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form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "QBTS"
cik: "0001907982"
company_name: "D-Wave Quantum Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00"
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# D-Wave joins Q-Alliance as founding member; quantum hub in Lombardy, Italy

## Summary
- D-Wave announced participation as a founder of Q-Alliance, a quantum hub in Lombardy, Italy, via MoU signed Oct 14, 2025.
- Q-Alliance aims to accelerate scientific discovery, industrial transformation, and digital sovereignty in Italy.
- CEO Alan Baratz calls it a historic milestone; D-Wave's annealing quantum tech will be a critical component.
- The initiative aligns with Italian government's strategic framework for digital and quantum technologies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001907982-25-000218
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: QBTS
- cik: 0001907982
- company_name: D-Wave Quantum Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1907982/000190798225000218/0001907982-25-000218-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1907982/000190798225000218/qbts-20251014.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001907982-25-000218.txt

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