Quantum Computing
Adiabatic recipe prepares thermal states on noisy quantum hardware
A peer-reviewed npj Quantum Information study shows how adiabatic protocols can prepare thermal (Gibbs) states on today's noisy quantum processors, and characterizes an entropy-noise relation connecting the entropy of the prepared state to device noise. Thermal-state preparation is a core subroutine for quantum simulation of many-body and finite-temperature physics, and quantifying how hardware noise degrades it is a prerequisite for useful near-term runs.
Quantum Computing
Google and Fraunhofer open global calls for early fault-tolerant quantum software
Google and Fraunhofer-sponsored programs have opened competitive application windows for software targeting early fault-tolerant quantum computers — algorithms, error-mitigation layers, and compilation techniques designed to extract value from the first FTQC-era machines rather than distant million-qubit systems — alongside industry-specific classical-to-quantum workload migrations. The coordinated calls signal a push to build a software pipeline ahead of the hardware.
AI & ML
Anthropic maps a hidden 'concept space' inside Claude
MIT Technology Review reports that Anthropic interpretability researchers have found a hidden space where Claude 'puzzles over concepts,' calling it the clearest glimpse yet of what is going on inside a large language model as it works. The report arrives via the outlet's newsletter digest; the underlying Anthropic paper is the primary source to watch for concrete methods and results.