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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.<\/p>\n

The announcement by the commerce department that it had signed letters of intent with nine companies\u2014including GlobalFoundries and IBM\u2014sent shares in quantum specialists soaring on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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 Michael\u2014now a top Pentagon official\u2014was up more than 20 percent.<\/p>\n

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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 companies\u2014including GlobalFoundries and IBM\u2014sent shares in quantum specialists soaring on Thursday. 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