The Biden Administration has announced that it is blacklisting eight Chinese quantum computing companies over concerns that the technology they possess poses a threat to national security. The companies have been added to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Entity List, which is a national security tool used by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). According to the Commerce Department, 27 new entities were added to the list for various reasons, while the eight Chinese entities were added specifically for risks regarding quantum computing technology. “Eight technology entities based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are being added to...