The U.S. president Donald Trump's administration talks with respective quantum computer companies about taking shares in exchange for national funds, reported the "Wall Street Journal" on Wednesday, citing those acquainted with the case.
Companies specified as IonQ, Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum consider the anticipation of becoming a government shareholder within the framework of the agreements, is reported in the report, adding that the talks include granting a minimum grant from Washington of $10 million each. As the diary adds, akin agreements are besides considered by another companies specified as Quantum Computing and Atom Computing. Reuters couldn't verify these reports immediately.
Earlier this year Trump announced that the United States would get 10% stake in Intel, which would trade government subsidies for shares. This is the latest extraordinary White home intervention in corporate America. Other agreements include an agreement whereby the Pentagon will become the largest shareholder in a tiny mining company, an increase by MP Materials in the production of uncommon earth magnets, and a "golden stock" by the US government with certain veto rights under an agreement allowing nipponese company Nippon Steel to acquisition US Steel.
Ion refused to comment, and the White House, U.S. Department of Commerce, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, Atom Computing and Quantum Computing did not respond immediately to Reuters' request for comment. As reported in the report, citing people acquainted with the case, talks about financing with manufacture companies are conducted by Paul Dabbar, Deputy Secretary of Commerce of the United States, erstwhile manager of Quantum Computers and Department of Energy official.
In February Microsoft presented a fresh integrated circuit, which, he claims, proves that quantum computers are distant by “years alternatively than decades”. Thus, he joined Google and IBM, whose forecasts indicate that a fundamental change in computer technology is much closer than previously thought.
