Overview

• During his GTC Paris keynote, Jensen Huang said quantum computing is at an inflection point and predicted qubit machines will tackle real-world problems in the coming years.
• Nvidia has promoted its Cuda Q hybrid quantum-classical platform to integrate existing supercomputers with emerging qubit systems.
• IonQ’s $1.1 billion purchase of Oxford Ionics strengthened its competitive stance and led to a 3.7 percent gain in its premarket share price.
• Quantum computing stocks rallied before market open after Huang’s remarks, with Rigetti up 4.5 percent and IonQ 3.7 percent.
• Late last year, Google unveiled its Willow quantum chip with a breakthrough in error correction, underscoring rapid advances in qubit technology.