This is what's happening on Wednesday, as quantum computing investors cheer some kind words from Microsoft's strategic missions and technologies chief, Mitra Azizirad, who last night urged quantum investors to get ready, because "we are right on the cusp of seeing quantum computers solve meaningful problems and capture new business value."

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.

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.

Quantum Computing shares rise after NVIDIA announces Quantum Day and the company partners with Sanders TDI to advance biomedicine.

AI should serve as a key tailwind for all the Magnificent Seven stocks. Some of them could be winners in quantum computing as well, notably including Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Amazon, Nvidia, and Tesla are focusing on the robotaxi market in different ways.

After being pummeled to losses of 50% to 60% in the span of just a few days, quantum computing stocks surged higher on Tuesday with Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) rocketing 48% higher. Despite several tech CEOs saying the technology is still years away from practicality,

Canadian pension manager PSP just sold nearly 20 million shares of quantum-computing firm D-Wave. It plans to sell another 20 million.

Interactive Brokers highlighted investors snapping up quantum computing stocks such as IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) over the past frenzied week in the space. IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE:QBTS) ascended into the fifth and 13th spots on the trading platform’s 25 most-active symbols over the past week,