France Finalizes World-First Acquisition of Alice & Bob Cat-Qubit Quantum Computer Under HQI Initiative

<p>At the VivaTech 2026 conference, France's national high-performance computing agency, GENCI (Grand Équipement National de Calcul Intensif), and French hardware developer Alice &amp; Bob signed a historic public procurement contract for the acquisition of an 18-cat-qubit quantum computer. Funded e