Quantum Computing 17 February 2026 - 21 May 2026

IZEA Stock’s Buyback Window Opens After a Revenue Reset. Here’s What Traders Watch Next
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IZEA Stock’s Buyback Window Opens After a Revenue Reset. Here’s What Traders Watch Next

IZEA Worldwide shares closed at $3.79 on Friday, up 2.7% on the day but down about 1% from the previous Friday’s close, as investors weighed a renewed stock repurchase plan against a weaker first-quarter revenue print. The Nasdaq-listed influencer-marketing company traded 99,069 shares on Friday, according to StockAnalysis price history. That matters now because the company’s most recent filing puts the buyback back on the clock. IZEA said in a May 15 filing that Ladenburg Thalmann was authorized to buy up to $8.6 million of common stock under an agreement beginning May 18 and running until Nov. 13, unless it ends earlier. The plan was adopted under Rule 10b5-1, a preset trading arrangement used to buy or sell shares under
May 24, 2026
Quantum Shares Tick Up in Pre-Market Trade After AI Storage Angle Draws Notice
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Quantum Shares Tick Up in Pre-Market Trade After AI Storage Angle Draws Notice

Quantum Corp was up before the open Thursday, following a solid gain from the previous session. The Nasdaq-listed data-storage stock closed Wednesday at $8.16, up 5.84%. Shares traded at $8.64 pre-market on Investing.com, a 5.88% move before regular trading on Nasdaq starts. The move is catching attention now with investors shifting back into technology and AI names. Wall Street’s big indexes all rose over 1% Wednesday, led by chip stocks and tech names. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.55%. “Technology is driving the bus” as investors push into AI, BMO Private Wealth’s Carol Schleif told Reuters.
May 21, 2026
Rigetti Earnings Beat: Quantum Revenue Jumps, But IonQ Gap Stays Wide
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Rigetti Earnings Beat: Quantum Revenue Jumps, But IonQ Gap Stays Wide

BERKELEY, California, May 11, 2026, 14:06 PDT Rigetti Computing delivered first-quarter results on Monday, with revenue climbing to $4.4 million—coming in after IonQ’s strong quarter had already stirred up sector expectations. The Berkeley firm also logged a $26.0 million operating loss. As of March 31, Rigetti reported $569.0 million in cash, cash equivalents, and available-for-sale investments.
May 11, 2026
Algorithmiq Raises €18M and Moves HQ to Milan in Europe’s Quantum Software Race
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Algorithmiq Raises €18M and Moves HQ to Milan in Europe’s Quantum Software Race

Algorithmiq has picked up €18 million in fresh funding and shifted its global headquarters to Milan—staking on software as the key to bringing quantum computing out of the lab and into real-world business. Company execs and backers say this is Italy’s biggest venture capital round yet for a quantum-focused startup. Timing is key here, with most of the quantum sector still zeroed in on hardware—the machines at the heart of it all. Algorithmiq, on the other hand, is all about the “algorithmic layer”: software, algorithms, and workflows designed to let quantum hardware tackle real-world problems in chemistry, materials science, and the life sciences.
May 11, 2026
Lloyds Banking Group plc tests quantum computing to catch money mules
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Lloyds Banking Group plc tests quantum computing to catch money mules

Lloyds Banking Group plc on Tuesday announced it had wrapped up what it calls the first-known trial of quantum computing to spot money mule networks—part of the bank’s push to toughen its fraud defenses. The bank partnered with IBM for a nine-month run, feeding anonymised transaction data into a 156-qubit machine. The result: the system successfully picked out a mule network intentionally hidden in the data. Timing is key here. Money mules—people tapped to funnel stolen funds for criminals—often make scams possible. The Financial Conduct Authority in Britain hasn’t let up; keeping anti-mule systems and wider fraud safeguards on the front burner for banks and payment companies.
April 7, 2026
Rigetti Computing Stock Falls After Revenue Miss as Quantum Roadmap Faces Fresh Scrutiny
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Rigetti Computing Stock Falls After Revenue Miss as Quantum Roadmap Faces Fresh Scrutiny

Shares of Rigetti Computing dropped 4.4% ahead of the bell on Friday, with the quantum-computing firm missing quarterly revenue targets and posting a deeper operating loss. LSEG pegged the stock at $16.97 in premarket action. This comes during a stretch when investors are sifting through earnings from quantum players such as IonQ and D-Wave Quantum, looking for evidence that lab advances are finally driving revenue growth. The group remains volatile: thin top lines, hefty valuations, and extended R&D cycles have fueled choppy trading in the past.
March 6, 2026