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Trump Administration in Talks to Take Stakes in Quantum Computing Firms

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The Trump administration is in discussions with several U.S. quantum computing companies to acquire equity stakes in exchange for federal funding, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the talks. The proposed deals would represent another instance of direct government investment in strategically important technology sectors.

Companies involved in the discussions reportedly include IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, Quantum Computing Inc., and Atom Computing. Each firm could receive at least $10 million in funding under the plan, with the government becoming a shareholder as part of the arrangement.

The move follows similar interventions, including a proposed 10% federal stake in Intel tied to grant funding, and the Pentagon’s equity position in MP Materials to support rare earth production. Deputy Commerce Secretary Paul Dabbar, formerly an executive in the quantum industry, is said to be leading the negotiations.

The Department of Commerce declined to confirm the talks, while several companies and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The initiative reflects Washington’s growing push to secure leadership in quantum technologies as rivals such as China ramp up investment in the field.

Google unveils ‘Quantum Echoes’ algorithm, marking leap toward practical quantum computing

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Google has announced the creation of a groundbreaking quantum computing algorithm that could pave the way for real-world applications — from drug discovery to new materials research — and generate unique datasets for artificial intelligence.

The algorithm, dubbed Quantum Echoes, runs on Google’s quantum chip and performs calculations 13,000 times faster than the most advanced classical computing algorithms running on today’s supercomputers, the company said.

Executives from Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google shared during a briefing that Quantum Echoes could one day help measure molecular structures with unprecedented precision, potentially revolutionizing chemistry, medicine, and materials science. “If I can’t tell you the data is correct, if I can’t prove to you the data is correct, how can I do anything with it?” said Google research scientist Tom O’Brien, highlighting that the algorithm’s outputs can be verified by other quantum computers or experiments — a key step toward real-world usability.

Quantum Echoes builds on Google’s Willow quantum chip, unveiled last year, which overcame one of the central challenges of quantum computing: maintaining stable and reliable “qubits,” the fragile quantum bits that store and process information. Company executives described the significance of the new algorithm as “roughly equivalent” to the chip itself.

Google joins a growing list of major tech firms — including Amazon (AMZN.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O) — investing heavily in quantum computing as the technology races from theoretical promise toward commercial reality.

For artificial intelligence, Google engineers said Quantum Echoes could be used to create new, high-quality datasets for fields like life sciences, where usable data is scarce. The company detailed the breakthrough in the journal Nature on Wednesday, marking another milestone in the emerging era of quantum-enhanced computation.

Google Claims Willow Quantum Chip Achieves Breakthrough, Solves Algorithm 13,000 Times Faster

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Google has announced a major milestone in quantum computing, claiming that its Willow quantum chip has solved a previously intractable algorithm 13,000 times faster than classical supercomputers. The breakthrough demonstrates the tangible advantages of quantum hardware over traditional computing methods, providing the first verifiable proof that quantum processors can outperform even the most advanced classical systems for certain specialized tasks. This achievement is seen as a crucial step toward practical, real-world applications of quantum technology. Devamını Oku