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Intel agrees to buy quantum software startup Classiq

According to a post on X by @BenBajarin, Intel will acquire Tel Aviv-based Classiq to build a full-stack quantum computing platform. The post describes it as Intel's first acquisition under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with closing expected in the first half of 2027. Intel did not disclose terms, but Israel's Calcalist reports a price of about $2.3 billion. Classiq has raised more than $200 million and has about 130 employees.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-10-26T21:50:00+00:00 Detected 2026-10-27T01:27:53+00:00
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According to a post on X by @BenBajarin, Intel will acquire Tel Aviv-based Classiq to build a full-stack quantum computing platform. The post describes it as Intel's first acquisition under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with closing expected in the first half of 2027. Intel did not disclose terms, but Israel's Calcalist reports a price of about $2.3 billion. Classiq has raised more than $200 million and has about 130 employees.

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Intel will acquire Tel Aviv-based Classiq to build a full-stack quantum computing platform; it's Intel's first acquisition under CEO Lip-Bu Tan and is expected to close in the first half of 2027. Intel didn't disclose terms, but Israel's Calcalist reports a price of about $2.3 billion; Classiq has raised more than...

The deal would bring a quantum software company into Intel's effort to build a full-stack quantum computing platform. Investors and people working in quantum computing will be watching whether the reported price is confirmed in official terms and whether the deal closes in the first half of 2027. The post's snippet is cut off, so its full reading of the deal is not available here.

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