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IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) will participate in ComoLake2025, Italy’s four-day digital innovation forum, from October 14–17, 2025 at Villa Erba in Cernobbio. Chairman and CEO Niccolò de Masi will deliver a keynote on how quantum computing accelerates innovation and economic growth, and SVP Marco Pistoia will join a Pan-European round table on industry, politics, and research for Europe’s quantum leadership.

The forum attracts over 1,400 participants and 215 speakers from 14 countries and covers quantum, AI, sustainability, mobility, healthcare, and secure infrastructure. IonQ highlighted expanding European presence and recent strategic moves, including partnerships with Einride and QuantumBasel and the acquisitions of ID Quantique and Oxford Ionics. For more information, visit www.ionq.com.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) priced a $2.0 billion equity offering on October 10, 2025: 16,500,000 common shares at $93 per share, pre-funded warrants to buy 5,005,400 shares at $93 each, and seven-year warrants to purchase 43,010,800 shares at an exercise price of $155. The per-share and exercise prices represented premiums of 20% and 100%, respectively, to the October 9, 2025 closing price. An entity managed by Heights Capital Management will purchase the securities. J.P. Morgan acted as sole underwriter and required SEC registration documents are effective. Management said the $2 billion will support global growth, accelerate commercialization, and bolster the company’s cash position.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) was ranked 8th on the Fortune 2025 Future 50 list on October 9, 2025, the only quantum company included.

Fortune and Boston Consulting Group evaluated > 2,800 publicly traded companies (≥ $5 billion market cap) using 10 million data points. IonQ cited a record algorithmic qubit score of #AQ 64 that outperformed competing quantum systems and a strengthened intellectual property base of > 1,000 patents and applications. The ranking places IonQ alongside companies such as Snowflake and ahead of firms including OpenAI, Palantir, CrowdStrike, DocuSign, and Shopify.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) on October 7, 2025 completed its acquisition of Vector Atomic, adding advanced quantum sensing, precision atomic clocks, inertial sensors, and synchronization hardware to IonQ’s computing and networking stack.

The all-stock deal brings ~75 employees, ~29 pending/issued patents and field-validated systems for sea, airborne, and space use, and supplements IonQ’s >1,000-patent portfolio. Vector Atomic cites picosecond timing enabling up to 1,000x GPS accuracy improvements and has supported programs including the U.S. Department of Defense. Vector Atomic reported >$200M in U.S. government contract awards to date.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has appointed General John W. "Jay" Raymond to its Board of Directors. General Raymond, known as the "Father of the U.S. Space Force," brings nearly 40 years of national security and leadership experience to the quantum computing company.

As the first Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force, Raymond has held key leadership positions across nuclear, space, air, and cyber operations. He currently serves as a Senior Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management and holds board positions at Impulse Space and Planet Labs.

The appointment comes as Bill Scannell transitions from Board member to Senior Commercial Advisor. IonQ has also recently added other strategic hires including Dean Acosta, Paul Dacier, Dr. Marco Pistoia, Dr. Rick Muller, and Robert Cardillo.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has achieved a groundbreaking #AQ 64 algorithmic qubit score on its IonQ Tempo system, three months ahead of schedule. This milestone represents a quantum system capable of processing over 18 quintillion different possibilities, marking a 268,435,456-fold increase from their previous #AQ 36 achievement.

The company's fifth-generation quantum computer demonstrates significant performance advantages over competitors, with IonQ's systems showing 35-182% improvements in solution quality compared to IBM's systems across various algorithms. The Tempo system's computational space is reportedly 36 quadrillion times larger than IBM's current publicly available quantum systems.

This achievement follows IonQ's strategic expansion through acquisitions of Qubitekk, Lightsynq, Oxford Ionics, and planned acquisition of Vector Atomic, along with securing a majority stake in ID Quantique.

IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) has achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum networking by successfully demonstrating quantum frequency conversion from visible wavelengths to telecom wavelengths. This advancement, developed with support from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), enables the transmission of quantum information over existing fiber optic infrastructure.

The milestone represents a crucial step toward creating the Quantum Internet, allowing for distributed quantum computing via secure quantum networks. The technology will enable the connection of quantum computers over long distances using standard commercial fiber infrastructure. This development follows IonQ's recent delivery of the first trapped-ion quantum computer with integrated photonic interface to AFRL's site in Rome, New York.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance quantum technologies in space. The collaboration focuses on demonstrating quantum ground-to-orbit-to-ground capabilities and quantum-secure communications using IonQ's satellite platform.

The MOU framework encompasses quantum-secure communication demonstrations, quantum sensing and mapping, position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems, and the development of quantum algorithms for satellite computing. This initiative leverages IonQ's recent acquisitions of Qubitekk and Capella Space, positioning IonQ as the only U.S. quantum computing company currently delivering commercial quantum networking systems.

IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has completed the acquisition of Oxford Ionics, a UK-based quantum computing company, marking a significant expansion of its global presence and technological capabilities. The acquisition brings Oxford Ionics' patented trapped ion quantum systems and semiconductor-based ion trap technology to IonQ's existing hardware and software stack.

The strategic move establishes a UK operational base for IonQ, facilitating future collaborations with universities, research institutions, and public-sector partners. The integration aims to develop high-fidelity quantum architectures optimized for both compute and networking. This acquisition follows IonQ's recent strategic moves, including securing a majority stake in ID Quantique and acquisitions of Qubitekk, Capella Space, and Lightsynq Technologies.