{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Quickly Quantum","title":"104 Qubits Simulated, and the Hard Part Still Runs on a Supercomputer — October 20, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/493bd634\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":802,"description":"NVIDIA's 104-qubit simulation leads a slate of error-correction milestones, quantum funding and early hardware results. Brian separates modeled performance from demonstrated quantum hardware.\nNVIDIA Runs Record Simulation of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing at Jülich Supercomputing Centre — nvidianews.nvidia.com\nQuantinuum Reports a 10x Reduction in Logical Error Rate on Helios — The Quantum Insider\nUK Government and UKRI Unveil £78M ($103.8M USD) Quantum Commercialization, Networking, and Skills Package — Quantum Computing Report\nXanadu wins up to $10 million more from DARPA for quantum R&D — Quantum Zeitgeist\nAlice & Bob Reports Cat-Qubit Progress in French Quantum Computing Program — The Quantum Insider\nChinese Startup FlipFlop Tuoyuan Emerges with Major VC Backing for 100-Logical-Qubit Neutral-Atom Systems — Quantum Computing Report\n@infosec on X\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n00:50 Quantinuum Helios memory fidelity result\n02:28 UK quantum sensing and skills package\n03:55 Xanadu DARPA funding extends research\n04:59 Alice & Bob PROQCIMA Phase 1 results\n06:08 FlipFlop Tuoyuan emerged from stealth\n07:02 Magic-state cultivation on JUPITER\n09:40 Simulation results and hardware proof\nSource links\nquantinuum.com\nglobenewswire.com\nthequantuminsider.com\nukri.org\nQuickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.\nFollow Quickly Quantum: subscribe on YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Spotify\nMore from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1qOeu8wRfJFs3z-U1wrMD-YZu-jcbB7N-VepH0eoyOg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZTQ5/Y2VkNzY3NzhhZTcw/MzQwZTM3NGEwOWMy/YmU2Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}