The Trump administration is reportedly handing out **$2 billion in grants to nine quantum computing firms in exchange for government equity stakes**, with **IBM confirmed as the largest recipient at $1 billion** to build America’s first purpose-built quantum foundry (a new company called Anderson). This is not a recycled headline or a stale earnings rea…
# Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Quantum — May 21, 2026
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