The US government is in talks with several quantum-computing companies, including IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum. They are proposing a deal where the government will become an equity stakeholder in exchange for funding earmarked for promising technology companies. This move suggests that the Trump administration is increasing its involvement in key sectors of the economy. Other companies, such as Quantum Computing Inc. and Atom Computing, are also exploring similar arrangements to secure federal funding.
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