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IonQ and Cambridge open quantum innovation centre at Cavendish Laboratory

IonQ and Cambridge University opened the IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre at the Cavendish Laboratory, planning a 256 qubit Superion system and a campus quantum network. Innovate UK will fund three years of National Quantum Computing Centre access.

Verified AI-drafted IonQ press release, 15 October 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the Superion system or quantum network has yet been installed; the announcement covers the centre's opening and future plans.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. IonQ (US) keeps ownership of planned system; Cambridge only hosts/operates, no own/law shift yet.. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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