Key Takeaways IONQ shares surged 135.2% in six months, outpacing rivals and broader market gains.The company secured global partnerships, including DARPA and AstraZeneca collaborations.IONQ's $1B Oxford Ionics deal targets 800 logical qubits by 2027 and 80,000 by 2030.Tech giants like NVIDIA (NVDA) , IBM and Google have been pouring billions into quantum research of late, building hardware platforms and developing software ecosystems that could shape the future of computing. Their scale is speeding up progr ...