An IBM executive said the company's steady and practical approach to quantum computing will win out over the bluster that's emerging from multiple vendors.
IBM and Cisco said they will build a connected network of quantum computers that will look to scale to hundreds of thousands of qubits.
IBM launched its most advanced quantum processor, IBM Quantum Nighthawk, and announced its IBM Quantum Loom, an experimental processor that demonstrates all of the processor components for fault-tolerant quantum computing.
IBM reported better-than-expected third quarter results and said its AI book of business now tops $9.5 billion.
IBM said it will acquire SAP S/4 HANA services specialist Cognitus in a deal that will expand its SAP AI-driven industry services.
IBM said its Spyre AI accelerator and Telum II processor are generally available, outlined a partnership with Anthropic and layered agentic AI tools throughout its offerings.
IBM and AMD plan to integrate AMD's CPUs, GPUs and FPGAs with IBM quantum computers.
IBM reported strong second quarter results, a revenue pop for its infrastructure business due to its new mainframe system and a growing backlog for its AI business.
IBM updated its quantum computing roadmap heading into IBM Quantum Starling, a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum system in 2029.
IBM said quantum computing will hit quantum advantage in 2026 starting with chemistry use cases followed by optimization and mathematical computation.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said there is no law that enterprise AI has to be expensive, pegged to large language models and experimental.
