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Q/C Technologies terminates crypto mining license, pivots to optical AI computing
Q/C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- Terminated Technology License and Development Agreement with LightSolver Ltd. effective June 26, 2026; LPU subsidiary relieved from milestone payments.
- Company shifts focus to optical processing unit (OPU) initiative for AI inference, announced March 18, 2026.
- Relocating headquarters to San Francisco with 4,800 sq ft photonics lab; hiring engineers from IPG Photonics, Neurophos, IonQ.
- Team includes Director Chelsea Voss, Strategic Advisors Martin Shkreli and James Altucher.
- Aims to develop proprietary optical chip architectures to address bandwidth, energy efficiency, scalability for AI.