The gains came after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang triggered a selloff in quantum computing stocks earlier this week with his remarks about the technology’s development.

AI should serve as a key tailwind for all the Magnificent Seven stocks. Some of them could be winners in quantum computing as well, notably including Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia. Amazon, Nvidia, and Tesla are focusing on the robotaxi market in different ways.

Quantum computing stocks sank on Wednesday, pausing a year-long rally, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the technology's practical use was likely two decades away. The long wait outlined by Huang for "very useful quantum computers" throws cold water on a sector that was already expected to spend millions more on the technology,