Shares of quantum computing company IonQ ( IONQ 5.48%) raced higher this week. The stock was up by 28.5% as of Friday morning, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Jensen Huang’s comments at last week’s CES about quantum computing being decades away stirred up discussion within the quantum industry.

Stocks and ETFs tied to quantum computing rose significantly Wednesday after Nvidia and Microsoft highlighted the industry's enormous potential.

Quantum computing stocks were red-hot recently, but Jensen Huang just offered optimistic investors a reality check.

Several stocks across the quantum computing industry fell sharply Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the technology is likely still years away.

CEO Jensen Huang lit the entire quantum computing sector on fire last night after saying the technology won’t be “very useful” for at least 15 years and maybe as many as 30 years. He may as well have poured gasoline on the industry and thrown in a lit match.

Therefore, Huang's prediction that quantum computers won't go mainstream for 15 to 30 years sounds reasonable. It took Nvidia about two decades for its gaming and professional vis

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.

Quantum Computing is a Real Thing according to Microsoft’s comments this morning. Shares of D-Wave Quantum Inc , Rigetti Computing and IonQ Corporation are

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.