Overview

• At GTC Paris, Jensen Huang announced that quantum computing is reaching an inflection point and will tackle real-world problems within years
• Shares in Quantum Computing Inc., Rigetti Computing and IonQ rose about 12%, 7% and 5% respectively in premarket trading following Huang’s keynote
• IonQ’s acquisition of Oxford Ionics for $1.1 billion marks a major consolidation move that highlights growing investor confidence
• Nvidia promoted its hybrid quantum-classical Cuda Q platform and said its Grace Blackwell 200 chip will accelerate the company’s full quantum algorithm stack
• Industry advances such as Google’s Willow quantum chip breakthrough in error correction are seen as critical steps toward reliable, large-scale quantum systems