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  "id": 1235700,
  "title": "IonQ Paid $1.8 Billion for a Chip Foundry. Here's What Investors Should Know.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ionq-paid-1-8-billion-for-a-chip-foundry-heres-what-investors-should-1235700",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-16T08:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nasdaq Markets",
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    "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/ionq-paid-18-billion-chip-foundry-heres-what-investors-should-know"
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  "summary": "Key PointsIonQ closed its SkyWater Technology acquisition on July 31, paying about $741 million in cash and issuing about 24 million shares.",
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        "title": "IonQ Paid $1.8 Billion for a Chip Foundry. Here's What Investors Should Know.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/ionq-paid-1-8-billion-for-a-chip-foundry-heres-what-investors-should",
        "published": "2026-08-16T07:41:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}