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Logical qubit' means something different on every vendor roadmap, and DOE's 2028 target doesn't yet say which one counts. A 90-day specifications release this fall settles it.
DOE's SYNAPS-I targets unified AI analysis across seven beamline facilities. Can it coordinate deployment or will it fragment like existing implementations?
Broadcom will supply Anthropic with 3.5 GW of Google TPU capacity through 2031; ~23-35x the power of DOE's largest planned science supercomputer.
The first competitive funding call under the Genesis Mission signals a shift from presidential ambition to operational reality. But questions about new money, missing partners, and timeline pressure linger.