Microsoft announced a program to help businesses prepare for the advent of the quantum computing era. Azizirad said this is a "critical and catalyzing time for business leaders to

Since Google broke onto the quantum scene with its Willow quantum chip, the quantum sector has also come under the microscope. Companies in this developing quantum era are positioning themselves for long-term growth and are being watched closely by investors and analysts alike.

Quantum computing stocks have been losing ever since Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said widespread applications of quantum computing are still decades away. But investors are rewarding these companies once again on Wednesday after Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) made a statement that starkly differs from Huang’s view on quantum computing.

Speculators are back on the hunt for early investments in quantum computing stocks after Microsoft’s President and Chief Operating Officer of Strategic Missions and Technologies, Mitra Azizirad, is now writing that 2025 is the year to become “quantum ready”.

In a highly speculative quantum computing market, it is judicious for investors to take a wait-and-watch approach before investing in Rigetti and IonQ stocks.

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) is making waves in the quantum computing sector with the announcement of its Quantum Ready program for businesses, urging businesses to be "quantum-ready" in 2025. The initiative marks a significant milestone, as the tech giant proclaimed "we are at the advent of the reliable quantum computing era."

Quantum-computing stocks climbed in premarket trading Wednesday after Microsoft declared 2025 “the year to become quantum-ready,” and unveiled a corporate-training program. Rigetti Computing and D-Wave Quantum,

Microsoft (MSFT) exec Mitra Azizirad wrote in a blog post on Tuesday, Jan. 14 that “We are at the advent of the reliable quantum computing era. And we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value.