German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses guests during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of US firm IBM is pictured on the sidelines of an event to inaugurate IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses guests during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends an event to inaugurate IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses guests during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends an event to inaugurate IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares to address guests during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses guests during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. The centre -- located in Ehningen, near Stuttgart, and IBM's first outside the United States -- will allow dozens of European companies and research institutes to gain access to the US firm's quantum systems. (Photo by SILAS STEIN / AFP) (Photo by SILAS STEIN/AFP via Getty Images)