Exclusive | Trump administration in talks to take stakes in quantum computing companies

WASHINGTON — Several quantum computing companies are in talks to give the Commerce Department equity stakes in exchange for federal funding, a sign that the Trump administration is expanding its interventions in what it considers critical segments of the economy.

Companies including IonQ, Computers Rigetti And D-Wave Quantum are discussing the possibility of the government becoming a shareholder in deals to earmark funds for promising technology companies, according to people familiar with the matter. Other companies such as Quantum Computing Inc. and Atom Computing are considering similar arrangements.