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US government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms
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US government takes $2 billion equity stake in nine quantum computing firms

[RSS: feeds.arstechnica.com] Beneficiaries include startup backed by firm with links to the Trump family.

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[RSS: feeds.arstechnica.com] Beneficiaries include startup backed by firm with links to the Trump family.

The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2 billion in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a startup backed by a firm with links to the Trump family and one taken public by a Pentagon official.

The announcement by the commerce department that it had signed letters of intent with nine companiesโ€”including GlobalFoundries and IBMโ€”sent shares in quantum specialists soaring on Thursday.

Both IBM, which is set to get $1 billion, and GlobalFoundries, which will receive $375 million, were up more than 6 percent in pre-market trading. D-Wave Quantum, an awardee that was taken public in 2022 by Emil Michaelโ€”now a top Pentagon officialโ€”was up more than 20 percent.

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