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Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8 billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub,...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has completed its acquisition of HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a leading research and development institution whose expertise spans quantum computing, quantum sensing, advanced communications, electronics, manufacturing, and materials science.

At the annual Hot Chips conference, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today is announcing the first dual-architecture mainframe processor, which is being designed to enable enterprises to run operating systems and applications on both the IBM and Arm® compute platforms in future IBM Z and LinuxONE systems.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has successfully joined and cooled down two cryogenic modules into a single environment. The new architecture is designed to scale into the modular, shared, and ultra-cold system required to link hundreds of quantum chips into a more powerful quantum computer capable of solving large problems.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to help enterprises deliver business outcomes by deploying AI at scale across core business operations and complex workflows, while strengthening cyber defense and resilience through programs like OpenAI Daybreak. The partnership includes joint-go-to market initiatives and creating industry-specific solutions for financial services, government, telecommunications, and retail, as well as key enterprise domains such as finance, procurement, customer operations, and HR.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat today announced a new program providing Lightwell at no charge to over 185 leading research universities and 100 major nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and think tanks. Eligible institutions can access Lightwell’s library of validated fixes for open source software vulnerabilities, helping them secure the software and focus resources supporting research, education, humanitarian programs and other public-interest work.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and researchers from the University of Chicago today announced a demonstration in quantum computing that achieves the fundamental criteria for quantum advantage: performing computations beyond the reach of leading classical simulation methods while providing trust that the computation returned accurate results.

Qedma Quantum Computing, a pioneer in quantum error reduction software and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a breakthrough study demonstrating how trusted, error-mitigated quantum computation is possible, and can be used to explore the physics of materials beyond the capabilities of state-of-the-art classical simulations, including those run on one of the world's most powerful supercomputers. By combining Qedma’s advanced error mitigation software, QESEM, with IBM quantum computers, researchers observed complex and long-lived quantum dynamics in systems of up to 74 qubits. This enabled them to reach a paradigm where multiple state-of-the-art classical approaches failed to provide consistent, reliable answers.

Algorithmiq and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a major milestone in the development of quantum computing: a joint demonstration of quantum advantage with the simulation of a heterogeneous quantum material, achieved with a new framework that establishes trust in quantum computations when classical verification is unavailable.

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6 million, roughly $1 million more than the global breach average of $4.99 million, according to IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a flagship research and development institution. HRL is a private company jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Both Boeing and GM will continue to partner with IBM on quantum applications and advanced technology development following the transaction.

ARMONK, N.Y., July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced second-quarter 2026 earnings results.

IBM announced IBM Power Autonomous Operations, an AI agent that can help continuously monitor Power systems and autonomously resolve issues to keep operations running smoothly. It complements the recently launched IBM Bob™ Premium Package for i, which brings agentic-driven software designed to accelerate application development on IBM i. These capabilities can accelerate building modern applications so enterprises can innovate at the pace required by their business. Additionally, the entry-level Power S1112 server provides a new compact, efficient option powerful enough to run AI inference locally.

This morning we are releasing selected preliminary second-quarter 2026 financial results. We are still working to close our financial reporting for the quarter and our final results could be slightly different.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced major updates to IBM Bob, its agentic software development platform, including new multi-agent capabilities, built-in AI cost and use analytics, and pre-built, specialized workflows for modernizing enterprise systems.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its second-quarter 2026 financial results on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET. The live webcast of the earnings call can be accessed at www.ibm.com/investor.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat today announced the commercial launch of Lightwell, delivering automated vulnerability remediation at scale through two offerings: Lightwell Network and Lightwell Clearinghouse Premier. Available now, Lightwell Network gives enterprises access to a launch catalog of 6,500+ remediated, digitally signed, and certified application-layer dependencies across major ecosystems, including Java and Python. Lightwell Clearinghouse Premier enters a limited-availability phase, serving as a trusted intermediary for secured patch embargoes and vertical threat coordination.

As enterprises confront a growing volume of software cybersecurity vulnerabilities, expanding cloud and AI environments, and rising operational complexity, the conversation is shifting from...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announces new IBM z17 and IBM LinuxONE 5 configurations, marking the first time IBM is offering rack mount alongside single frame systems across its full Z and LinuxONE portfolio. The expanded IBM z17 and LinuxONE 5 portfolios now offer a wide range of deployment options, engineered with the same flagship performance, security, and ecosystem standards. New single frame and rack mount options provide additional ways for organizations to position their infrastructure where it fits best for their business needs, helping support flexibility and operational efficiency.

A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic, and IBM (NYSE: IBM), have calculated nine molecular configurations of a promising material to produce fuel for fusion energy – the first-known instance of such computations on quantum computers.

Deloitte, IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Red Hat today announced a collaboration to help protect the software supply chain against increasingly automated cyber threats. Deloitte joins the initiative as an integration collaborator for Lightwell, bringing its broader secured software supply chain architecture and cyber risk services to the large-scale enterprise open source security model deployed by IBM and Red Hat.

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

IBM unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a revolutionary transistor architecture at the 0.7 nm, or 7 angstrom node.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat today announced a collaboration to help organizations identify vulnerabilities early and deploy protections fast across open source software, commercial applications, operational technology (OT) and healthcare technologies. By integrating Palo Alto Networks Virtual Patching capability with Project Lightwell from IBM and Red Hat, the collaboration combines rapid network-level protection with software remediation to help organizations reduce exposure to emerging threats.

BM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program, bringing advanced frontier AI capabilities into security operations to help enterprises counter machine-speed threats. Building on the recently announced Project Lightwell, as part of this effort IBM has launched a new application security service that uses the cyber capabilities of OpenAI’s models to help organizations identify and validate software vulnerabilities with greater speed, and precision.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new and enhanced digital fan features coming to The Championships, Wimbledon in 2026. The watsonx AI-powered capabilities are available on the Wimbledon app and wimbledon.com, which have been fully modernised and redesigned to provide a seamless and personalised experience to millions of global tennis fans during The Championships. Pairing fan-facing innovation with operational transformation, IBM and the All England Club are creating a digital foundation to deeply engage the next generation of tennis fans.

IBM is continuing to innovate mainframes to address and combat the technological challenges of the future. As part of this mission, today we’re announcing the general availability of three new Z software tools designed to not only meet clients where they are, but to start addressing future challenges such as frontier model attacks. These complement our recent developments with Project Glasswing and our commitment to open-source security with Project Lightwell.

A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organizations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change, reinforcing the growing importance of AI sovereignty to maintain business continuity and performance.

Today, Apptio, an IBM Company (NYSE: IBM), announced significant updates to its solution suite—including the launch of its Conversational Insights, currently in preview, and new capabilities for hybrid IT cost management and cloud optimization—designed to turn technology investment into measurable business outcomes and establish best practices for the financial governance for AI in a time of record infrastructure investments. The new capabilities are designed to specifically strengthen Apptio’s Financial Intelligence Layer that connects cost, consumption, value, and action across all spending and operational data within the enterprise.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI control tower for business reinvention, today announced an expanded collaboration to address two of the biggest barriers blocking enterprise AI at scale: the AI-ready data problem and the legacy application layer.

Recently, Uber's COO said AI costs are getting "harder to justify." Microsoft canceled most of its Claude Code licenses, citing spend. And according to Axios, one organization burned through half...

A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value study reveals that as AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, two-thirds of surveyed CIOs and CTOs report being held accountable for AI systems they do not fully control, while governance struggles to keep pace at scale.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Google Cloud today announced the launch of a new Google Cloud Practice, designed to help organizations more quickly scale AI into production and modernize core systems. The new practice combines IBM’s deep industry expertise and IBM Consulting Advantage – the company’s AI-powered platform that helps IBM teams design, build and deploy AI solutions faster using agents and industry workflows – now with Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, cybersecurity and data capabilities.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the AI Builders Challenge, a global challenge with IBM Bob – IBM’s new AI-powered development partner – that will help university students build practical AI and software development skills for the future of work.

IBM applauds the Administration's Executive Order on AI and cybersecurity. As AI becomes more foundational to all of us, including business and government, securing it — and the open source...

Technology moves extremely fast – sometimes faster than policy cycles can adapt. IBM’s perspective has long been clear: control and independence must be built into the architecture, regardless of specific technology. For more than a century, this has defined how we operate in Europe.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced plans to invest more than $10 billion in quantum computing over the next five years. The investment will span research and development, capital expenditure, manufacturing scaling, ecosystem partnerships, and M&A. Together, these areas are designed to accelerate IBM's quantum roadmap beyond delivering the world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer in 2029, and advance quantum leadership anchored in the United States.

New tool can help enterprises document control, demonstrate their compliance, and build greater trust in an AI-driven world Across global enterprises, digital sovereignty has become a defining...

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat today announced Project Lightwell, a $5 billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20,000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new model for enterprise use of open source software, from upstream development through production environments.

IBM has announced a new five-year global agreement with Abertis, a leading infrastructure and mobility management group, to modernize Abertis's technological infrastructure. The collaboration includes migrating to SAP S/4HANA, and aims to improve system scalability, reliability and user experience across multiple countries. This new agreement extends more than a decade of collaboration and supports Abertis's digital transformation.

Three things to know: How IBM shaped the digital sovereignty agenda at Think 2026 By: Anne Robinson, SVP and Chief Legal Officer, IBM Starting THINK 2026, IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said, “

Today, IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) to build an American quantum chip, foundry securing the nation’s global quantum leadership and fueling the country’s growing quantum ecosystem. The CHIPS incentive from the DoC will support the research and development efforts of a new IBM company: Anderon, which will be America's first pure-play quantum foundry. This initiative represents one of the most significant commitments by the U.S. Government to date in quantum R&D to position the United States to manufacture most of the world’s quantum wafers.

As AI accelerates cyberattacks, the biggest risk for enterprises is no longer whether vulnerabilities will be found, but how quickly organizations can respond. Frontier models are shrinking...

IBM today kicked off the IBM Sports Tech Startup Challenge at Web Summit Vancouver, marking the first showcase in a global initiative to find and accelerate cutting-edge AI startups transforming the world of sports.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced two new managed services – Red Hat AI Inference on IBM Cloud and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Service on IBM Cloud – to help enterprises accelerate AI adoption and run security-forward, scalable and predictable virtualization environments.

At Think 2026, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced new capabilities delivered through IBM Enterprise Advantage, a first-of-its-kind asset-based consulting service that helps clients build and operate their own hybrid-AI platforms.

Aramco (2222.SE) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance artificial intelligence, agentic AI, automation, material science and other mutually agreed domains in the industrial sector. The collaboration builds on a longstanding relationship and strong alignment around innovation, operational excellence, and solving complex, large-scale challenges.

Available 19 June 2026, IBM zSecure Secret Manager enables organizations to move from manual, fragmented certificate processes to policy-driven automation of certificate renewal to reduce...