California Awards $9.7 Million to Build Southern Quantum Workforce and Industry Network
THE SO WHAT
California seeding $9.7M into a Southern quantum workforce and testbed network is about locking in regional gravity before the industry fully commercializes. If you’re a hardware or algorithms startup in the space, anchoring near these shared resources can de-risk hiring and prototyping over the next 3–5 years.
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