Aramco and Pasqal Launch Middle East’s First Quantum Computer for Industry

Aramco and French quantum computing firm Pasqal have unveiled Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer — and the Middle East’s first system dedicated to industrial applications. Installed at Aramco’s Dhahran data center, the neutral-atom quantum computer represents a major milestone for the region’s technology landscape and a step toward developing homegrown quantum expertise. The system, capable of controlling 200 qubits, will be used to explore complex industrial problems across the energy, materials, and ...