July 14, 2026

Pasqal’s SPAC filings reveal a $2bn French quantum bet, and a French kill switch

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France’s Pasqal is heading to Nasdaq at a $2bn valuation, roughly 100 times its revenue. Its own filings spell out two things. Quantum computing might never pay off. And Paris can veto who owns the company. Pasqal, the French quantum-computing firm,...