August 26, 2026 — Dead and Alive: Quantum Computing's Credibility Gap

Bloomberg's Mark Bergen asks whether quantum computing is finally arriving or still running on hype — real fidelity gains from Quantinuum and IonQ and bold timelines from Scott Aaronson and DARPA collide with sky-high valuations and short-seller scrutiny of IonQ. Plus: NIST's detector breakthrough, Sweden's national quantum strategy, D-Wave's CFO transition, IonQ's energy-efficiency claims, and a fresh lattice-vs-hash encryption debate. Linked sources: The Dream of Quantum Computing Is Both Dead and Alive — Bloomberg Shtetl-Optimized — Scott Aaronson NIST 100x SNSPD Scaling — Quantum Computing Report Sweden's National Quantum Strategy — Quantum Computing Report D-Wave CFO John Markovich to Retire — The Quantum Insider Knitter et al. preprint on quantum fine-tuning energy use — arXiv IonQ energy-efficiency post — X/@IonQ_Inc NEAR post-quantum crypto debate — X/@NEARProtocol Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.