D-Wave Quantum Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2024
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 16, 2024, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave”) announced that its CEO, Dr. Alan Baratz, was interviewed on Yahoo! Finance’s “Catalysts” show on Friday, December 13, where he discussed quantum computing’s advantages, increasing momentum in the quantum industry, and D-Wave’s unique approach and the real-world impact the company’s annealing quantum computing is delivering for businesses. D-Wave believes that annealing quantum computing is emerging as the critical accelerant to commercial adoption of quantum computing. The technology is uniquely suited for optimization problems, which are widespread throughout the modern enterprise. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Press release, dated December 16, 2024. | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 16, 2024 | D-Wave Quantum Inc. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Alan Baratz | |||||||
| Name: | Alan Baratz | |||||||
| Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | |||||||