The US government will take equity stakes worth a total of $2bn in a slew of quantum computing companies, including a start-up backed by a firm with links to the Trump family and one taken public by a Pentagon official.
美国政府将斥资20亿美元入股多家量子计算公司，其中包括由特朗普家族关联公司支持的一家初创公司，以及由一名五角大楼官员上市的一家公司。
The announcement by the commerce department that it had signed letters of intent with nine companies — including GlobalFoundries and IBM — sent shares in quantum specialists soaring on Thursday.
美国商务部宣布与包括格芯(GlobalFoundries)和IBM在内的九家公司签署意向书后，专业从事量子计算的公司周四股价飙升。
Both IBM, which is set to get $1bn, and GlobalFoundries, which will receive $375mn, were up more than 6 per cent in pre-market trading. D-Wave Quantum, an awardee that was taken public in 2022 by Emil Michael — now a top Pentagon official — was up more than 20 per cent.
IBM将获得10亿美元的投资，格芯将获得3.75亿美元的投资，两家公司的股价在盘前交易时段均上涨逾6%。获得政府投资的公司之一、由现任五角大楼高级官员埃米尔•迈克尔(Emil Michael)于2022年上市的D-Wave Quantum股价大涨20%以上。