Japan's AIST partners with QuEra Computing for $41M to develop hybrid quantum-classical computing platform.

Japan's AIST partners with QuEra Computing in a $41M deal to develop a hybrid quantum-classical computing platform using QuEra's 256-qubit quantum computer and AIST's Nvidia-based ABCI-Q supercomputer. The collaboration aims to create a platform for high-fidelity simulations and quantum AI applications, leveraging QuEra's neutral-atom technology and AIST's supercomputer resources.