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Rigetti Computing Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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BERKELEY, Calif., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • BERKELEY, Calif., March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
  • As part of the project, Rigetti proposes to develop and deploy a 24-qubit quantum computer based on the Company’s Ankaa-class architecture.
  • In December 2023, Rigetti launched the Novera QPU (quantum processing unit), a 9-qubit QPU based on the Company’s Ankaa™-class chip architecture.
  • ET, or 2:00 p.m. PT, to discuss its fourth quarter 2023 and full year 2023 financial results.

Governor JB Pritzker Announces Historic $500 Million Investment Aligning with the CHIPS and Science Act

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Monday, February 26, 2024
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Innovate Illinois Chair and Governor JB Pritzker announced a groundbreaking proposal to allocate $500 million towards the advancement of beyond silicon quantum technology in the state.

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  • Innovate Illinois Chair and Governor JB Pritzker announced a groundbreaking proposal to allocate $500 million towards the advancement of beyond silicon quantum technology in the state.
  • "We were already solidifying our position as a top hub for quantum development, we're ready to leap ahead.
  • Ensuring we make timely, strategic investments and demonstrate unwavering commitment builds confidence among private industry and the federal government," said Governor JB Pritzker.
  • Governor Pritzker has been fostering the innovation environment in Illinois and this announcement will uplift these efforts.

Firefly Aerospace Announces Second Round of DREAM Payload Awardees

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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CEDAR PARK, Texas, March 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Firefly Aerospace, Inc., an end-to-end space transportation company, today announced it selected three educational payloads to launch aboard Firefly's Alpha rocket as early as 2025. As part of Firefly's DREAM (Dedicated Research Education Accelerator Mission) program, Firefly is donating excess capacity on its Alpha launch vehicle to fly CubeSats from the University of Illinois, Auburn University, and the Aerospace and Innovation Academy in Florida.

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  • "Firefly is dedicated to making space attainable for everyone, including our future workforce," said Shea Ferring, Chief Technology Officer at Firefly Aerospace.
  • The first round of DREAM payloads flew on Firefly's Alpha FLTA001 rocket in 2021.
  • The second round of DREAM payloads selected to fly on Alpha rockets as early as 2025 include the following three CubeSats.
  • A fourth DREAM payload will be announced at the 4S Symposium in May 2024.

Rigetti Computing Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

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  • BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” or the “Company”), a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  • In the third quarter of 2023 Rigetti expanded its QPU customer base with its delivery of a 9-qubit quantum processing unit (QPU) to another premier national laboratory.
  • In September 2023, Rigetti was awarded a DARPA IMPAQT contract to advance quantum algorithms for solving combinatorial optimization problems.
  • Additionally, in October 2023, Rigetti was awarded an Innovate UK grant as part of the Feasibility Studies in Quantum Computing Applications competition.

New technique uses near-miss particle physics to peer into quantum world − two physicists explain how they are measuring wobbling tau particles

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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We are two scientists who study nuclear and particle physics using CERN’s Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland.

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  • We are two scientists who study nuclear and particle physics using CERN’s Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Working with an international group of nuclear and particle physicists, our team realized that hidden in the data from previous studies was a remarkable and innovative experiment.
  • In a new paper published in Physical Review Letters, we developed a new method with our colleagues for measuring how fast a particle called the tau wobbles.

Why measure a wobble?

    • Taus are the heaviest in this family of three and the most mysterious, as they exist only for minuscule amounts of time.
    • Since the 1940s, physicists have been interested in measuring magnetic moments to reveal intriguing effects in the quantum world.
    • By measuring this wobble very precisely, physicists can peer into this cloud to uncover possible hints of undiscovered particles.

Testing electrons, muons and taus

    • Muons and taus are much heavier but also far shorter-lived than electrons.
    • They found that muons wobbled noticeably faster than Standard Model predictions, suggesting unknown particles may be appearing in the muon’s quantum cloud.
    • But taus are also the hardest to see, since they live for just a millionth of the time a muon exists.

Lead ions for near-miss physics

    • The particles used in this experiment were lead nuclei that had been stripped of their electrons – called lead ions.
    • The electromagnetic fields of lead ions contain particles of light called photons.
    • When two lead ions collide, their photons can also collide and convert all their energy into a single pair of particles.
    • It goes like this: Lead ions are so small that they often miss each other in collision experiments.

First measurement of tau wobble in two decades

    • Using that data, the team was also able to measure the tau magnetic moment – the first time such a measurement had been done since 2004.
    • This landmark result measured the tau wobble to two decimal places.
    • Much to our astonishment, this method tied the previous best measurement using only one month of data recorded in 2018.
    • This increase in data will double the accuracy of the measurement of the tau magnetic moment, and improvements to analysis methods may go even further.

Is there new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics? Our finding will help settle the question

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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It neither describes gravity nor the unknown components that make up most of the energy density in the universe: dark matter and dark energy.

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  • It neither describes gravity nor the unknown components that make up most of the energy density in the universe: dark matter and dark energy.
  • Particle physicists are therefore on a treasure hunt looking for any possible deviation from “expected” behaviour that could hint at new physics.
  • One fundamental building block in the Standard Model is the muon, a particle similar to an electron but 200 times more massive.
  • The muon has a long history of revolutionising particle physics – even its discovery was a shock.
  • Any missing pieces in the Standard Model would modify the rate by an amount slightly higher or lower than predicted, making this a powerful search tool for new physics.

Boosting accuracy

    • While the statistical uncertainty has been reduced, other improvements were needed to make the measurement even more precise.
    • The magnetic field direction determines the axis of the wobble, so keeping the temperature fluctuations of the magnet under control was crucial.
    • Differences in temperature also cause the magnet pieces to expand and contract, which changes the magnetic field slightly.
    • At our level of accuracy, even a change one thousandth of a millimetre could have a huge effect on the wobble.
    • For this reason, a thermal coat was installed around the ring and a cooling system in the experimental hall.

Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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The Muon g-2 collaboration describes the result in a paper that they submitted today to Physical Review Letters.

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  • The Muon g-2 collaboration describes the result in a paper that they submitted today to Physical Review Letters.
  • In addition to the larger data set, this latest g-2 measurement is enhanced by updates to the Fermilab experiment itself.
  • In 2020, the Muon g-2 Theory Initiative announced the best Standard Model prediction for muon g-2 available at that time.
  • Until then, physicists have a new and improved measurement of muon g-2 that is a significant step toward its final physics goal.

Bennett Family Award Honors Global Collaborations in the Science of Wellness

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
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CHICAGO, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Two groundbreaking professors—the University of Chicago's Juan de Pablo and the Weizmann Institute of Science's Alon Chen—received the inaugural Bennett Family Award for Collaboration in the Science of Wellness. The annual award is designed to recognize experts doing collaborative research that merges science and wellness for the advancement of human health and wellbeing globally. It is a joint initiative between wellness advocate and Bennett Family Foundation President Bija Bennett and the Global Wellness Summit, an annual international symposium for leaders shaping the wellness industry's future.

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  • The annual award is designed to recognize experts doing collaborative research that merges science and wellness for the advancement of human health and wellbeing globally.
  • It is a joint initiative between wellness advocate and Bennett Family Foundation President Bija Bennett and the Global Wellness Summit, an annual international symposium for leaders shaping the wellness industry's future.
  • Bennett cited the transformational potential of scientific research as an impetus for establishing the Bennett Family Award , which was presented at the 2022 Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv this past fall.
  • "I believe the wellness industry must become deeply integrated with science and cultivate more research on issues that can help people achieve optimal wellness.

AlmaLinux to be Used by CERN and Fermilab in Groundbreaking Physics Experiments

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
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In testing at CERN, AlmaLinux was demonstrated to be fully compatible with upstream Red Hat© Enterprise Linux© (RHEL).

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  • In testing at CERN, AlmaLinux was demonstrated to be fully compatible with upstream Red Hat© Enterprise Linux© (RHEL).
  • As part of the decision, CERN will be joining the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, as well as a number of individuals from CERN having already joined the foundation.
  • This is a monumental step forward, a huge vote of confidence for AlmaLinux., We are looking forward to welcoming CERN as a member of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation,” said Jack Aboutboul, Community Manager at AlmaLinux and AlmaLinux OS Foundation member.
  • The AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s members help support the rapid development of AlmaLinux and include AMD, CloudFest, CloudLinux, and Codenotary.

Great Mysteries of Physics: do we really need a theory of everything?

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash also with each other – leaving physicists to search for a deeper, more fundamental theory.

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  • While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash also with each other – leaving physicists to search for a deeper, more fundamental theory.
  • But do we really need a theory of everything?
  • Our two best theories of nature are quantum mechanics and general relativity, describing the smallest and biggest scales of the universe, respectively.
  • If it could, it would indicate that quantum theory might ultimately be more fundamental than general relativity, accounting for four out of five forces – suggesting general relativity ultimately may need to be modified.
  • If it couldn’t, that would shake up physics – suggesting we may need to modify quantum mechanics, too.

What about other mysterious properties?

    • And what about other mysterious properties such as dark energy, which causes the universe to expand at an accelerated rate, or dark matter, an invisible substance making up most of the matter in the universe?
    • “Dark matter and dark energy are most of the matter energy content in the universe.
    • So it’s not really a theory of everything if it’s not accounting for most of the matter energy content in the universe,” she argues.
    • “One of the strengths that people will point to with string theory is that string theory built on quantum field theory,” explains Prescod-Weinstein.