August 14, 2026 — Oracle Bets on Quantinuum: Cloud Quantum's Real Test

Quantinuum's first earnings report as a public company landed alongside a multiyear Oracle Cloud Infrastructure partnership, sending shares up roughly 22% and raising the question of whether quantum-as-a-cloud-service is the model that wins. Also today: Infleqtion's record quarter and CHIPS Act letter of intent, a Nature Physics paper on efficient quantum state preparation, Diraq's workforce argument, a new Rigetti-PSC testbed, New York's $60M quantum hub RFP, and a claimed TRON post-quantum milestone. Oracle deal lifts bookings outlook as Quantinuum stock surges — The Crypto Basic Infleqtion Reports Record Q2 Revenue, Raises 2026 Outlook — Infleqtion Efficient quantum state preparation paper — Nature Physics Diraq Says Quantum Computing Needs a Broader Workforce Beyond PhDs — The Quantum Insider Rigetti Computing & PSC to Build $5M Quantum-Classical Testbed — Quantum Zeitgeist New York Opens $60 Million RFP for Quantum Technology Hubs — The Quantum Insider New York State Launches $60M RFP — Quantum Computing Report TRON activates NIST post-quantum signatures on Nile testnet — X/@GREATVVIP Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.