Tech news picked on 2026-07-11
Oratomic Raised $300 Million Aiming for 20,000-Qubit Quantum Computer
- Oratomic has raised $300 million to develop a practical quantum computer with 20,000 qubits.
- The target number and investment size alone do not prove practical viability.
- What has changed is not the completion of the technology, but that they now have the capital to endure a long development period.
- Founders looking at the quantum field should evaluate actual performance and the problems solvable in industrial settings before market growth prospects.
The Importance of Ethical Marketing (Founder's Perspective)
- Phia is accused of cookie stuffing.
- In affiliate marketing, a risk that founders often overlook is not in the advertising copy but in whose performance the revenue is attributed to.
- Even if the results are good, if you cannot transparently explain the calculation method, growth will come back as a liability, not an asset.
- If your service relies on affiliate revenue, consider checking whether it's okay to show your attribution logic externally as is.
The Path for Korean Startups to Leap onto the Global Stage
- This article discusses that Korean startups need innovation and investment attraction based on global standards to enter the global stage.
- However, rushing overseas expansion just because investment channels increase and regulations change can lead to problems.
- The term "global standards" is an empty slogan if the product value cannot be demonstrated with empirical data.
- It is more appropriate to accumulate validation first and then choose the market to enter based on that foundation, rather than considering fund-raising itself as an achievement.