Cat Qubits Hold Their Bit-Flips for Hours — November 3, 2026

Alice & Bob reports long physical bit-flip lifetimes on cat-qubit hardware, while the remaining error-correction challenges stay substantial. The episode also covers NIST’s post-quantum migration roadmap, practical preparation in Hong Kong, South Korea’s planned hybrid system and new funding for Quint Computing. NIST sets post-quantum cryptography migration priorities — Industrial Cyber HKUST and HKMA Launch PQC Toolkit for Banks — The Quantum Insider South Korea Launches Hangang Supercomputer, Plans Quantum Integration — The Quantum Insider Quint Computing raises €9.1M to scale quantum computing technology — tech.eu Oxford Ionics and IonQ post — @TechInnovationz on X Alice & Bob Demonstrates Multi-Hour Physical Bit-Flip Suppression — Quantum Computing Report Chapters 00:00 Today's headlines 00:55 NIST roadmap for post-quantum encryption 02:55 Hong Kong post-quantum toolkit for banks 04:07 Hangang supercomputer fully operational 05:22 Quint Computing raised €9.1 million 06:24 Oxford Ionics electronics on the chip 07:24 Cat qubits measured bit-flip lifetimes 09:32 Cat qubit memory active correction Quickly Quantum is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice. Follow Quickly Quantum: subscribe on YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Spotify More from Brian Lampert: Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing, and Space Stakes, the business of the new space race. Transcripts and every episode: quickly-quantum.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.