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Open source is the "breathing space" quantum technology needs to thrive. 🌬️ In partnership with Mozilla Foundation @mozilla.org, we’ve put out a new whitepaper on why the future of quantum must be built on an open foundation. Explore the resources below! #Quantum #OpenSource

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll talk about 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗛𝗭 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 lead by 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗯. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/MwmuNpP

Happy World Quantum Day! ⚛️ Quick reminder—we’re going live today with our talk on quantum tech & open-source collaboration in partnership with Mozilla Foundation. Don’t miss the fireside chat on the future of the quantum open-source ecosystem. More details in the comments

🎙️ New Quantum Era: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 📅 14 Apr | 09:00 PDT | 12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST 🔗 buff.ly/MEUTmWp

Join us on our (bi)weekly calls on Discord. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: buff.ly/2ScZzmo ‼️ Please take note of the time changes happening this April 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗯𝗶-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆): • Qiskit Community Call (07:00 PDT | 10:00 EDT | 16:00 CEST) 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: • UCC Community Call (09:00 PDT | 12:00 EDT | 18:00 CEST)

This year's UnitaryHack has been announced! Make contributions to the Quantum Open Source community and get bounties from solving issues.

⚛️ We’re excited to announce the 6th edition of 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗛𝗔𝗖𝗞 Join us 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟯–𝟭𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 as we continue building a resilient, open-source quantum future. 🔗 Learn more & register: buff.ly/z0GWUza More updates coming soon!

📣 Office Hours Update for 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘀 (𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼.𝗷𝗹)! Starting today, sessions move to a bi-weekly schedule 🗓️ 🕐 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟭 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗗𝗧 Join us every other week for help, discussion, and updates. See you there!

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll talk about 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺 lead by our guest speaker 𝗔𝗱𝗶 𝗗𝗵𝘂𝗺𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗼. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/jhozb2D 📚 Paper: buff.ly/eFX4dae

We’re teaming up with the Mozilla Foundation for a quantum tech series ⚛️ 🎤 First talk: 24 March, 17:00 CET with Dr. Alessandro Cosentino On open, community-driven benchmarking 🔗 Join: buff.ly/2jGKUic

Exciting talks ahead! 🚀 We’re teaming up with the Mozilla Foundation for a series of conversations on quantum tech, open source, and community. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming.More details soon 👇

🚀 Unitary Foundation is excited to contribute to the APS Global Physics Summit! Our community will share new work across quantum benchmarking, ground-state ansatz design, and cryogenic diagnostics. See talks below 👇

🎨 From clearer docs to quantum visual storytelling, the first 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 brought 𝟯𝟴𝟯 participants from 𝟱𝟭 countries together to make quantum tech more accessible. 🔗 See the impact, projects, and lessons from the inaugural event: buff.ly/nNXtH5w

How do you ensure quantum benchmarking happens in the open? Unitary Foundation has released an update to the open-source Metriq platform for collaborative benchmarking of quantum computers. We describe the platform in a new paper, which came out today: scirate.com/arxiv/2603.0...

⚛️ 🎨 What happens when you put 80+ designers and physicists in a room for 6 hours? You get the NYC Quantum Design Hackathon! Huge thanks to our collaborators @harmoniqs, @microsoft.com, @mothquantum.bsky.social, and @jpmorgan. Read more: unitary.foundation/posts/2026_q... #QuantumDesign #NYCtech

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll talk about 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 lead by our guest speaker 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘀. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/PLbo2dP 📚 Paper: buff.ly/9AdDA6a

Join us on our (bi)weekly calls on Discord. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: buff.ly/2ScZzmo ‼️ Please take note of the time changes happening this March 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗯𝗶-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆): • Qiskit Community Call (07:00 PST | 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET) 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: • Piccolo.jl Office Hour (09:30 PST | 12:30 EST | 18:30 CET)

Only 3 days left to contribute to unitaryDESIGN ⏳🚀 Submit your ideas, collaborate on open quantum projects, and compete for 💰 cash bounties before Feb 27, 2026. Don’t miss your chance to design the future with the quantum open-source community. 🔗 buff.ly/eWFEiMJ

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll talk about 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 lead by our guest speaker 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗲. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/nQUcPZp 📚 Paper: buff.ly/CkS2uKo

We’re thrilled to welcome our newest fellows! Please join us in congratulating Sebastian and Seun as they help shape the next chapter of quantum innovation! 🚀

Happening 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪, 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟰 🚀 Join 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 for a conversation with Klem Jankiewicz, Head of Design at Classiq Technologies, on designing for the quantum frontier. Open discussion—bring your questions! Event: buff.ly/Ty2hzuv Discord: buff.ly/1hOUHSG

🚀 More hacking next week? Yes, please! 𝗡𝗮𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮 & 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 are hosting the 𝗤-𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 — and apps close SOON. Q-volution is now fiscally sponsored by the Unitary Foundation! Apply ASAP: buff.ly/Ea2nt2M Challenge tracks: buff.ly/BPJPUby

📣 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! New grant awarded to 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘀 for the project 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁-𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔗 Github repo: buff.ly/fPgAqkV 🎓 Learn more: buff.ly/Y84LJht 📝 Apply here: buff.ly/9REdw57

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll have a discussion on 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁-𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 lead by 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/Wb5KxRD 📚 Paper: buff.ly/caheXvw

unitaryDESIGN is officially LIVE 🚀 From Feb 16–27, 2026, builders of all experience levels can compete for 💰 cash bounties, explore open projects, and connect with the quantum open-source community.

UF’s mission is to ensure the quantum ecosystem benefits the most people. The 𝗡𝗦𝗙’s new 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 helps build a free, accessible, and diverse software foundation. Read more on our blog & reach out if you’d like to collaborate! buff.ly/1d2MNdD

Innovation is built with intention. Join us for a conversation on 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 with 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗰𝘇, Head of Design at Classiq Technologies. Klem will share her reflections on moving from a UF micrograntee to a leader in the quantum space.

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll discuss 𝗙𝗧𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵: 𝗔 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁-𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 lead by our guest speaker 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/G985WIP 📚 Paper: buff.ly/Ks2mJda

🚀 Big news! We’re thrilled to welcome 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻 as Unitary Foundation’s first CEO. With deep roots in open source, community, and philanthropy, Ben will help scale our impact across the quantum ecosystem. Let’s build the future—together. Read more: buff.ly/ARAWD8g

‼️ 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗻: 𝗡𝗬𝗖 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀! As part of 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 we're working with 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘀 to run a 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵. We hope you'll join us to hack & network! 📆 Read more & apply to participate luma.com/p0ofwxu2 🔗 Register for unitaryDESIGN unitary.design/register/

Unitary Foundation had an outstanding 2025—deep community engagement, new tools, and cutting-edge research. Huge thanks to our members, grantees, contributors, staff, and supporters powering open-source quantum tech. 🔗 Full report here: buff.ly/RTEQclQ

📣 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! New grant awarded to 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘀 for the project 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗾 𝗨𝗫. 🔗 Project link: buff.ly/bIMXPMw 🎓 Learn more: buff.ly/Y84LJht 📝 Apply here: buff.ly/9REdw57

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll discuss 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 lead by 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗯. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/vC0CKsC 📚 Paper: buff.ly/14rSGMI

Join us on our (bi)weekly calls on Discord. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: buff.ly/2ScZzmo 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗯𝗶-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆): • Qiskit Community Call (07:00 PST | 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET) 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: • UCC Community Call (bi-weekly | 09:00 PST | 12:00 EST | 18:00 CET) • Piccolo.jl Office Hour (09:30 PST | 12:30 EST | 18:30 CET)

CANCELLED: Due to an unforeseen circumstance, we've had to cancel today's Quantum Wednesday. We'll see you next week!

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll discuss 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘀 lead by our guest speaker 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗯𝘀. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/owKSwDl 📚 Paper: buff.ly/G0X2hHd

We’re excited to welcome our newest 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 🌍✨ This incredible group of experts, alumni, and community champions is joining UF’s 2026 Advisory Board to help support & open science. Meet the full team (including returning advisors + UF Staff) & learn more buff.ly/YzgthE1

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll discuss 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮 lead by our guest speaker 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝘂𝗮𝗻. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/xbKzDqL 📚 Paper: buff.ly/hfm0Snf

🚨 Save the Date! Introducing 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡—our new online hackathon focused on quantum open source, documentation, data viz, and science communication. 🗓 Feb 16–27, 2026 💰 Cash bounties! Register now: buff.ly/Q1WtGid

Just a few weeks left to nominate or apply to the 2026 Mozilla Fellows program. Come work with UF and the Mozilla Foundation!

Sending a warm thank you and season's greetings to you, our vibrant and wonderful community. Looking forward to what's in store for 2026 - we'll see you next year!

It's been a little over a month since we put out the #QOSS Survey results**, and there's been a lot of positive feedback! What do you think of these results? Is there something exciting that you learned from this year’s survey? Let us know in the comments or reshare this post with your thoughts!

Thrilled to see my collaborator on Quantum Arcade in the #Quantum100 to wrap up #IYQ2025! @unitary.foundation Ella's an absolute treat to work with. quantum2025.org/quantum-100/... You can see what we've been up to at www.quantumarcade.org - it's just the beginning! #cdned

Introducing unitaryDESIGN, UF's newest hackathon! Save the date: February 2026 Read more and register here: unitary.foundation/posts/2025_u...

RESCHEDULED: Due to unforeseen circumstances, today's talk will be postponed to a later time. We'll see you all for more Quantum Wednesdays in the new year!

Come join the team for ⚛️ Quantum Wednesday! We'll discuss 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺 lead by our guest speaker Adi Dhumuntarao. 🔗 Discord: buff.ly/u9TTNLH 📚 Paper: buff.ly/caLvC5P

Join us on our (bi)weekly calls on Discord. 🔗 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: buff.ly/2ScZzmo 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 (𝗯𝗶-𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆): • Qiskit Community Call (07:00 PST | 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET) 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆: • UCC Community Call (09:00 PST | 12:00 EST | 18:00 CET) • Piccolo.jl Office Hour (09:30 PST | 12:30 EST | 18:30 CET)

🚀 Big news in quantum science! 𝗗𝗢𝗘 announces $625M for National QIS Centers. UF team is in meetings this week, excited to collaborate with 𝗦𝗤𝗠𝗦 & 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿. ⚛️💡 Read more: buff.ly/p8MzVzi | buff.ly/6pGqQ3u

🚀 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! We’re excited to welcome 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗾 as a Supporting Member! Their quantum software and 200+ notebook library advance accessible circuit design and strengthen an open, diverse quantum ecosystem. Read more: buff.ly/mtkNrvm