“Aramco and Pasqal launch KSA's first quantum computer”

Key points

• 1. Aramco and Pasqal launched Saudi Arabia's first quantum computer in Dhahran.
• 2. They unveiled the first commercial Quantum Computing-as-a-Service (QCaaS) platform in the Middle East.
• 3. The QCaaS platform enables global clients to access quantum hardware via secure cloud.
• 4. Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter emphasized building local quantum expertise for energy solutions.
• 5. Pasqal's quantum processors tackle complex industrial challenges in optimization and AI.
• 6. The Pasqal Quantum Processing Unit controls 200 programmable qubits and is operational now.