Intel Acquires Classiq for $2.2 Billion in Largest Quantum Computing Deal Ever
Intel’s acquisition of Classiq creates a full-stack quantum computing platform and sets an industry record.
Intel’s acquisition of Classiq creates a full-stack quantum computing platform and sets an industry record.
New error-correction result of 99.9995% fidelity puts Quantinuum closer to commercial fault-tolerant quantum computers by 2029.
IonQ agrees to acquire cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3 billion to combine quantum security tools with Zero Trust technology.
The company says real-time quantum error decoding can run in the background on commodity hardware instead of custom FPGA, GPU, or ASIC farms.
D-Wave, Rigetti and Quantinuum each secure $100M in CHIPS funding. The U.S. takes small equity stakes. IonQ adds an $8.18M security deal and raises 2026 guidance.
IonQ stock rose on strong results while D-Wave shares dropped after missing revenue forecasts, despite a 1,120% bookings surge in H1 2026.