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How This Under-the-Radar Quantum Stock Could More Than Double
Mackenzie Tatananni, Barron’s Technology, Oct 30, 2026
This article is paywalled, but the available text indicates Cantor analyst Troy Jensen initiated coverage of newly public Pasqal at Overweight with a $12 price target, citing the quantum computing company’s systems and partnerships.

How Diraq Is Making Computers Quantum
Reuters Plus (advertiser content paid for by ACUMEN), Nov 2, 2026
Diraq plans to put an eight-qubit quantum computer, built with the same methods as ordinary computer chips, into a Sydney data center by the end of 2026, aiming for a machine that can do genuinely useful work by 2031.

Quant Pioneer D.E. Shaw Is Tweaking Its Secret Money Machine
Nishant Kumar, Bloomberg Finance Investing, Nov 3, 2026
Outsiders see the hedge fund as a group of math whizzes who merged quantum physics with Wall Street, and its staff and leaders include experts in quantum field theory and theoretical physics.

Fridge Hacks and Finance Attacks Flag AI Insecurity
Mike Dolan, Reuters Commentary Reuters Open Interest, Nov 3, 2026
Dolan notes that fears for the safety of banking encryption have usually centered on quantum computers, which many experts still consider many years away, while the author argues AI is already causing damage.

Quantum Computing on Commercial Scale
Mark Bergen, Bloomberg News Videos, Nov 4, 2026
The chief executives of QuNorth, IQM Quantum Computers, and Nu Quantum discuss what it will take for quantum computing to become a business, from technology and infrastructure to investment and customer demand.

Transcript: What Binance’s Historic Heist Means for Crypto
Katie Martin and Nikou Asgari, Financial Times Unhedged Transcript, Nov 4, 2026
At a Swiss Bitcoin conference two weeks before the Binance hack, the FT’s crypto reporter says a few panels covered the quantum threat to Bitcoin, though it was not the first thing on people’s minds.

Infleqtion Sprints Toward 100 Logical Qubits to Achieve Scale by 2028
Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes Innovation Cloud, Nov 4, 2026
Infleqtion says it has created 30 reliable quantum bits out of just 80 physical ones using neutral atoms, and aims for 100 by 2028.

IBM, AMD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Launch Quantum Error Correction Platform
Anhata Rooprai, Reuters, Nov 5, 2026
International Business Machines, Advanced Micro Devices, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory pair quantum computers with a supercomputer to test ways of catching and fixing quantum errors, with experiments still roughly 230 times short of the Department of Energy’s late-2028 goal.

IonQ Sees Revenue Quadrupling on Quantum Computing Demand
Ignacio Gonzalez, Bloomberg Technology, Nov 6, 2026
IonQ raised its 2026 revenue forecast to as much as $515 million, up from $130 million in 2025, as demand purportedly grows from defense, banks, and other industries.

Stocks Making the Biggest Moves Midday: Nvidia, Moderna, IonQ, Airbnb, Firefly Aerospace & More
Deena Zaidi, CNBC Market Insider, Nov 6, 2026
IonQ’s stock rose 17% after the company raised its full-year revenue forecast to between $505 million and $515 million, above analysts’ $456.2 million estimate.

Quantum Computers Are Poised to Crack Encryption. AI Could Beat Them to It.
Christopher Mims, The Wall Street Journal Technology Artificial Intelligence, Nov 6, 2026
This article is paywalled, but the available text indicates it warns that quantum computers have long threatened to break the codes protecting online accounts, but that new online security is rolling out to counter them.

IBM Stock Could Be More Than a ‘Safe Haven.’ Quantum Computing Is a Big Reason.
Kit Norton, Barron’s Technology, Nov 6, 2026
This article is paywalled, but the available text indicates International Business Machines has beaten the S&P 500 since late July and that its price is getting hard to ignore, with its quantum computing business named as a major reason.

And that’s the way it is, Sunday, November 8, 2026.