Government kept in dark on Microsoft quantum research exit

The Australian government was kept in the dark about tech giant Microsoft’s plans to exit quantum computing research in Australia until after the company had made generous offers to relocate its entire team to its US headquarters.

The surprise corporate decision to close the Microsoft quantum research facility at the University of Sydney arrived at an embarrassing moment for the government, which had just invested hundreds of millions of dollars …

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