連邦政府、量子コンピューティング企業に20億ドル超を授与——ただし、その見返りを求める
米国政府が量子コンピューティング関連企業に対し、総額20億ドル以上の助成金を発表。ただし、その資金提供の見返りとして、知的財産権や商業化における一定の権益を政府が保持する条件が付されている。官民連携による量子技術開発の加速が期待される一方、企業側には収益や特許の一部を共有するリスクが伴う。
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