Daily News About IBM Quantum Computing

Meet Yolanda, an Associate Partner in IBM Consulting, Cybersecurity. Based in the U.S. national capital –  Washington, D.C. – Yolanda is an IBM executive who advises business and government clients on cybersecurity solutions that will better protect their systems and assets. She also works with up-and-coming technologies, like post-quantum cryptography, to protect threats from quantum computers. With a career dedicated to bridging cutting-edge technology as practical solutions for clients, Yolanda’s story offers a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of working in a field that is constantly evolving.

Insider Brief Swiss financial institutions face a looming risk from quantum computing, and a new plan says they must act now to stay secure and competitive. The Swiss Financial Innovation Desk (FIND) has issued a seven-step action plan to prepare the country’s finance sector for a future in which quantum computers can break today’s encryption,

“The meeting marked a pivotal moment in India’s journey toward becoming a global leader in quantum computing, AI, and deep-tech innovations, with synergistic collaboration between the government and private sector driving the nation toward a technologically advanced future,” said the Ministry of Science and Technology. Last month, India’s Union Budget 2025 allocated ₹600 crore to the National Quantum Mission (NQM).

IBM’s Global Head, Arvind Krishna, met Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh to discuss how the two sides can work together in these advanced technology fields. The minister also emphasised the importance of self-reliance in critical technologies while stating that India is on par with, if not ahead of, many countries in emerging tech sectors.

Welcome to The Short, the biweekly recap of IBM’s latest innovations and research. This week we celebrate plans to build Europe’s first IBM Quantum Sysem Two in Spain

Welcome to The Short, the biweekly recap of IBM’s latest innovations and research. This week we celebrate plans to build Europe’s first IBM Quantum Sysem Two in SpainFrom: IBM Research

Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — ULVAC, Inc. and ULVAC CRYOGENICS INC. announced that they are developing a next-generation dilution refrigerator for quantum computers with input from IBM. This product will provide a cryogenic environment essential for the stable operation of quantum computers, and it also promotes technological development and collaboration with research institutions and enterprises.

Why Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM and numerous startups are racing to build quantum computers … Gen Z …

Crowder noted that IBM made its quantum technology available in the cloud in 2016. “The first stage is quantum computers aren’t just sci-fi — they …

With applications spanning various industries, this initiative can potentially drive technological progress and economic development, reinforcing the Basque Country’s role as a quantum research and innovation hub. This initiative is part of the BasQ project, which seeks to position the Basque Country as a center for quantum technology development.

Insider Brief The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has outlined a roadmap for migrating to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), setting target dates for organizations to assess risks, define strategies and fully transition by 2035. The move is designed to mitigate the looming threat posed by future quantum computers, which could break today’s widely used encryption

Kipu Quantum, a leader in application and hardware-specific quantum computing solutions, has announced that its Iskay Quantum Optimizer, a function available on Kipu’s PLANQK platform, is now available for use through IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog. The development of quantum algorithms to solve complex large-scale combinatorial optimization problems is important in quantum computing to achieve the sought-after potential across various industries, including logistics, finance, telecommunications, energy, chemistry, artificial intelligence, materials, and manufacturing.

IQM Quantum wants to be the European answer to Google and IBM. “We’re focusing on building the most performant quantum processers when it comes to …

For the first time, researchers have successfully prepared the quantum vacuum state of a fundamental physics model on up to 100 qubits of IBM’s …

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IBM’s Arvind Krishna discusses the future of AI and quantum computing Krishna responded to comments that have bandied around the internet in recent weeks that quantum computing won’t be ready for primetime for decades, saying that before the decade is out — in, you know, less than four years — you’re going to be surprised by what quantum computers can do.

Quantum error mitigation has recently been shown to produce accurate expectation values on IBM’s fixed-frequency Eagle processor, at scales beyond brute-force classical computation. These methods often rely on the characterization and manipulation of noise in the device to effectively undo its effect on expectation values. However, the success of these methods also crucially relies on access to a representative model of the device noise. In these talks, we will present our implementation of noise learning and mitigation techniques on tunable-coupling Heron processors with two-qubit gate error rates approaching 0.1%. Our results highlight a powerful computational tool for the exploration of near-term quantum applications.Part 1 will detail characterization and stabilization of noise in our Heron processors.

Today, IBM’s industry-leading quantum computers operate at “utility scale” – when a quantum computer is able to perform reliable computations at a scale beyond brute force classical computing methods that provide exact solutions to computational problems. An example of this is the IBM Quantum Network, which brings together more than 250 academic, research, startup and industry entities from around the world to share advances and help accelerate the adoption and benefits of quantum computing.

Jerry Chow, IBM Fellow and Director of Quantum Infrastructure, left, and Daniela Bogorin, IBM Quantum Research Engineer, remove the outer chamber from a quantum computer in Yorktown Heights, New York, on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Insider Brief: PRESS RELEASE — The Basque Government, and IBM today announced plans to install Europe’s first IBM Quantum System Two at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center on Ikerbasque Foundation’s main campus in San Sebastian, Spain (Gipuzkoa, Spain). The deployment builds on the organizations’ partnership, which began in 2023 as part of the BasQ initiative