{"id":139594,"date":"2025-10-23T02:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/139594\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T02:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T02:57:07","slug":"exclusive-trump-administration-in-talks-to-take-equity-stakes-in-quantum-computing-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/139594\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Trump Administration in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\">WASHINGTON\u2014Several <a data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/tech\/ibm-quantum-computer-b443bf5c?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">quantum-computing companies<\/a> are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes in exchange for federal funding, a signal that the Trump administration is expanding its interventions in what it sees as critical segments of the economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"paragraph\" data=\"[object Object]\" class=\"css-1akm6h5-Paragraph e1e4oisd0\">Companies including <a data-type=\"company\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/market-data\/quotes\/IONQ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IonQ<\/a>, <a data-type=\"company\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/market-data\/quotes\/RGTI\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rigetti Computing<\/a> and <a data-type=\"company\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/market-data\/quotes\/QBTS\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">D-Wave Quantum<\/a> are discussing the government becoming a shareholder as part of agreements to get funding earmarked for promising technology companies, according to people familiar with the matter. Other companies such as <a data-type=\"company\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/market-data\/quotes\/QUBT\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ekxajjj0 css-i0lbhy-OverridedLink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quantum Computing Inc.<\/a> and Atom Computing are considering similar arrangements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-16aepit e1jdulti0\">Copyright \u00a92025 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc. 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