Pi Day 2024 celebrated with the launch of "Quantum Computing and Information: A Scaffolding Approach," a textbook aimed at demystifying quantum computing. Available on the publisher's website and Amazon.

This paper reveals a bidirectional mapping between CHO dynamics and the Schrödinger equation, challenging quantum speedup advantages.

The XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition, with a $5 million prize, aims to uncover real-world quantum computing applications, focusing on societal impact and NISQ processors.

Vuletic's Q2B23 talk: Advances in neutral atoms for quantum computing highlight error correction and scalability. Inspired by Feynman, achieving high-fidelity gates and long-distance entanglement.

Aaronson at Q2B: Challenges in proving quantum supremacy remain, despite progress. Balancing NISQ limitations, advantage, and verification is key.