French startup Pasqal launched in 2019 with an ambitious pitch: to build some of the world’s first quantum computers — devices based on a new computing paradigm, which scientists say could one day solve problems currently out of reach for traditional computers.

‘Hardware without algorithms is nothing’: IBM quantum lead on partnering with French competitor Pasqal
Despite competing on hardware, IBM and Pasqal decided to team up to push the industry forward
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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