**[Trump Administration Negotiates Stake in Quantum Computing Companies]** Golden Finance reports that several quantum computing companies are negotiating with the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide equity in exchange for federal funding, indicating that the Trump administration is expanding its intervention in economic sectors it deems critical. According to insiders, companies such as IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum are discussing allowing the government to become shareholders as part of agreements to secure special funding for promising tech firms. Other companies, such as Quantum Computing and Atom Computing, are also considering similar arrangements. Some insiders say the two companies are discussing a minimum funding of $10 million each from Washington. It is expected that other tech companies will also compete for this funding. (Jin10)