Darpa advanced IBM, IonQ, Atom Computing and Diraq to stage three of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, joining Microsoft and PsiQuantum. Gartner says over half of quantum startups may fail by 2030 as commercial revenue lags. Jefferies views the Darpa program as a constructive independent test for investors.

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