IONQ ▼ -0.1% - IonQ, Inc. $IONQ - IonQ, ORNL, NVIDIA, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Show AI Method Reduces Quantum Optimization Trade Off IonQ shares dipped 0.1% today following news that the company, alongside Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NVIDIA, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, demonstrated an AI method that reduces trade-offs in quantum optimization. The research highlights progress in making quantum computing more practical for real-world optimization problems, though the modest decline suggests investors are digesting the technical advancement cautiously. 16-SEP-2026 09:55 AM ET