United States announce billion-dollar investment in IBM and quantum computing to accelerate technology, advanced chips, and digital security. The United States announced a billion-dollar investment of $2 billion to accelerate the development of quantum computing and strengthen the national production of advanced technology. The package involves companies like IBM, GlobalFoundries, D-Wave, Rigetti Computing, Infleqtion, and Diraq. According to information from G1 on May 22, the measure is part of the American strategy to expand industrial competitiveness and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, especially from China. Additionally, the government seeks to consolidate leadership in sectors considered strategic for the next generation of the digital economy. United States’ billion-dollar investment accelerates global technology race According to the United States Department of Commerce, IBM will receive $1 billion to create a company focused on manufacturing chips for quantum computers. Meanwhile, GlobalFoundries will have access to $375 million to build a factory for components used in this technology. - A 3.2-million-year-old fossil found in Ethiopia forever changed our understanding of human evolution and showed that ancestors were already walking on two legs before having larger brains. - Extratropical cyclone brings storms to the South on Monday after a weekend with heavy rain, winds up to 100 km/h, and risk of hail, warns INMET forecast. - The sea advanced forcefully over the coast of Rio Grande do Sul, knocking down part of a containment wall, sweeping away wooden walkways in Atlântida Sul, and flooding streets in Cassino, damage caused by an extratropical cyclone in the ocean. - Artificial reservoirs are losing oxygen on a global scale, with 74% of the large lakes analyzed declining since 1984 and at risk of turning dams into critical zones for fish, drinking water, and invisible emissions. The announcement also stirred the financial market. Following the package’s disclosure, shares of