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May 20, 2024

Saudi oil and gas giant Aramco is buying a quantum computer from French startup Pasqal

The French startup will deploy and operate the device in Saudi Arabia from the second half of 2025

French startup Pasqal has sold a quantum computer to Saudi Arabian oil and gas giant Aramco. It’s the trillion-dollar company’s first purchase of a device of this kind, which it will use to explore how quantum technologies could improve efficiencies in the energy sector.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

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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