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Washington Buys a Stake in the Quantum Race — September 12, 2026
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This week's recap: Washington took minority equity stakes in D-Wave, Rigetti, and Quantinuum as part of a $300 million CHIPS Act funding push, IonQ used its Investor Day to detail a Bitcoin-cracking roadmap, and NEC quietly stepped back from quantum hardware. Plus the smaller stories that flew under the radar — SEALSQ's revenue jump, a Canadian cryogenics contract, a marquee UConn hire, and PsiQuantum's finalized CHIPS award.
- D-Wave, Rigetti, and Quantinuum Just Got $300 Million — The Motley Fool
- IonQ Uses Investor Day to Detail Superion Roadmap — The Quantum Insider
- NEC Halts Development of Quantum Computer Hardware — The Quantum Insider
- SEALSQ Reports H1 2026 Results — GlobeNewswire (SEALSQ press release)
- Qubic Secures $1.5 Million Canadian Government Contract — The Quantum Insider
- Renowned Expert Elevates UConn Quantum Research — UConn Today
- PsiQuantum Finalizes $100M U.S. Government Award — The Quantum Insider
Source links
- 01net.it
- @IonQ_Inc on X
- @PsiQuantum on X
- @QuantinuumQC on X
- @StockSavvyShay on X
- forklog.com
- quantumzeitgeist.com
- spaceq.ca
- thequantuminsider.com
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