https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/22/alphabet-spins-out-a-new-subsidiary-and-in-a-sign-of-the-times-its-focused-on-quantum-tech/ > Quantum tech may be having its moment at long last. > Consider that earlier this month, one of the few “pure play” quantum tech companies in the world, Rigetti Computing, went public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC. It only narrowly missed becoming the first publicly traded company to expressly focus on commercializing quantum tech when another outfit, IonQ, went public through a SPAC merger in October. Meanwhile, another rival in the space, D-Wave, says it is also now planning to go public via SPAC.