Google, SoftBank Back Quantum Startup QuEra in $230 Million Deal

Published on February 11, 2025

Startup investors including Alphabet Inc.’s Google and SoftBank Group Corp. are betting that quantum computing, often thought of as a fantastical science experiment, is getting closer to having sweeping real-world applications.

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