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accession: "0001493152-26-031946"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QCLS"
cik: "0001321834"
company_name: "Q/C TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-07-02T21:00:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-02T21:02:27.669969+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Q/C Technologies terminates crypto mining license, pivots to optical AI computing

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-031946
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QCLS
- cik: 0001321834
- company_name: Q/C TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-07-02T21:00:37+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321834/000149315226031946/0001493152-26-031946-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321834/000149315226031946/form8-k.htm

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