The government is exchanging equity for technology; this move by the Americans is quite aggressive.

Mars Finance News, according to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it will provide a total of $2 billion in government grants to nine quantum computing companies, including IBM, and acquire equity in related transactions. This move aims to accelerate the development of the emerging quantum computing industry and promote the construction of more stable, scalable quantum computing systems. The report states that this round of funding is part of the Trump administration's effort to maintain the United States' competitive edge in cutting-edge computing fields and to initiate a "new era of technological innovation."