IBM Announces Quantum Processors, Software and Algorithms, Expects Quantum Advantage in 2026

IBM unveiled IBM Quantum Nighthawk, which the company said is its most advanced quantum processor yet. The company also said it expects its quantum technology to deliver quantum advantage by the end of next year.

IBM Collaborates Across Four National Quantum Innovation Centers for Quantum-Centric Supercomputing

Nov. 4, 2025 — Today, the United States Department of Energy announced the continued funding of the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers (NQISRCs). IBM released the following statement: We applaud the DoE for continuing to promote quantum science in the United States, and we are committed to the success of these centers and accelerating […]

HSBC Reports on Quantum-Enabled Algorithmic Trading with IBM

25 September 2025 — British bank and financial services company HSBC announced what it said is the world’s first-known empirical evidence of the potential value of current quantum computers for algorithmic bond trading. Working with a team from IBM, HSBC leveraged an approach that utilized quantum and classical computing resources to deliver up to a […]

HPC News Bytes 20250623: Fault Tolerant Quantum by 2029?, Quantum Roadmaps, Metrics and M&A, RIKEN and Fujitsu Team on FugakuNEXT

A good late June morning to you! A healthy portion of recent developments in the world of HPC-AI has focused on quantum computing, here’s a quick (7:09) run-through, including ….

IBM Says on Course to Fault-Tolerant Quantum by 2029

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., June 10, 2025 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled what the company said is its path to build the first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer, “setting the stage for practical and scalable quantum computing.” Scheduled for delivery by 2029, IBM Quantum Starling will be built in a new IBM Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New […]

IBM and Pasqal Expand Quantum-Centric Supercomputing Initiative

Yorktown Heights, New York, and Paris, Nov. 21, 2024 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Pasqal today announced an update to their intended collaboration to build new, integrated frameworks for quantum-centric supercomputing with Qiskit quantum software. The two companies will soon begin developing a unified programming model to facilitate seamless interoperability across different types of quantum computing hardware. […]

Q-CTRL Delivering New Services to IBM Quantum Network

Montréal, Sept. 16, 2024 – Quantum sofware company Q-CTRL today announced that it offers two services via IBM’s new Qiskit Functions Catalog to simplify application development and performance management services. Q-CTRL’s performance-management software, Fire Opal, improves the usability and capability of quantum computing by reducing errors and abstracting the details of how to operate hardware […]

Q-CTRL Reports Optimization Problem Records

London, June 5, 2024 – Quantum infrastructure software company Q-CTRL today announced published results that the company says demonstrate a boost of more than 4X in the size of an optimization problem that can be accurately solved, and show that a utility-scale IBM quantum computer can outperform competitive annealer and trapped ion technologies. “The recent […]

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Unveils IBM Quantum System One

TROY, NY, April 5, 2024 — Today, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and IBM unveiled the first IBM quantum computer on a university campus. Building on RPI’s bicentennial celebration of 200 years of firsts, the university said IBM Quantum System One will enhance educational and research opportunities for itself and other academic institutions and organizations across […]

PINQ² and Hydro Québec Form Partnership Utilizing IBM Quantum

Montreal, March 25 th, 2024 — Hydro Québec is now a partner of the Platform for Digital and Quantum Innovation of Quebec (PINQ²). As the administrator of Canada’s first IBM Quantum System One located at IBM ’s facility in Bromont, Quebec, PINQ² offers an innovative approach to computing for companies wishing to conduct research , […]