IonQ: A Quantum Flutter, 2026

The question, of course, is not merely one of past performance, but of future probability. To fixate on short-term gains is to mistake a ripple for the tide. IonQ, having demonstrated a rather impressive fidelity – a 99.99% accuracy in its two-qubit gates, a figure that, while technically noteworthy, feels suspiciously close to a magician revealing a cleverly concealed card – has established itself as a frontrunner in a race that, let us be frank, may not reach the finish line for a decade, or even two. This achievement, this near-perfection, is less a breakthrough than a tantalizing glimpse of the plateau that still looms in the distance.







