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D-Wave Launches Gate-Model Simulator Beta Program, Advancing Error-Aware Programming Capabilities Leading commercial and research organizations gain early access to technology designed to deliver efficient quantum error correction PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 1, 2026 — D-Wave Quantum Inc. today launched its gate-model quantum computing simulator beta program, marking an important milestone in D-Wave’s gate-model development roadmap.

VDURA V12 Brings the Hyperscaler Storage Playbook to AI Factories by Ali Azhar | October 1, 2026 Neoclouds are spending a fortune on GPUs, and they need to keep those GPUs doing useful work. Storage is a big part of that equation. A lot of that comes down to how quickly the storage system can get data in and out when the GPUs need it. In some AI clusters, storage is already becoming one of the constraints. Hyperscalers have been dealing with similar storage challenges for years.

Signaloid Joins CERN openlab’s Heterogeneous Architectures Testbed CAMBRIDGE, England and GENEVA, Oct. 1, 2026 — British computing company Signaloid has joined CERN openlab, the public-private partnership through which CERN evaluates emerging information technologies for scientific computing.

Los Alamos Installs 1st NVIDIA Vera CPU Systems in Darwin Testbed Oct. 1, 2026 — Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently received its first NVIDIA Vera CPU systems, installing the components in the Laboratory’s Darwin testbed.

Trane Technologies Demonstrates 800-Volt Direct Current Chiller for Next-Gen AI Data Centers Successful proof-of-concept chiller delivers over 3.5 MW of cooling capacity while demonstrating potential for up to 2% higher efficiency, freeing power for computing SWORDS, Ireland, Oct.

HOBOKEN, N.J., Oct. 1, 2026 — Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi), a vertically integrated quantum systems company pioneering photonics and semiconductor manufacturing, today announced Dirac-3S, the next-generation of its Dirac-3 quantum optimization machine, marking a significant step toward commercial deployment of QCi’s quantum optimization technology.

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CoLab Unveils Generative Artifacts, Plans Generative CAD Launch in 2027 ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador, Sept. 30, 2026 — CoLab today revealed its vision for generative engineering, announcing the release of a new capability called generative artifacts and setting a date for the launch of a generative CAD product in H1 2027.

CoreWeave Delivers NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Performance at Production Scale, Starting with Cognition SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2026 — CoreWeave Inc. today announced the availability of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 on CoreWeave, with Cognition as the first customer anywhere running production workloads on the system.

CScale Exits Stealth with $145M to Build the Interconnect for Gigawatt-Scale AI PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 30, 2026 — CScale today exited stealth, announcing $145 million in Series C funding to accelerate development and commercialization of optical interconnect for AI scale-up, the high-bandwidth, ultra-low-latency connections that let accelerators work together like a single, much larger computer. The round brings the company’s total funding to $188 million.