secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS)
CIK:        0001907982
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-002507
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 3.02, 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

D-Wave completes acquisition of Quantum Circuits for $250M cash and 10.4M shares
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- Consideration includes $250M cash and 10,430,444 shares of D-Wave common stock.
- Acquisition combines D-Wave's annealing systems with Quantum Circuits' error-corrected gate-model technology.
- D-Wave plans to make initial gate-model system available in 2026, targeting scaled error-corrected gate computer.
- Quantum Circuits' dual-rail qubits bring superconducting speed with high fidelity, touted as industry breakthrough.
- D-Wave CEO says acquisition establishes company as world's leading quantum computing firm with dual-platform roadmap.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1907982/000162828026002507/0001628280-26-002507-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1907982/000162828026002507/qbts-20260120.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-002507

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