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Could IonQ Become More Than a Quantum Computing Company?

IonQ's DARPA contract, Capella Space acquisition, and Sandia National Laboratories partnership signal a growing push into defense and national security beyond its core quantum computing business.

MarketBeat

Quantum Stocks Looked Like Nvidia in 2019. Then They Belly-Flopped 50%.

Quantum stocks crashed around 50%, but IonQ raised guidance while Rigetti and D-Wave held key strengths. The selloff may have created a new opportunity.

Barchart

The Pentagon's next big project is hypersonic scramjet cruise missiles able to evade enemy interceptors

DARPA is seeking a survivable hypersonic scramjet missile capable of confronting sophisticated air defenses while covering missions reaching 2,000 nautical miles.

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Robot heads to space to fix satellites and tackle space junk

First-of-its-kind mission will see space robot ‘relocate, inspect, repair and upgrade spacecraft while in orbit’

The Independent UK

Dragonflies Have Mastered Flight Engineering That No Machine Has Matched, Here Is How

The number that stops engineers cold95% prey-capture success rate. That is what researchers at Harvard's Concord Field Station recorded when they filmed dragonflies hunting in slow motion. Cheetahs catch roughly 58% of prey they chase. Lions, around 25%. The dragonfly is, by this measure, the most effective predator on the…

Times Life

DARPA plans 30-year endurance nuclear waste batteries to power next-gen drones, says report — project SYMPHONEE aims to harvest Strontium-90 to power persistent military drones

A report suggests that upcoming nuclear waste-powered radiovoltaic batteries could last as long as 30 years and power next-gen drones.

Tom’s Hardware

Small nuclear waste batteries could fuel drones for 30 years via trickle charging, making Spiderweb scenario a permanent nightmare

DARPA's programme aims to convert nuclear waste into lightweight batteries capable of powering drones and satellites for decades.

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Trump’s Executive Order Boosts Infleqtion Shares. What This Means for INFQ Stock.

Shares of INFQ stock jumped on the notion that quantum computing technology will become central to several key government initiatives.

Barchart

The Self-Driving Car Story Started Earlier Than You Think

Decades before Waymo and Tesla, a Mercedes van used cameras and computers to drive itself down the autobahn setting the stage for everything that came after.

InsideEVs

RTX Is Set to Revolutionize Munitions Manufacturing

RTX is actively dismantling the most severe munitions production bottleneck facing the Western defense industrial base through composable propulsion systems.

MarketBeat

DARPA readies robotic deep-space repair satellite for 2026 launch

DARPA has a plan to keep geosynchronous satellites going for years beyond their expiration date. The agency aims to test it with a mission launching as soon as this summer.

Space

Grok falls flat in Washington, undercutting SpaceX's AI growth story

SpaceX's AI chatbot Grok faces significant challenges gaining traction within the U.S. government. Federal agencies show a strong preference for competitors like OpenAI and Alphabet. This limited adoption raises questions about SpaceX's ambitious valuation and its projected AI market share. Grok's struggle in the government sector may also impact its…

The Economic Times

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Class B Subordinate Voting Shares Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Class B Subordinate Voting Shares (NASDAQ:XNDU) used its inaugural quarterly earnings call to outline its post-listing financial position, technology roadmap and commercialization strategy, with management emphasizing that the company remains focused on building a

MarketBeat

DARPA calls for proposals for autonomous underwater drones — gov't looking for a small, cheap autonomous sub that can be developed and built quickly

DARPA is looking for proposals for cheap undersea drones that can be quickly built and deployed nearly anywhere.

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"Relying on a single, centralized mine represents a risk": US wants rare earth independence from China — but can DARPA actually make it work?

US turns to DARPA’s Smash program to fix rare earth processing bottlenecks instead of opening new mines.

MarketBeat

SpaceX IPO Frenzy: 3 Space Stocks That Could Benefit Most

The SpaceX IPO is coming. Discover three space stocks positioned to benefit as investor interest in the commercial space economy accelerates

The Independent UK

China unveils technological breakthrough that could one day propel drones indefinitely

Car-mounted system can keep drones in the air for over three hours

International Business Times UK

'Biggest Scam Ever': Chinese Expert Professor Jiang Drops Shock Theory That Bitcoin was Created by US Intelligence

Chinese commentator Jiang Xueqin claims Bitcoin was created by US intelligence, sparking debate. His theory, shared in viral lectures, suggests Bitcoin is a state-sponsored surveillance tool

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IonQ's DARPA Contract Win Makes It the Quantum Computing Stock to Own in 2026

IonQ secured selection in DARPA’s HARQ program to advance networked quantum architectures with its diamond-based memories and interconnects. With superior revenue, backlog, and guidance, IonQ is the quantum computing stock to buy.

Tom’s Hardware

China develops new ultra-cold alloy that can reach -273°C without helium — could enable compact cooling for superconducting quantum chips, military equipment, and beyond

Chinese scientists develop europium, cobalt, and aluminum alloy that can be used to cool down quantum computers and military equipment.

Space

The US Air Force's latest X-plane looks like a missile — that shoots other missiles

The U.S. military is developing a new experimental aircraft known as the X-68A and looks a lot like a cruise missile that is also capable of launching its own missiles.

Tom’s Hardware

Trump administration to use Pentagon AI to set mineral reference prices — gallium and germanium among first four targets

The Trump administration wants to use DARPA's Open Price Exploration for National Security (OPEN), an AI tool launched in 2023, to calculate what supplies of strategically important rare earths should cost once labor, processing, and other inputs are factored in and the effects of alleged Chinese market manipulation are removed.

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After Wolfpack Research Slammed IonQ Stock in a New Short Report, Should You Buy the Dip?

IONQ stock lost 30% this week after Wolfpack Research published a short-seller report on the quantum computing company.

Tom’s Hardware

Cornell research shows that underwater 3D printing can be used to build or repair ocean structures in place — DARPA-funded project aims to make underwater construction faster, cheaper, and safer

Researchers based at Cornell University have developed a method for 3D printing concrete structures on the seafloor.

Kiplinger

Humanoid Robots Are About to be Put to the Test

Robot makers are in a full-on sprint to take over factories, warehouses and homes, but lofty visions of rapid adoption are outpacing the technology’s reality.

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