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IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock

IonQ has agreed to buy Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3bn. Up to $150mn of that depends on how well Elisity does. The Maryland-based quantum computing company announced the deal on Monday. IonQ wants its security arm to guard against attacks aided by AI and, one day, quantum machines.…

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  1. 2026-10-12 16:01 · The Next Web
    IonQ to buy cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3bn in stock

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