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  • Baidu Joins the Quantum Cloud Computing Industry

    Baidu Joins the Quantum Cloud Computing Industry

    Baidu has unveiled Quantum Leaf, a new cloud-based quantum computing platform at its Baidu World 2020 developer conference.

    Quantum computing is the next big evolution of the computing industry. Quantum computing promises to usher in a new era of computing and will upend industries as a result. Cryptography, artificial intelligence and physics are just a few of the fields that will be impacted.

    Baidu had previously announced Paddle Quantum, “a quantum machine learning development toolkit based on PaddlePaddle that can help scientists and developers quickly build and train quantum neural network models and provide advanced quantum computing applications.”

    Now the company has built on that with the release of Quantum Leaf, “a new cloud-native quantum computing platform named Quantum Leaf. It is used for programming, simulating and executing quantum computers, aimed at providing the quantum programming environment for Quantum infrastructure as a Service (QaaS).”

    The news comes as an increasing number of companies are offering cloud-based quantum computing, one of the most recent being Xanadu.

  • Xanadu Releases Photonic Quantum Cloud

    Xanadu Releases Photonic Quantum Cloud

    Xanadu has released their photonics quantum computing platform, planning to double its power every six months.

    Quantum computing is ‘the next big thing’ in computing, promising to usher in an all-new era. Quantum computing will fundamentally change multiple industries, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, cryptography and more.

    Multiple companies are now making quantum computing available to customers. Xanadu’s approach is different than some competitors. Instead of quantum computers that must be cooled below the temperature of deep space, Xanadu’s photonic quantum processors can run at room temperature.

    “We believe that photonics offers the most viable approach towards universal fault-tolerant quantum computing with Xanadu’s ability to network a large number of quantum processors together. We are excited to provide this ecosystem, a world-first for both quantum and classical photonics,” said Christian Weedbrook, Xanadu Founder and CEO. “Our architecture is new, designed to scale-up like the Internet versus traditional mainframe-like approaches to quantum computing.”

    Unlike traditional computing, that revolves around binary bits with a value of either 0 or 1, quantum computing revolves around qubits. Rather than being binary, qubits can exist in both states simultaneously. The more qubits a quantum computer has, the more powerful it is. Xanadu believes they can double the power of their processors every six months.

    “We believe we can roughly double the number of qubits in our cloud systems every six months,” said Weedbrook. “Future machines will also offer improved performance and new features like increased qubit connectivity, unlocking more applications for customers.”

  • Olivia Newton-John Headlining New Show in Vegas

    Olivia Newton-John made the announcement on Tuesday that she will be heading to Sin City this spring to headline Summer Nights, a new show that she will be starring in at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino.

    “I am thrilled to be able to call Las Vegas home for a while,” said the former Grease star. “I have performed here many times through the years and have had nothing but wonderful memories and I look forward to even more fun at the Flamingo. I am especially thrilled that a portion of every ticket sold will benefit the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre.”

    Summer Nights will open on April 8 at the Flamingo’s Donny & Marie Showroom, and will entail 45 performances that are scheduled to run through the summer.

    Newton-John assured fans that she will be performing her old and new hits, alike, with everything from Grease classics to Xanadu and her own pop hits.

    A few of the songs promised to appear in Summer Nights are the Grease favorites “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “You’re the One That I Want.”

    Officials from the Flamingo also spoke excitedly about having the multi-award winning singer perform at the hotel.

    Regional president of the resort, Eileen Moore, said, “We look forward to welcoming Olivia to Flamingo Las Vegas, where so many other iconic artists have performed. She has such a broad appeal and you can count all of us here at Flamingo among her adoring fan base; she’s the ‘one that we want’ and we can’t wait for her to call Flamingo home.”

    Tickets for the show will be available for purchase starting Friday, February 7, at 10 a.m.

    Members of Caesars Entertainment’s Total Rewards program will have the opportunity to buy tickets at a pre-sale that will take place from Wednesday, February 5 at 10 a.m., until Thursday, February 6 at 10 p.m.

    Ticket prices are $69, $99, and $139. The Flamingo will also offer a special “Meet and Greet” package for $249.

    The schedule for Summer Nights is as follows: April 8 – 12, May 6 – 10 and 27 – 31, July 1 – 5 and 29 – 31, and August 1, 2, 5 – 9, 12 – 16, 19 – 23, and 26 – 30. Each show will begin at 7:30 p.m.

    Main image courtesy Liam Mendes via Wikimedia Commons.