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In the interview published in March, he said quantum systems could be applied to areas such as materials design and quantum chemistry, and put the target for reaching a scale that can solve commercially valuable real-world problems at 2029–2030.","Weedbrook said Xanadu was in final negotiations with federal and provincial governments for up to $390 million in public support and aimed to build a quantum data centre in Toronto by 2029. The source does not specify the currency; the amount is the CEO’s interview statement, not finalized funding. He also acknowledged that no quantum computer had yet solved real-world problems in that sense."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:55:38+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"الحد الأعلى الذي ذكره رئيس Xanadu للمفاوضات مع الحكومة الاتحادية وحكومات المقاطعات.","de":"Obergrenze, die Xanadus CEO für Gespräche mit der Bundes- und den Provinzregierungen nannte.","en":"Upper amount given by Xanadu’s CEO for talks with federal and provincial governments.","es":"Monto máximo que el CEO de Xanadu indicó para las negociaciones con el gobierno federal y las provincias.","fr":"Montant maximal indiqué par le PDG de Xanadu pour les négociations avec le gouvernement fédéral et les provinces.","pt":"Valor máximo informado pelo CEO da Xanadu para as conversas com os governos federal e provinciais.","tr":"Xanadu CEO’sunun federal ve eyalet yönetimleriyle görüşmeler için verdiği üst tutar."},"id":"xanadu-potential-public-funding-talks","items":[{"basis":"estimate","label":{"ar":"الحد الأعلى المطروح للدعم العام المحتمل","de":"Obergrenze der erörterten möglichen öffentlichen Förderung","en":"Upper limit discussed for potential public support","es":"Límite superior planteado para el posible apoyo público","fr":"Plafond évoqué pour un soutien public potentiel","pt":"Limite máximo discutido para possível apoio público","tr":"Olası kamu desteği için görüşülen üst sınır"},"period":"2026-03-24","unit":"dollars (currency unspecified)","value":390000000,"valueQualifier":"upper-bound"}],"methodology":{"ar":"يسجل تصريح الرئيس التنفيذي في المقابلة بأنه «يصل إلى 390 مليون دولار». لا يحدد المصدر العملة ولا يقول إن التمويل أُقر نهائياً؛ لذلك لم تُحدد العملة في المقياس وصُنفت القيمة حداً أعلى.","de":"Erfasst wird die Interviewaussage des CEO über „bis zu 390 Millionen“. 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A fonte não especifica a moeda nem afirma que o financiamento foi fechado; por isso, a métrica deixa a moeda sem especificação e indica que o valor é um limite superior.","tr":"Röportajda “up to $390 million” olarak açıklanan CEO beyanı kaydedilir. 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