AWS, a cloud computing platform owned by Amazon (AMZN.US), announced the Quantum Embark plan on Friday, which prompted stocks related to quantum computing to soar.
The Zhitong Finance App learned that AWS, a cloud computing platform owned by Amazon (AMZN.US), announced the Quantum Embark plan on Friday, which prompted stocks related to quantum computing to soar. Quantum Computing (QUBT.US) closed up 28% on Friday and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS.US) closed up 49%.
Quantum Embark was created to help customers prepare for the quantum computing era, an emerging field utilizing quantum mechanics.
“It has the potential to revolutionize the industry by solving problems that even the most powerful traditional computers can't solve,” AWS said.
AWS added that Quantum Embark is a consulting project designed to help customers “compute intensive use cases, understand the latest technology, identify relevant quantum technologies to focus on, and ultimately make informed decisions about future resources and long-term quantum roadmaps.”