IonQ’s Superion 256 quantum system was selected by Nvidia for its Accelerated Quantum Research Center and by Florida International University for installation at a new Miami campus data center. IonQ shares rose 4.4% to $42.54 after the Nvidia announcement and later traded at $42.70, up 0.38%, following the FIU agreement. The Nvidia deployment will connect the processor to GB200 NVL72 infrastructure through NVQLink and operate within CUDA-Q, while FIU’s installation will support research, education and industry collaboration across fields including materials science, cybersecurity, healthcare, logistics, artificial intelligence and power-grid management.