Computing & Semiconductors
IonQ to Acquire Zero Trust Firm Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion in Stock
IonQ entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elisity, Inc., a Zero Trust security company, in an all-stock transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion, the College Park, Maryland-based quantum platform company announced on October 12, 2026. Under the terms…
Blockchain Could Make Virtual Power Plants More Auditable
A home battery can store electricity. Thousands of batteries working together can help support an electricity grid. But when those batteries belong to different households, operate under different contracts, and require different maintenance schedules, coordinating them becomes a problem of…
RNP Taps Nokia and Q13 to Modernize Brazil’s Rede Ipê Backbone
Nokia announced on October 6, 2026 that Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP) has selected Nokia and Q13 to modernize rede Ipê, Brazil’s research and education backbone network. In Nokia’s announcement, issued with a São Paulo, Brazil dateline and…
Optical Computing Could Lower Deepfake Detection Costs
Generating convincing synthetic video is becoming easier. Checking whether that video is authentic creates a different challenge: someone must supply the computing power, electricity, and review capacity needed to examine it. For platforms handling large volumes of uploads, detection accuracy…
Can Superfluid Helium Help Build Better Quantum Computers?
Quantum computing has a hardware problem: the same interactions that let researchers control quantum information can also disturb it. Electrical fluctuations, material defects, and unwanted energy exchanges can introduce errors before a calculation finishes. Building useful machines requires balancing access…
Zain KSA Launches Nokia Deepfield Analytics in Over 100 Saudi Cities
Nokia announced on September 29, 2026, that Zain KSA has launched Nokia Deepfield Cloud Intelligence across its network, which covers more than 100 cities in Saudi Arabia. In the release, datelined Riyadh, Nokia said the deployment gives the Saudi operator…
FIU Acquires Florida’s First IonQ Superion 256 Quantum Computer
IonQ announced on September 24, 2026 a contract with Florida International University under which it will deliver a Superion 256-qubit trapped-ion quantum computer for installation on the university’s Miami campus, according to the company’s announcement. IonQ said the agreement marks…
Vertiv Agrees to Acquire Ireland’s King Environmental Services
Critical digital infrastructure provider Vertiv Holdings Co announced on September 24, 2026 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire King Environmental Services Ltd. (KES), a Europe-based provider of fluid management, commissioning and load-testing services for high-density, liquid-cooled data…
Supermicro Ships NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Racks With DLC-2 Cooling
Super Micro Computer, Inc. announced on September 23, 2026 that it is now shipping NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 racks integrated with the company’s Data Center Building Block Solutions (DCBBS) and its DLC-2 direct liquid cooling stack. The San Jose, California-based…
AWS Secures First NATO-Wide Approval for RESTRICTED Cloud Workloads
Amazon Web Services is the first cloud provider to have its cloud capabilities approved for use by all NATO member nations when handling information at the NATO RESTRICTED (NR) level, the company announced on September 22, 2026. NATO, its defense…
Telxius Deploys Nokia 800G Coherent Pluggable Optics Across Three Regions
Telxius is deploying 800G coherent pluggable optics from Nokia across its terrestrial transport networks in Europe, the United States and Latin America, Nokia announced on September 15, 2026, in a release datelined Madrid, Spain and Espoo, Finland. The deployment adds…
Nex-Tech Wireless Signs Ericsson for Four-Year 5G Standalone Rollout
Nex-Tech Wireless and Ericsson announced a comprehensive four-year network modernization agreement on September 14, 2026, covering approximately 85 percent of the regional carrier’s Radio Access Network (RAN) footprint across rural Kansas, with deployment of a cloud-native 5G Standalone Core and…
Wiwynn Expands Texas Server Plant With Nearly 1,000 New Jobs
Amazon and Wiwynn announced an expansion of Wiwynn’s manufacturing operations in Socorro, Texas, on September 9, 2026, saying they expect to create nearly 1,000 new advanced manufacturing jobs by the end of 2027. Wiwynn president and CEO William Lin put…
IonQ Lifts 2026 Revenue Outlook to $450–$460 Million With SkyWater
IonQ announced on September 8, 2026 that it expects full-year 2026 revenue of between $450 million and $460 million, the company’s first outlook to consolidate SkyWater Technology , the U.S. semiconductor foundry IonQ acquired on July 31, 2026. The updated…
D-Wave Signs $100 Million Commerce CHIPS Award With Equity Stake
D-Wave Quantum Inc. announced on September 8, 2026 that it has executed a definitive agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce giving the company access to up to $100 million in U.S. CHIPS and Science Act funding for quantum computing…
