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IBM moves to third phase of DARPA's rigorous evaluation of approaches to building a fault-tolerant quantum computerYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been selected for Stage C, the third phase of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) led by DARPA, the United States Defense...
Oct 7, 2026
Funding for Anderon to help scale and expand access to quantum wafer technologySep 16, 2026
• The NASA‑IBM Lunar Foundation Model turns decades of lunar observations into a foundation for discovery, helping scientists surface patterns across data at a scale no single instrument has providedYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., SEPT 10, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and NASA today announced the open-source release of the NASA‑IBM Lunar Foundation Model, one of the first publicly available foundation...
Sep 10, 2026
In an extension of ongoing collaboration, IBM and Lockheed Martin plan to initiate research projects with select Swiss academic institutions.Zurich, Switzerland – September 10, 2026 - IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), through an offset agreement with armasuisse, Switzerland’s Federal Office for Defence Procurement,...
Sep 10, 2026
Joint research team modeled a 12,635-atom protein, the largest-known to be simulated using quantum computers.CLEVELAND, WAKO, JAPAN and YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Sept 9, 2026 — A multidisciplinary team from Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN and IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been named as a finalist for the 2026...
Sep 9, 2026
The combination brings together complementary expertise in quantum computing, sensing, materials science, and advanced technologies to accelerate future innovationARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 26, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has completed its acquisition of HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a leading research and development institution whose expertise...
Aug 26, 2026- • New cryogenic quantum fridges designed to link hundreds of quantum chips.
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., August 19, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has successfully joined and cooled down two cryogenic modules into a single environment. The new architecture is...
Aug 19, 2026 
A quantum simulation of heterogeneous matter, designed by Algorithmiq and executed on IBM quantum computers, continues to compete with the world's leading classical simulation methods eight months after its debut on the Quantum Advantage Tracker.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.
Jul 30, 2026
Qedma’s quantum error reduction software, running on IBM quantum computers and tested against RIKEN and BlueQubit’s supercomputing resources, has accurately resolved the dynamics of quantum materials unseen in classical simulation.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.
Jul 30, 2026
Scientists used a new error correction method to encode 70 logical qubits and crack a classically intractable problem.YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. and CHICAGO – July 30, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and researchers from the University of Chicago today announced a demonstration in quantum computing that achieves the...
Jul 30, 2026
HRL’s expertise in silicon-spin qubits and quantum sensing will strengthen and extend IBM’s world-leading quantum computing missionARMONK, NY and MALIBU, CA, July 23, 2026 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, LLC (HRL), a flagship research and development...
Jul 23, 2026
Initial results lay the groundwork for key objective of the United States Genesis MissionYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, New York – July 06, 2026 – A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Cleveland Clinic, and IBM (NYSE: IBM), have calculated nine molecular...
Jul 6, 2026
Built with revolutionary “nanostack” 3D chip architecture, IBM’s sub-1 nm chip to propel semiconductor industry forward for the next decadeYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY, June 25, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a major semiconductor breakthrough with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology,...
Jun 25, 2026- Five-year investment spans research and development, manufacturing, M&A and ecosystem expansion as IBM extends its global lead in quantum computing and advances U.S. leadership
ARMONK, N.Y., June 2, 2026 — 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,...
Jun 2, 2026 - Powered by IBM’s decades-long quantum leadership, initiative will accelerate American quantum innovation and enable advanced quantum wafer production for a broad range of companiesMay 21, 2026
Milestone simulation of biologically meaningful molecules expands quantum-centric supercomputing’s role as a scientific toolMay 5, 2026
• Today, we celebrate ten years since IBM put the first quantum computer on the cloud, opening real hardware to a global community.YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., May 4, 2026 - On 4 May 2016, IBM (NYSE: IBM) put the first quantum computer on the cloud. It was a seminal moment in computing history, and for thousands of early users who...
May 4, 2026
• IBM and Dallara are collaborating on the development of new physics-based AI foundation models.PARMA, ITALY & NEW YORK, APRIL 30, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Dallara Group, a world-leading racing and high-performance vehicle manufacturer, today announced a collaboration to advance...
Apr 30, 2026
Building on a long-standing MIT–IBM collaboration, the new lab will chart the convergence of AI, algorithms, and quantum computingCAMBRIDGE, M.A., APRIL 29, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology today announced the launch of the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, advancing their long-standing...
Apr 29, 2026- In the first ever Q4Bio Challenge, research teams sought to demonstrate scalable quantum algorithms for healthcare, with Algorithmiq’s work alongside Cleveland Clinic and IBM earning $2 million Q4Bio prize.
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., April 16, 2026 - Quantum computing is at an inflection point. In recent years, quantum computers have shown the ability to run quantum programs at a scale beyond exact...
Apr 16, 2026 
- The IBM-Illinois Discovery Accelerator Institute will launch research on new quantum-centric supercomputing architecture, which will integrate IBM quantum computers and high-performance computing from U. of I.’s National Center for Supercomputing Applications.ARMONK, N.Y. and URBANA-‑CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – April 16, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.) today announced...
Apr 16, 2026
• IBM and ETH Zurich launch a 10-year initiative to advance foundational algorithmic research.IBM and ETH Zurich launch a 10-year initiative to advance foundational algorithmic research. The collaboration will focus on developing foundational algorithms for the AI and quantum era. IBM will...
Mar 31, 2026
• Team from U.S. Department of Energy-funded Quantum Science Center demonstrates quantum computers can perform material simulation that many previously believed to be beyond current quantum capabilities.YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 26, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new results that its quantum computer can simulate real magnetic materials with results that match neutron scattering...
Mar 26, 2026
• Charles H. Bennett helped pioneer the foundations of quantum information science alongside co-laureate Gilles Brassard of Université de Montréal.YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 18, 2026 — Charles H. Bennett, a research scientist at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and IBM Fellow, has been named a co-recipient of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award by the...
Mar 18, 2026
• New reference architecture outlines a practical, scalable path for combining quantum and classical computingYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., March 12, 2026 — IBM today unveiled the industry’s first published quantum‑centric supercomputing reference architecture, a new blueprint for integrating quantum computing into modern supercomputing environments. The architecture shows how quantum processors (QPUs) can work alongside GPUs and CPUs—across on‑premises systems, research centers, and the cloud—in order to tackle scientific challenges that no single computing approach can solve on its own.
Mar 12, 2026