IonQ Selected for DARPA's Quantum Computing Initiative! Large Scale Quantum Computers by 2033!

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA, a research institution of the US Department of Defense, announced on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in a press release the first 15 quantum computing companies that have been shortlisted for a quantum computing initiative called QBI. The US government is evaluating the feasibility of quantum computing in a multi-year program. Among others, IonQ (IONQ) also made it into the first phase of the program. Stocks in this sector saw a significant decline despite this announcement, as global markets plummeted...