On closing a merger with a special purpose acquisition vehicle, IonQ is poised to be the first publicly traded pure-play quantum computing hardware and software company in the world.
The great power that quantum computing will place in the hands of governments and corporations needs to be balanced with greater ethical responsibility, believe a host of quantum tech experts.
Last year’s big ticket item, quantum computing does not find repeat mention this year, though artificial intelligence and machine learning found some passing reference in India's federal Budget plans.