--- title: Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes description: Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu have shut down their quantum computing research units, leading to speculation about China's interest in the technology.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-baidu-cash-out-on-quantum-computing-stakes-bme8mac4a twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes | daily.dev og:description: Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu have shut down their quantum computing research units, leading to speculation about China's interest in the technology.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-baidu-cash-out-on-quantum-computing-stakes-bme8mac4a og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bme8MAc4a.png og:image:alt: Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes **[IEEE Spectrum](https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu have shut down their quantum computing research units, leading to speculation about China's interest in the technology. While experts suggest it could be cost-cutting or a government intervention, the quantum industry in China remains a strategic priority. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#alibaba](https://daily.dev/tags/alibaba), [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#ibm](https://daily.dev/tags/ibm), [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-baidu-cash-out-on-quantum-computing-stakes-bme8mac4a) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-baidu-cash-out-on-quantum-computing-stakes-bme8mac4a","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-baidu-cash-out-on-quantum-computing-stakes-bme8mac4a"},"datePublished":"2024-02-14T13:56:13.789Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T06:18:04.475Z","description":"Chinese tech giants Alibaba and Baidu have shut down their quantum computing research units, leading to speculation about China's interest in the technology....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6db3ca085c1df1d15f35b812d68dbcbd?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/6db3ca085c1df1d15f35b812d68dbcbd?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"IEEE Spectrum","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"IEEE Spectrum","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/b123f5e8420e492ab36f6adb30c1793a","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/alibaba-and-baidu-cash-out-on-quantum-computing-stakes-bme8mac4a","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"alibaba,google,hardware,ibm,quantum-computing","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"IEEE Spectrum","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ieeespectrum"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Alibaba and Baidu Cash Out on Quantum Computing Stakes"}]} ```