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France to invest โ‚ฌ1.5 billion in quantum computing, advanced microchips

French โ President Emmanuel Macron said on โ Friday that the government will invest an additional โ‚ฌ1 billion (US$1.16 billion) in its quantum strategy and โ‚ฌ550 million to support the microelectronics sector, as global powers race to be first to leverage โ€Œemerging technology. โ€œIโ€™ll say it out loud. We have the means to be the winners of this race,โ€ Macron said while announcing the funding. On Thursday, US President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration unveiled plans to take US$2 billion in equity stakes...