Amazon AWS launches Quantum Embark, US quantum computing stocks surge in response
Amazon's cloud computing platform AWS announced the Quantum Embark program on Friday, which has led to a surge in quantum computing-related stocks. Quantum Computing rose 28% on Friday, and D-Wave Quantum rose 49%. The creation of Quantum Embark is aimed at helping customers prepare for the quantum computing era, an emerging field that leverages quantum mechanics. AWS stated, "It has the potential to revolutionize industries by solving problems that even the most powerful traditional computers cannot." AWS added that Quantum Embark is a consulting program designed to assist customers in "computationally intensive use cases, understanding the latest technologies, identifying relevant quantum technologies to focus on, and ultimately making informed decisions about future resources and long-term quantum roadmaps."
According to Zhitong Finance APP, Amazon (AMZN.US) announced the Quantum Embark program for its cloud computing platform AWS on Friday, which has led to a surge in stocks related to quantum computing. Quantum Computing (QUBT.US) rose 28% on Friday, while D-Wave Quantum (QBTS.US) increased by 49%.
The creation of Quantum Embark is aimed at helping customers prepare for the quantum computing era, an emerging field that utilizes quantum mechanics.
AWS stated, "It has the potential to revolutionize industries by solving problems that even the most powerful traditional computers cannot tackle."
AWS added that Quantum Embark is a consulting program designed to assist customers in "compute-intensive use cases, understanding the latest technologies, identifying relevant quantum technologies to focus on, and ultimately making informed decisions about future resources and long-term quantum roadmaps."