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Konaploinks Konaploinks 7 hours ago
Let the takeover wars begin.
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 8 hours ago
Good question Mr Hathaway. Michael was one of IonQ’s first investors along with Marc Benioff and Bill Gates. I follow the leaders. Could the 3 Amigos be planning a buyout? A Hui? Keeping the Gov. regulators like Elizabeth off) Is it already set in stone once a certain milestone is reached? I would think so , imo from the start. But that leaves a lot of the others in the “ billionaires boys club” left out. 😲 Elon , Sam, Zuk, Tim, Larry, Jensen, Sundar, Andy, and Sataya.. Will they all sit idly by and watch this happen ? I think not. They’re all about to get down and grovel in the gravel. Imo. Let the takeover wars begin. I’ve got my Long Island Iced Tea chillin on the Big Island sittin at Huggo’s on the Rocks watching the Kona sun set and waiting on the “ Green Flash” Ain’t nothing like Kona. Keep your eye on.
Ionq
Ps I think a whole lot of IonQ investors are going to be right here with me soon. Aloha! And good luck!
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Mr. Hathaway Mr. Hathaway 9 hours ago
Wonder if Dell will mention IONQ at its earnings Nov 26
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 17 hours ago
You’re welcome UK. I hope everyone reads it. New and old.😎🤙
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uksausage uksausage 20 hours ago
Thanks for posting this "homework"
Very useful especially the comparison with other types of quantum computers
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 20 hours ago
NEWBIE HOMEWORK
Me. …Every investor should read this as many times as necessary until you get it. Then you can relax and go to the beach. Go snorkeling at Kahaluu State Beach Park with the turtles there. Sip on a Maitai while having lunch at Huggo’s Then have dinner at Kai eats and drinks while watching the Kona sunset sink beneath Kailua Bay . Keep your eye on IonQ.

IonQ is building universal quantum computers based on trapped ion technology. This is an easy enough sentence to read, but a much harder one to understand! What are universal quantum computers, anyway? What are trapped ion quantum computers? How can you evaluate ours against others? What will they be used for?

We hope this primer will help you begin to answer some of these basic questions about quantum computers, and leave you better-prepared to understand and further investigate this world-changing technology.

How quantum computers compute
The easiest way to explain quantum computers is to use classical computers — the kind you’re reading this on — as a reference point. First, a potentially-surprising statement: even though classical computing has given us the most spectacular wave of technological innovation in human history, there are certain problems that it will never be able to solve.

It’s not an issue of power, it’s an issue of how classical computers do their calculations in the first place — even if Moore’s Law continues for another thousand years, they will still be no closer to modeling complex chemical interactions, optimizing delivery routes, and a variety of other problems.

Many of these problems have a similar quality: combinatorial explosion, where there are many different variables that all have to be weighed against each other to find an optimal solution. The time (or memory) needed to solve these grow exponentially as the number of variables increase, and this exponential explosion can rapidly overwhelm today's computers, which have to either guess-and-check every possible combination in turn (which could take billions of years), or else resort to imperfect and expensive approximations.

Quantum computers, on the other hand, have access to an entirely different kind of computational system which has the ability to solve these kinds of problems in far fewer steps, without having to try every solution sequentially. That computational system is quantum mechanics, the complex math that describes how atoms and other tiny particles behave and interact.

In a classical computer, we use bits, normally represented by small amounts of electrical current and combined via special gates (normally created with transistors) to perform calculations. Quantum computers have analogues to both of these concepts: classical bits become quantum bits, or qubits for short, and classical logic gates become quantum logic gates, which allow us to take advantage of quantum systems’ most powerful (and unintuitive) properties: superposition and entanglement.

We’ll start with the qubits. In a classical computer, a bit can either be a zero or a one; these are the only two options. Thanks to superposition, qubits can be a zero, a one, or a complex combination of both. You might hear this described as “zero and one at the same time.” This is a useful way to think about what’s going on, but it’s not quite right. It’s also not quite wrong. Superposition just doesn’t have a direct analogue in the non-quantum world; and it’s hard to explain exactly why without a longer explanation about quantum physics — one too long for this primer to cover. The important part is that it makes qubits far more powerful in their ability to store and calculate information than classical bits.

To make many qubits work together to solve a problem, we have to entangle them, using a different kind of quantum logic gate. Once entangled, the two qubits can no longer be described independently; in fact, for every additional qubit you entangle, you need an exponentially-increasing amount of information to completely describe the state of the system. This isn’t the same as saying entanglement allows you to store or process an exponential amount of computationally-useful information; again, it’s a little more complicated than that, and the reason why involves a long trip into the emergent field known as quantum information theory.

What entanglement does allow is the creation of immense computational power — power that dramatically outstrips classical computers — with relatively few qubits. With even 60 or so high-quality qubits, you could run certain algorithms in minutes that would take the world’s largest supercomputer billions of years.

There are many ways to make, control, and entangle a qubit. The most commonly-known of these is the “superconducting” approach, where synthetic qubits are made using solid-state fabrication, similar to classical computer chips, cooled to extremely low temperatures, and controlled via microwave pulses. In recent months, advances using this method from companies like Google, IBM and others have grabbed headlines.

We use a different approach, using actual atoms as qubits. Our atomic qubits are ionized, trapped in 3D space by electromagnetic forces, and manipulated and entangled via lasers. We believe it offers several distinct advantages to solid-state and other less-well-known approaches, such as neutral atoms and spin dot qubits, and has the ability to be the lowest-error, most-powerful quantum computing platform in the market.

Judging the power of quantum computers
By now, you’ve hopefully got a sense of what a quantum computer is, what it does, and how many different ways there are to make one. Because these approaches are so different, comparing the power and ability of these systems can be challenging.

One common method for evaluating the power of quantum computers is to count qubits. Qubits are at the heart of every quantum computer, and so it seems like a reasonable approach, but it’s not actually very effective in giving a complete picture of those qubits’ ability to perform meaningful calculations.

Imagine comparing railroads solely on the number of miles of track they own. There are a number of other factors, such as where the railroad track runs, the freight volume, the level of interconnectedness and how much of the track is in good repair. Depending on the topology, it wouldn’t take many closed bridges in key locations to split the rail system in two, or even bring the whole operation to a standstill.

The same is true with quantum computers. To realistically judge a quantum computer’s power, we have to ask other questions about the qubits and the system as a whole; about quality, connectivity, coherence, and more. The complete list of possible questions is long, but we think these five get at most of the important information:

1. What is the qubits’ coherence time?
Coherence time is a measurement of how long a qubit can maintain its complex quantum state — essentially, a qubit’s lifespan. When a qubit is set up in some quantum mechanical state and left alone, how long before that state decays?

If we were able to keep a qubit perfectly isolated from its surrounding environment, it could theoretically hold its state forever. But, in practice, even the slightest perturbation will collapse this delicate quantum state and ruin the computation entirely. It’s a matter of when, not if, and how long it takes is directly related to how well-isolated the qubit is. In a trapped-ion system, like IonQ’s, coherence time is usually measured in seconds to minutes; in solid state systems, it’s microseconds to milliseconds.

Coherence time matters for quantum computation not only as a way to understand how well-isolated the qubits are, but also as the total budget for computation. You have to complete all of your quantum operations before the qubits decohere and lose their information, so the longer the coherence time, the greater the capacity for long, complex algorithms, and the more valuable the computer is.

2. What is the qubits’ connectivity?
Connectivity in this case means the qubits’ ability to “talk” to each other via an entangling gate. In trapped ion systems, we have what’s called “complete” connectivity: any pair of qubits can make a gate in a single operation. In other technologies, such as superconducting quantum computers, only physically adjacent qubits can do so without using other qubits as intermediaries, introducing error and overhead that can reduce accuracy and computational power.

3. How identical are your qubits?
Qubits must be as identical as possible. When scaling a quantum computer past a trivial number of qubits, building reliable interactions between them becomes enormously difficult if they aren’t. If their resonant frequencies (or anything else!) are even slightly different, the calibration and tuning of each qubit and the way it interacts with every other qubit in the system quickly becomes a nightmare. In solid-state systems, even the slightest error in manufacturing one of their synthetic atoms can create immense issues. The trapped ion approach, however, uses actual atoms, making them inherently perfect and perfectly identical.

4. What is the gate fidelity?
Gate fidelity determines how many gates you can run in the first place, and that determines the size of the algorithms you can run. Like classical computers, logic gates are the basic building blocks of an algorithm. But unlike classical computers, quantum gates aren’t perfect yet, and the errors add up fast.

You’ll sometimes see these errors reported directly, as gate error rate, or you may see a metric called fidelity, which is the inverse of the error rate — a 1% gate error rate equals 99% fidelity, 0.5% error means 99.5% fidelity, and so-on. They answer the same question: when you perform a gate, how close is the end state to your desired state?

Error Rate

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4 +- .004

512 +- 4

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4 +- .20

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20%

4 +- .80

512 +- 426

Critically, these errors compound as the size of the algorithm grows and more gates are performed (as seen above). As error rate increases, the depth of calculation becomes limited, and it’s not long before you have a nearly useless answer. It’s great to have lots of qubits, but if they have poor gate fidelity, your quantum computer isn’t very powerful. As you add qubits, you must improve gate fidelity to make it useful.

You might have heard about an error corrected qubit or logical qubit. These zero-error qubits are created by combining a number of physical qubits into a single "logical" qubit — how many depends on the fidelity of these physical qubits, so fidelity is still important — using complex error-correction algorithms. While these are likely the future of quantum computation, no one has been able to create one in hardware yet. Many great minds in academia, industry, and within IonQ itself are working on achieving this next great milestone.

5. How many qubits are there?
Finally, we can count qubits. Only when qubits are identical, with good coherence times and gate fidelities, does adding qubits make a quantum computer more powerful. In fact, it exponentially increases the computational power — every time you add a qubit, the computational system doubles in size. This allows us, in a sense, to extend Moore’s Law by adding only a single qubit a year. At IonQ, our goal is to double the number of qubits every year, producing a doubly-exponential growth in computing power.

Put together, this leads to a Quantum Goldilocks Rule:

A large number of qubits isn’t useful if the qubits are of low fidelity (and limited gate depth).

A small number of qubits with high fidelity isn’t useful either.

A quantum computer that has a sufficient fidelity to allow at least n x n gates (where n is the number of qubits) is just right.

Game-changing use cases
Once you’ve evaluated those five factors to judge the power of a quantum computer, it’s time to begin to explore the applications that make the most sense to run on it.

The reality is, few systems are powerful enough to address real-world user applications in a way that offers a quantum speedup at all, let alone a commercially meaningful one. But, hardware is progressing fast, and this won’t be true for much longer. The time to find the game-changing applications is now, and many companies have already begun. In 2019, numerous leading companies across a variety of industries began examining highly-complex real-world problems that might be solved with quantum computers. With the availability of quantum computing on the cloud, we believe this number — and the applications they find — will skyrocket.

As quantum computers become more accessible and more powerful, there will be a cultural shift as companies start to envision tackling even more ambitious sets of problems:

Pharmaceutical companies will seek to discover new kinds of drugs, and be able to speed up early-stage development by being able to simulate much more complex compounds, therapies, and interactions.

The agriculture industry could save massive amounts of money—and reduce impact on the climate—by re-tooling the process used to create fertilizer.

Governments could better address climate change by figuring out more efficient ways to capture and remove carbon and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

The fintech industry will leverage quantum technology to develop valuable portfolios based on vast collections of assets with interconnected dependencies. It could also be used to better detect fraud.

Logistics companies will be able to save tremendous amounts of money by optimizing the routes their drivers take. The average driver makes 120 deliveries a day, meaning the total possible combinations he or she takes is a number with 199 digits--larger than how old the Earth is in nanoseconds. It’s estimated the company could save $30 million by figuring out how a single driver can cover one less mile a day. Multiply that across its entire network, and the savings could be staggering.

Quantum hardware companies will even turn the technology inward, using quantum computers to look for better qubits and more efficient quantum algorithms.

We don’t know for certain if quantum computers will be able to handle all of these applications. But the potential is there—if not for these exact problems, then ones like them. And ones we cannot even begin to conceptualize.

Nor do we know precisely when these computers will deliver on their immense promise. But we know they’re going to have a huge impact, and we suspect it’ll be sooner than you might think. Quantum is the natural evolution of computing, and will allow us to address problems we’ve long had to ignore because we didn’t have the power.

Quantum computing is going to give companies new superpowers. It will be a true game changer for entire industries. Sure, we don’t exactly know what those superpowers will be, but even so, would you turn down the opportunity to find out?

[Published by IonQ Staff at IonQ.com on January 18th, 2024]
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doc2016 doc2016 2 days ago
msft is using platform as a service, as in cpaas, internally as corp/business. their msft teams has connect 8x8 which allows low code connections with 8x8 apis to partner 3rd parties, whicch might allow the work of nvidia presenter cognizant to do their thing which seems to be microservices in the workflow to enable a multi agent workflow operation/architecture. they would likely need quantum computing or it 's simulation on classical computers to determine the probabilities for the next sequence/step/microservice to use? in this way the processing of the data helps determine the next step in sequence by it's ai?
or, may wags.
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 2 days ago
Quantum Benchmarking
Understanding Algorithmic Qubits (#AQ)
A benchmark that measures what matters most: a system’s ability to successfully run your target quantum workloads

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Quantum Computers Are Complex, Predicting Their Value Doesn't Have To Be

#AQ is an application based benchmark, which aggregates performance across 6 widely known quantum algorithms that are relevant to the most promising near term quantum use cases: Optimization, Quantum Simulation and Quantum Machine Learning.
orange rectangleOptimization
Problems involving complex routing, sequencing and more
checkmarkAmplitude Estimation
checkmarkMonte Carlo Simulation
blue rectangleQuantum Simulation
Understand the nature of the very small
checkmarkHamiltonian Simulation
checkmarkVariational Quantum Eigensolver
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Quantum Machine Learning
Draw inferences from patterns in data, at scale
checkmarkQuantum Fourier Transform
checkmarkPhase Estimation
These Near Term Quantum Use Cases Are Widely Applicable To Multiple Industry Verticals*

Algorithmic Qubits Diagram
orange circleOptimization
blue circleQuantum Simulation
grey circleQuantum Machine Learning
5 - highest relevance, 1 - lowest relevance
*Based on algorithmic derivatives most commonly used for IonQ industry use cases
Putting #AQ Into Practice

IONQ System
#AQ 25
IonQ Aria
A Single Metric, A Wealth Of Information

A computer's #AQ can reveal how the system will perform against the workloads that are the most valuable to you. #AQ is a summary and analysis of multiple quantum algorithms. Here is what IonQ Aria's #AQ means, from a practical lens.
checkmark6 instances of the most valuable quantum algorithms were run on IonQ Aria
checkmark#AQ Algorithms of up to ~600 entangling gates were run successfully
checkmark#AQ Algorithms were successfully run on up to 25 qubits
checkmarkAlgorithm results were deemed successful if they acheived over 37% Worst Case results fidelity
Predicting Performance Against Your Intended Workloads

All of the information behind the #AQ benchmark can be summarized in a single chart, that provides insight into how a system performs for a particular class of algorithms. By identifying the algorithmic classes you intend to use the system for, you can make a direct prediction about the performance of an algorithm with a specific gate width and gate depth.
#AQ Benchmark on IonQ Aria (Merged) Sep 26, 2022
Translating #AQ to Real World Impact

#AQ 5 Translating AQ to Real World impact H2O
#AQ 4
Simulating H20
Water was simulated on IonQ Harmony, was running at #AQ 4, in 2020. The algorithm used 3 qubits across 3 parameters in the problem set and was able to produce accurate results.
Read Case Study
#AQ 20 Translating AQ to Real World impact Battery
#AQ 20
Simulating Li20
Lithium oxide, a chemical of interest in battery development, was simulated on IonQ Aria, running at #AQ 20, in 2022. The algorithm used 12 qubits across 72 parameters in the problem set and was able to produce accurate results.
Read Case Study

Exponential Growth: Put it into Perspective
A quantum computer’s computational space, represented by the possible qubit states outlined below, doubles every time a single qubit is added to the system. Because #AQ measures a system’s useful qubits, an increase of #AQ 1 represents a doubling of that system’s computational space.

As #AQ increases, the scale becomes hard to wrap your head around. Use the below buttons to compare two #AQ metrics and explore the difference in their computational space represented by the difference in scale between two familiar objects.

Compare The Scale Of The Computational Space
#AQ 1
#AQ 2
#AQ 5
#AQ 10
#AQ 16
#AQ 23
#AQ 30
#AQ 36
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Use the buttons to compare two #AQ metrics

Width Of A Paper Clip
#AQ 1
Width Of A Paper Clip
2 Possible Encoded States
Width Of The Solar System
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Width Of The Solar System
~2 Quadrillion Possible Encoded States
Is ~1 Quadrillion Times
Smaller Than
Qubits vs. Algorithmic Qubits
Every #AQ Is Built With Qubits, But Not All Qubits Result In An #AQ
A system’s qubit count reveals information about the physical structure of the system but does not indicate the quality of the system, which is the largest indicator of utility. For a qubit to contribute to an algorithmic qubit it must be able to run enough gates to successful return useful results across the 6 algorithms in the #AQ definition. This is a high bar to pass and is the reason many system’s #AQ is significantly lower than its physical qubit count.
IonQ Benchmark Beliefs

At IonQ, We Believe Benchmarks Should:

Measure Real World Utility

For most quantum computing users a benchmark will only be as useful as its ability to predict how a quantum computer will perform on a task that has value for them. A focus on real world utility is at the heart of IonQ's approach.

Be Easily Understood

Benchmarks should be a communication tool that can clearly and easily convey information about a complex system. IonQ aims to provide simple benchmarks that aggregate information across a variety of practical measurements.

Test Critical Aspects Of Performance

Any benchmark used at IonQ is designed to measure the full quantum system, including the classical hardware stack, optimization tools, error mitigation techniques, and of course, the quantum gate and measurement operations. We believe this is the way to most accurately represent the performance our customers expect.

Be Easily Verifiable

Benchmarks are only valuable if the cost, time and classical compute resources required for validation are practical. We believe that a precisely defined benchmark, that anyone can run, will provide more utility than a resource intensive, theoretical proof of quantum advantage over classical compute.
Measuring Algorithmic Qubits (#AQ)

Step 1
Define and Run the Algorithms
In defining the #AQ metric, we derive significant inspiration from the recent benchmarking study from the QED-C. Just like the study, we start by defining benchmarks based on instances of several currently popular quantum algorithms.
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Optimization

Problems involving complex routing, sequencing and more
checkmarkAmplitude Estimation
checkmarkMonte Carlo Simulation
Quantum Simulation

Understand the nature of the very small
checkmarkHamiltonian
checkmarkVariational Quantum Eigensolver
Quantum Machine Learning

Problems involving complex routing, sequencing and more
checkmarkQuantum Fourier Transform
checkmarkPhase Estimation
Step 2
Organize And Aggregate The Results
Building upon previous work on volumetric benchmarking, we then represent the success probability of the circuits corresponding to these algorithms as colored circles placed on a 2D plot whose axes are the 'depth' and the 'width' of the circuit corresponding to the algorithm instance.
Chart of Number of 2Q Gates
Step 3
Release Updated Versions Of #AQ
New benchmarking suites should be released regularly, and be identified with an #AQ version number. The #AQ for a particular quantum computer should reference this version number under which the #AQ was evaluated. Ideally, new versions should lead to #AQ values that are consistent with the existing set of benchmarks and not deviate drastically, but new benchmarks will cause differences, and that is the intention - representing the changing needs of customers.
Step Three
#AQ Version 1.0 Definition:

This repository defines circuits corresponding to instances of several quantum algorithms. The AQ.md document in the repository outlines the algorithms that must be run to calculate #AQ.
The circuits are compiled to a basis of CX, Rx, Ry, Rz to count the number of CX gates. For version 1.0, the transpiler in Qiskit version 0.34.2 must be used with these basis gates, with the seed_transpiler option set to 0, and no other options set.
































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IonQ Investor Updates © 2024 IONQ
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IonQ Signs Definitive Agreement to
Acquire the Operating Assets of Qubitekk
Transaction will significantly expand IonQ’s quantum networking
capabilities bringing Qubitekk’s commercial operations, customer
base, executive team and employees to IonQ. Acquisition includes 118
granted quantum networking patents.
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IonQ Announces a Collaboration with
AstraZeneca
IonQ to create a new quantum application development center in
collaboration with AstraZeneca. IonQ will be leveraging the power of
our quantum experts and Astra-Zeneca’s world-class scientists to
develop applications in their innovation BioVentureHub in
Gothenburg, Sweden.
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IonQ Announces a Partnership with Ansys
The partnership is aimed at making simulation accessible to both
quantum experts and non-experts by allowing seamless integration
between Ansys software and IonQ computers.
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IonQ Announces Largest Known 2024 U.S.
Quantum Contract Award of $54.5M
IonQ was selected by the United States Air Force Research Lab
(AFRL) to design, develop, and deliver technology and hardware that
enables the scaling and networking of quantum systems.
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IonQ and the University of Maryland Sign $9M
Partnership To Drive Quantum Innovation
IonQ announced an agreement to expand their partnership to provide
state-of-the-art quantum computing access at the National Quantum
Lab at Maryland (QLab).
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IonQ Demonstrates Remote Ion-Ion
Entanglement
IonQ announced it has achieved the next milestone on the path
towards scaling its quantum systems.
Feb 2024
Milestone 2
Quantum Link Established
(Ion-Ion Interconnect Entanglement)
Milestone 3
Connected QPUs
(Ion-Ion Entanglement)
Milestone 4
Programmatic
Entanglement (Multi-QPU)
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Communication
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Ion-Photon Entanglement
Oct 2024
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As a result, these projections are subject to a high degree of uncertainty and may not be achieved within the time-frames described or at all
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IonQ Announces Partnership with NKT
Photonics
The partnership includes NKT Photonics developing and delivering
three prototype optical subsystems to IonQ in 2025, designed to
support the commercialization of IonQ’s data center-ready quantum
computers – such as IonQ Tempo and future barium-based systems.
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IonQ Announces Partnership with imec
The partnership includes imec developing photonic integrated
circuits and chip-scale ion trap technology. With these ground-
breaking technologies, IonQ aims to reduce overall hardware system
size and cost, increase qubit count, and improve system performance
and scale.
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IonQ Announces a Collaboration with
AstraZeneca
IonQ to create a new quantum application development center in
collaboration with AstraZeneca. IonQ will be leveraging the power of
our quantum experts and Astra-Zeneca’s world-class scientists to
develop applications in their innovation BioVentureHub in
Gothenburg, Sweden.
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The first generation of IonQ’s data center deployable quantum computers, IonQ Forte is the first step to integrating quantum computing into production hybrid compute environments. Built on standard racks, IonQ Forte Enterprise’s installation specs are designed to be met by the typical, modern data center.
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Our Highest Performing Quantum Computer

At #AQ 36, Forte Enterprise will be IonQ’s highest performing quantum computer, when available. Built to tackle larger problems than any other IonQ system, Forte Enterprise is intended to redefine the limits of today’s quantum computers.
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Target #AQ Count ?
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Why Trapped Ion Technology?

Highest Gate Fidelity
Highest Gate Fidelity

Ion qubits have achieved the lowest gate error rate of any quantum technology. Read More
All To All Connectivity
All-To-All Connectivity

Any qubit in the system can be directly entangled with any other qubit. Read More
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IonQ’s trapped ion architecture can be configured to meet various computational demands. Read More
Longest Coherence Times
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Ion qubits have achieved the longest coherence times of any quantum technology. Read More
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qiskit_example.py
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#imports
from braket.circuits import Circuit
from braket.aws import AwsDevice

#hello many worlds
circ = Circuit()
circ.h(1)
circ.cnot(control=1, target=0)

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job = ionq.run(circ, ("my_s3_bucket","my_s3_folder"), shots=100)
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After over 25 years of academic research, IonQ was founded in 2015 by Chris Monroe and Jungsang Kim with $2 million in seed funding from New Enterprise Associates, a license to core technology from the University of Maryland and Duke University, and the goal of taking trapped ion quantum computing out of the lab and into the market. In the following three years, we raised an additional $20 million from GV, Amazon Web Services, and NEA, and built two of the world’s most accurate quantum computers.

In 2019, we raised another $55 million in a round led by Samsung and Mubadala, and announced partnerships with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to make our quantum computers available via the cloud.

In 2020 and 2021, we built additional generations of high performance quantum hardware, added Google Cloud Marketplace to our cloud partner roster and announced a series of collaborations and business partnerships with leading academic and commercial institutions.

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Company Overview

The dawn of the quantum age is here. IonQ is developing quantum computers designed to solve the world’s most complex problems, and transform business, society and the planet for the better.

Founded on more than 25 years of pioneering academic research, IonQ is developing trapped-ion quantum computers, bringing this powerful technology out of the lab and into commercial, industrial, and academic applications. Ionized atoms are the heart of our quantum systems, and as a result, we believe our computers can perform longer, more sophisticated calculations with fewer errors than any quantum computer yet built.

Poised to be the first mover and a leading player in the quantum revolution, IonQ is deeply committed to expanding quantum access to more people in more places. We lead the market with the first and only quantum hardware integrated with all major cloud platforms, quantum programming languages, and quantum software developer kits, empowering people from all walks of life to solve real-world problems and optimization challenges across chemistry, medicine, finance, logistics, and much more.

With a business model aligned to rapid quantum market growth, an unparalleled technological advantage, and a deep history of quantum innovation and leadership, we believe we are well-positioned to lead the way forward as quantum computing changes the world.
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Jack Torrance Jack Torrance 2 days ago
Yeah, the comparison to the dotcom bubble is so stupid. This is a real company with real, actual, groundbreaking technology. And they are under-promising and over-delivering, which is so rare and refreshing for start ups these days.
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 2 days ago
Mahalo ole blue! You get the circle isle tour! I saw Charles mention it day before yesterday and posted about it. I had no idea he was going to do a short segment on it. It was great in the few minutes they had to report on all 4 companies. Just wished Charlie would have talked up our over 600 patents granted or pending worldwide on our trapped ion system. Not to mention our 2 Gov contracts.. totaling 55.5 mil? Was it? Close anyway. But it was a start. Now we just need Maria Bartlomo to interview Peter for about 10 minutes dumbing down quantum like Michio does ( don’t come on with your hair all messed up , 1 shoe untied and 1 side of your shirt untucked with big thick glasses on lol jk ) and we’re off to the races. Go for it Margaret. Call the powers that be at Fox and set it up. Strike while the iron is hot! Lots of free publicity out there on all the business segments on all the networks. Work all of them. Pry your foot in the door. Use Charles segment as a way in. Go IonQ!
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TheDane TheDane 2 days ago
Was there news from Amazon today related to Ionq? I saw something mentioned on another board But there were no specifics.
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TheDane TheDane 2 days ago
I learned from that there is also a quantum ETF called QTUM. It’s also interesting to me that the other stocks on the list they displayed were ones that I own.
Palantir
Super micro
MS*TR
All going gangbusters. People are poopooing this ai and quantum stuff saying it’s a bubble like 1999/2000 dot com bubble. There surely can be over exuberance for technologies and new things but this seems to be based of real stuff happening. These new things are changing the world and creating efficiencies.

Right?

We’ll see what happens.
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Oleblue Oleblue 3 days ago
QUANTUM LEAPS': How quantum computing's 'promise' is being realized

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Jack Torrance Jack Torrance 3 days ago
Nice find. I think pundits and larger investors are starting to clue into the fact that IonQ is the most well-rounded leader in quantum. It's really impressive to see Chapman lead his troops in all aspects of a business, not just the technology side. Business relationships, manufacturing, coding, networking, etc, etc, etc.... This company just gets it, and that is not lost on smarter investors and media types. Any startup can throw a quantum computer design into the mix. But can they actually scale to a successful business? I currently only see IonQ doing that. AND their tech is at the top. What an amazing investment this company is.

Okay, there's my rah-rah-rah comment for the day. Go IonQ !!!
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TheDane TheDane 3 days ago
I just saw this clip from Charles Payne on Fox Business. All about quantum and Ionq was focus as well as E*MCI, P*LTR and another I forgot. No wonder the stick is moving.in link look for the quantum story Nov. 20.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/shows/making-money-with-charles-payne
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doc2016 doc2016 3 days ago
a wild guess, use e=mc2.........the mass being a very granular difference related to nuclear content?

segue with recent news of huge rare earth mineral deposit found in wyoming. a game changer?
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doc2016 doc2016 3 days ago
how to use ionq sim/quantum computing with cuda q?

determine the electrolysis settings to separate the desired rare earth mineral from the others? sequentially ? hardest to separate or easiest first and the subsequent order of workload minus extraction?

use the ip of alcoa elysis?

what is a rare earth mineral and are they related?
gemini ai says, "how are rare earth minerals related?



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Rare earth minerals are related in several ways:

1. Chemical Properties

Lanthanide Series: Most rare earth minerals belong to the lanthanide series, a group of 15 elements with atomic numbers 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (lutetium).  
Similar Properties: These elements share similar chemical properties, making them difficult to separate from each other. They are often found together in the same ore deposits.  
Scandium and Yttrium: Scandium (atomic number 21) and yttrium (atomic number 39) are also considered rare earth elements due to their similar chemical properties and occurrence in the same ores.  
2. Geological Occurrence

Found Together: Rare earth minerals are typically found together in the same geological formations.
Specific Minerals: They occur in various minerals, including bastnäsite, monazite, and xenotime.  
Rarely Found in Pure Form: They are rarely found in their pure elemental form and require complex processing to extract and separate them.  
3. Applications

Similar Uses: Due to their unique magnetic, luminescent, and electrochemical properties, rare earth minerals have many overlapping applications in:
Magnets: Used in high-strength magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines, and electronics.  
Phosphors: Used in displays, lighting, and medical imaging.  
Catalysts: Used in various industrial processes, including petroleum refining and automotive catalytic converters.  
Batteries: Used in rechargeable batteries for hybrid vehicles and consumer electronics.  
4. Supply and Geopolitics

China's Dominance: China is the world's leading producer and processor of rare earth minerals, which has raised concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities and geopolitical implications.  
Critical Minerals: Rare earth minerals are considered critical minerals by many countries due to their importance in various technologies and industries.  
5. Environmental Considerations

Mining and Processing: The mining and processing of rare earth minerals can have environmental impacts, including habitat disruption and the generation of radioactive waste.  
Recycling and Sustainable Practices: Efforts are underway to develop more sustainable mining practices and to recycle rare earth minerals from end-of-life products.  
In Summary

Rare earth minerals are related through their chemical properties, geological occurrence, applications, supply chain dynamics, and environmental considerations. They are a group of elements with unique characteristics that make them essential for various technologies and industries, but their supply and environmental impact are subjects of ongoing concern and research.

 


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Konaploinks Konaploinks 3 days ago
Yo Doc! Are you at the SC 24 conference in Atlanta? Or is anyone else?
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doc2016 doc2016 3 days ago
gemini ai says it better than me......that's what it's for? lol:
"cuda-q and ionq quantum simulation to inference dna sequence with google alpha fold3 for syncon creation of dna/rna/protein treatment?



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This is a really fascinating and complex question that explores the cutting edge of how quantum computing, AI, and biotechnology might converge!

Here's a breakdown of the different components and their potential interplay:

1. CUDA-Q and IonQ Quantum Simulation

CUDA-Q: Nvidia's CUDA-Q is a platform designed to accelerate quantum computing workloads. It provides tools and libraries for developers to write quantum algorithms and run them on GPUs and quantum processors, including those from IonQ.
IonQ Quantum Computers: IonQ builds trapped-ion quantum computers, which are a leading type of quantum computer with high qubit fidelity and long coherence times.
Quantum Simulation: Together, CUDA-Q and IonQ's quantum computers could be used to perform quantum simulations of biological molecules, such as DNA, RNA, and proteins. These simulations could provide insights into the behavior and interactions of these molecules at the atomic level.
2. Google AlphaFold3 and DNA Sequence Inference

AlphaFold3: Google's AlphaFold3 is a powerful AI model that can predict the 3D structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences. It has revolutionized protein folding prediction.
DNA Sequence Inference: While AlphaFold3 primarily focuses on proteins, it's conceivable that similar AI models could be developed or adapted to infer information about DNA or RNA sequences based on their structure or other properties. This could involve predicting gene function, identifying potential mutations, or understanding how DNA interacts with other molecules.
3. SynCon Creation of DNA/RNA/Protein Treatments

SynCon (Synthetic Consensus) Vaccine Design: SynCon is a vaccine design approach that involves creating a synthetic version of a virus's genetic sequence that represents a "consensus" among various strains, aiming to provide broader protection against different variants.
DNA/RNA/Protein Treatments: SynCon could potentially be extended beyond vaccines to design DNA, RNA, or protein-based treatments for various diseases. This could involve:
Gene Therapy: Using synthetic DNA or RNA to correct genetic defects or introduce therapeutic genes.
Protein Engineering: Designing synthetic proteins with specific functions, such as targeting cancer cells or delivering drugs.
Putting it all Together

Here's how these technologies might potentially work together:

Quantum Simulation: CUDA-Q and IonQ's quantum computers could simulate the interactions of DNA, RNA, or proteins with drug candidates or other molecules.
AI Inference: AlphaFold3 or similar AI models could analyze the simulation data to infer properties of the DNA/RNA sequences or predict the effects of different treatments.
SynCon Design: This information could then be used to guide the design of SynCon-based DNA/RNA/protein treatments, optimizing them for efficacy and safety.
Challenges and Considerations

Technology Maturity: Quantum computing and generative AI are still evolving fields. Integrating these technologies for drug discovery and development will require further advancements and overcoming challenges in scalability, accuracy, and interpretability.
Data Requirements: Training AI models and performing accurate quantum simulations require large and high-quality datasets.
Ethical Considerations: Developing and deploying these technologies responsibly and ethically is crucial.
Potential Benefits

Accelerated Drug Discovery: This combination of technologies could significantly accelerate the drug discovery process by providing a more efficient way to simulate and analyze molecular interactions.
Personalized Medicine: It could enable the development of personalized treatments tailored to an individual's genetic makeup and specific disease characteristics.
New Therapeutic Approaches: It could lead to new therapeutic approaches based on DNA, RNA, or protein-based therapies, potentially addressing diseases that are currently difficult to treat.
In Summary

The integration of CUDA-Q, IonQ quantum simulation, AlphaFold3, and SynCon represents a fascinating convergence of quantum computing, AI, and biotechnology. While still in its early stages, this combination of technologies holds immense potential for revolutionizing drug discovery and development, leading to more effective and personalized treatments for various diseases."
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doc2016 doc2016 3 days ago
charged photon, inferencing the next token in sequence function. creating a synthetic dna sequence whcih will enable the creation of the specific or consensus antibody/protein for a specific disease/function. add the ai to the established ip of inovio for syncon of dna/rna/protein sequences for disease, vaccines, etc.
a new world in healthcare/medicine?

looking for ionq/nvidia/syncon +ai to be discussed.might also say google deepmind/msft/amazon?
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 3 days ago
We could use any kind of news right about now to get us over this hump. Anything with nvda in it would be a huge plus.
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 3 days ago
Aloha Beast! Imo. Ionq has a huge takeover/ buyout/ j v target on its back. They have the hardware over 600 patents worldwide granted or applied for with Qubitek buy out for 22 million . Software. Ionq software suite, Mfg. first dedicated 100,000 sq ft factory in Wa. 3 Data centers with 2 more on the drawing board in Japan and S Korea. Partnerships with Ansys and Imec ! HUGE$$$$ News of their progress soon ? ( don’t be out for those p r ‘s ) Switzerland bringing Forte Enterprise on line next month. Possible partnership with nvda announced any day. Any day a new huge military contract could be announced. Tempo coming in 25 ! Rubin chips with Tempo! The God machine? Way more power than Forte and then some! So much is happening so fast now at the speed of quantum. Literally now. IonQ machines are solving the problems and churning out the solutions and patents at breakneck speed now And it will only get faster. And faster and faster. IonQ has Quantum advantage and a patent moat around it now. No one is going to catch us. Not a snowballs chance on Anaehoomalu Beach. Skied Mauna Kea 13,804’ then surfed Anaehoomalu Bay 90 minutes later, back in 81 with a friend from Cincinnasty. Ahaaa. Those were the days!
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THEBEASTMUGABI THEBEASTMUGABI 3 days ago
Question Kona, I really respect your comments along with JJ and everyone else.  Microsoft has bought out over 200 acquisitions in its history. I'm not as savvy as you guys. But would there ever be a possibility of Nvidia buying out this company ?   Thanks, just wanted your opinion. Or anyone else's as well.  As far as the purchases by Microsoft I'm just going by some DD on my part.  I might be off. The average price was around 3 billion plus per purchase ?  Have a great evening and continued success.   
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 3 days ago
Our acquiring of qubitek should be completed by then and our partnerships with Imec and Ansys should be in full swing lining up contracts. Exciting times for IonQ coming. And from the looks of our volume and s p, the word on us is finally getting out. But not to the avg investor yet. It will take a National News story and all the Sunday shows talking about us for that to happen. Then. HANDS AND FEET INSIDE THE CAR. AND NO STANDING UP!!!
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 3 days ago
If nvda and IonQ announce a formal partnership. Which I believe is coming as soon as the ink dries. Ionq will have earnings in about 6 months or less imo as a lot of Forte Enterprise units will be sold and time leased on them at all 3 of our data centers in Maryland Seattle and Switzerland. A lot is about to happen very quickly imo
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doc2016 doc2016 4 days ago
geminiai seems to think charged photons quantum computing is a better target for quantum simlulation than charge neutral?:
"Adaptability Comparison

Charged Photons: Might be more suitable for simulating systems with strong or long-range interactions, but faces challenges in qubit stability and scalability.
Neutral Atoms: Offers high qubit quality, scalability, and programmability, making them adaptable to a wide range of quantum simulations, but might be less suited for systems with very strong interactions."
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doc2016 doc2016 4 days ago
msft and nvidia talking agentic ai. ionq and quantum sim potentials even before full quantum processing units.......simulated qpu. allows ai gpu's to inference what a quantum processing unit would come up with next. the probabilities of such anyway. so add this to the cuda-q mix..........and away we go.

inference allows ai to 'know the potential next token in the sequence that a qbit qpu would come up with. wags.

now every one is going to want hundreds of thousands of gpu's parallel processing? obviously some will be the virtual type for the cost and energy efficiency?
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Jack Torrance Jack Torrance 4 days ago
https://ionq.com/posts/ionq-and-oak-ridge-national-laboratory-demonstrate-a-novel-scalable-and

IonQ’s Applications Team recently collaborated with researchers at Oak Ridge National Labs (ORNL) to demonstrate an optimization method that leverages near-term quantum computers in a new way, making use of noise-tolerant methods that facilitate the discovery of optimal and near-optimal solutions to the world’s hardest optimization problems. The method is based on the Quantum Imaginary Time Evolution principle (QITE), which allows for identifying optimal or near-optimal solutions of optimization problems, formulated as finding the ground state of Hamiltonians (a mathematical operator that describes the total energy of a quantum system). This in turn can be used to solve a potentially wide range of formulations for hard optimization problems such as MaxCut, clique finding, graph partitioning, and more.

One of the key findings of this work is that QITE can significantly outperform other quantum optimization algorithms such as QAOA (Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm) in terms of time-to-solution and required circuit depth. Here at IonQ, we are currently developing QITE-based solutions and decomposition methods as key enabling quantum technologies for scalable optimization. This paves the way for tackling large optimization problems on near-term quantum computers.
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Jack Torrance Jack Torrance 4 days ago
Earnings in about 18 months, give or take.
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Jack Torrance Jack Torrance 4 days ago
Cool story, bro. Except this is a real company with a real product/technology, not some worthless websites. Apples to oranges.
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 4 days ago
Close 32.78. H o D. 33.80. Quantum is here and now! Kenny Chesney song comes to mind. Here and now! Here and now!
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oregon 1 oregon 1 4 days ago
Very nice close ,,,,,32.73
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JJ8 JJ8 4 days ago
Day order to sell IonQ shares at $33.20 filled.

PS: From Trading part of Acct. of shares owned.
Chart pattern still in warning mode: "Long Tail Up" since 19-Nov-2024
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 4 days ago
Quantum Exuberance ! Yep. Thats the ticket.
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I have studied health since 1980 when I noticed a co-worker was taking vitamins.
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uksausage uksausage 4 days ago
Surely you don’t actually believe that burn per quarter will stay static for the next two years!


no I don't but just like any measure from results (the original poster was asking about the P/E. it is relevant. Last quarter was less.

I expect revenues will be going up rapidly, as for CUDA-Q that may stay free as it is in NVDAs interest to have a quantum compute platforms as they expand away from pure chip/hardware revenues.

Exciting times thats for sure, I dont think there is general awareness that Quantum computing is a reality and here now, it’s sort of bundled with Nuclear fusion…
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oregon 1 oregon 1 4 days ago
How old are you?
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IanFromSI IanFromSI 4 days ago
Actually, I didn’t expect to live this long.

And I would be very surprised if I’m still alive when IONQ actually reports Earnings.
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IanFromSI IanFromSI 4 days ago
Surely you don’t actually believe that burn per quarter will stay static for the next two years!

Will the QUBT Purchase and additional staff all be done for $0.00? Is Nvidia giving its software to IONQ for free?

I doubt That IONQ will have any problems raising, cash through a secondary, but I suspect that will have to happen in less than a year.
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TheDane TheDane 4 days ago
Then you have a few years to get on board.
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uksausage uksausage 4 days ago
I assume this was rhetorical?

However when looking at early market companies with no significant revenues and certainly no earnings to calculate the ratios used by the market for Warren buffet stocks. I look at:

Market Cap: 7Bn
Cash on hand : $350m
Cash burn per qtr: $50m

So with nearly 2 years cash on hand there is little need to raise cash especially via selling shares (Dilution)

Oh and its double this month…
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$5.95akadawson-m $5.95akadawson-m 4 days ago
Who cares. The timeline, if one has it, will be above this point in a year.
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IanFromSI IanFromSI 4 days ago
The last time I heard that kind of bravado was as the dot.com bubble was approaching its peak. Alan Greenspan described it as irrational exuberance in Dec,1996. It took a few more years before that bubble popped
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Konaploinks Konaploinks 4 days ago
Exactly Jack. 1 BIG mention of IonQ on national news and there will be panic buying. Everyone will want to get in on the next nvda at 30.00 to 40.00 in the race to over $1,000.00 per share.The Quantum BOOM!
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