it pays off, are decided layer by layer, and most of them…
Who Really Wins If Trapped Ions Win
Trapped-ion quantum computing has no single chokepoint like the dilution refrigerator. It has a contested one, and most of it sits in Europe while…
Who Wins If Superconducting Wins
A refrigerator company just signed a decade-long contract for helium mined on the Moon. Here is what the superconducting supply chain looks like layer…
How to Read a Quantum Patent Portfolio in Diligence
A patent count is the easiest number in a quantum pitch deck to produce and close to the least informative. Here is what to…
How to Read a Quantum Benchmark
Vendor benchmark numbers are usually accurate and rarely comparable. A field guide to what quantum volume, algorithmic qubits, XEB and CLOPS measure, and what…
Quantum Machine Learning: Where It Might Pay Off
Most quantum machine learning claims have shrunk under fair comparison. A few have not. Here is what the evidence supports, and where the payoff…
Quantum Computing in Finance: What Has a Deadline and What Does Not
Quantum work in finance splits into two programs with different evidence, different owners and different urgency. A field guide to funding both correctly.
The Diligence Questions Behind Quantum Commercialization Claims
Quantum ventures attract two bad reflexes: reflexive dismissal and reflexive enthusiasm. Both skip the same checks. Here is what an investor can actually verify…
A Map of Quantum Computing Modalities
Qubit counts are not comparable across platforms. A framework that separates the computational models from the physical carriers, and identifies which numbers actually differentiate…