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Ireland may not have the global name recognition of China or the U.S.—two rivals locked into a fierce battle for market dominance—but quantum companies themselves are increasingly eyeing the country as a strategic launchpad.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Digital sales represent only 20% of the company’s annual sales, a smaller share than rivals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"Now maybe the Swiss are our biggest rivals."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Paraguay are the lowest-ranked team in Group D, which also contains Australia and Turkey, but have as much World Cup pedigree as any of their rivals.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Like most of its rivals, Mountain Madness was a fiscally marginal enterprise and had been since its inception: in 1995 Fischer took home only about $12,000.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer