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Microsoft and IBM positioned as top AI-quantum computing players with up to 38% stock upside as cloud-based quantum technology gains real-world adoption

Microsoft and IBM positioned as top AI-quantum computing players with up to 38% stock upside as cloud-based quantum technology gains real-world adoption

Microsoft and IBM emerged as analysts' top picks among major cloud providers (also tracking Alphabet, Amazon, and NVIDIA) because both are combining traditional cloud computing with quantum computers—machines that solve certain complex problems far faster than regular computers by exploiting quantum physics.

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