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U.S. quantum strategy gets boost with DARPA award, Genesis Mission infusion

The federal government awarded $125 million to quantum computer maker PsiQuantum this week, along with a new $5 billion commitment to cutting-edge technologies including quantum.

By Maria Korolov

Jul 23, 20265 mins

GovernmentHigh-Performance ComputingMarkets

Articles

IBM sends signals with its $10 billion quantum pledge

The multi-billion-dollar investment in R&D, capital expenditure, manufacturing, partnerships, and M&A supports IBM’s goal of achieving scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing in 2029.

By Maria Korolov

Jun 15, 2026 4 mins

Data CenterHigh-Performance Computing

IBM, ServiceNow team to bring AI to legacy enterprise systems

The goal is to open decades of interconnected legacy systems to AI technology.

By Michael Cooney

Jun 11, 2026 2 mins

High-Performance ComputingMainframesNetwork Management Software

Cisco sees quantum networking as the future of networking

'Quantum networking has many practical and commercial use cases in the classical world today,' said Ramana Kompella, head of Cisco Research and Cisco Fellow, in a session at Cisco Live 2026.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jun 3, 2026 8 mins

Data CenterHigh-Performance ComputingNetworking

Q&A: Quantum physicist Sonia Fernández-Vidal on why classical computing isn't going anywhere

“We’re not talking about more powerful computers—we're talking about different ones," says the scientist, who sees a hybrid future where quantum and classical computing coexist in the cloud.

By Esther Macías

May 8, 2026 16 mins

CareersDigital TransformationHigh-Performance Computing

IT-as-a-Service Simplifies Hybrid IT

Consumption-based model reduces complexity, improves IT infrastructure.

Oct 22, 2019 3 mins

Application Performance ManagementEnterpriseEnterprise Architecture

Intel, behind in AI chips, bets on quantum and neuromorphic processors

Intel is looking beyond the current AI hardware boom to what comes next.

By Agam Shah

May 6, 2026 4 mins

CPUs and ProcessorsData CenterHigh-Performance Computing

QuEra claims quantum error correction breakthrough with 2-to-1 qubit ratio

Neutral atom company QuEra has run a simulation showing a dramatic reduction in the number of physical qubits needed to create one logical qubit, but for memory, not computation.

By Maria Korolov

Apr 30, 2026 4 mins

Data CenterHigh-Performance Computing

Nvidia's 'AI insurance policy' balances immediate and future AI approaches

Cloud-hosted AI attracts extreme attention and investment. But what if the hype wave collapses? Nvidia's challenge is to build interest in the boring aspects of future AI business cases when the market’s focus is elsewhere.

By Tom Nolle

Apr 27, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData CenterHigh-Performance Computing

Space data-center news: Roundup of extraterrestrial AI endeavors

We're keeping tabs on efforts to launch AI into orbit, including new customers for the largest orbital compute cluster, the first commercial space data storage service, and a proposed marketplace for AI inference capacity in space.

By Maria Korolov

Apr 24, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceData CenterHigh-Performance Computing

Quantum developments put focus on authentication

According to the latest Google research, it could take as few as 1,200 logical qubits for a quantum computer to break elliptic curve cryptography. That means enterprises are up against the difficult challenge of securing their authentication mechanisms.

By Maria Korolov

Apr 14, 2026 6 mins

Data CenterHigh-Performance ComputingNetwork Security

Curious about quantum? Check out training options from ISC2, IBM, AWS and more

ISC2 released a 30-minute primer on the cybersecurity implications of quantum computing. If you want to dig deeper, there are many quantum training options that don't require going back to school for a PhD.

By Maria Korolov

Apr 14, 2026 13 mins

Data CenterHigh-Performance ComputingNetworking

French government take Bull by horns for €404 million

It’s the second time the supercomputer firm has been nationalised.

By Maxwell Cooter

Apr 3, 2026 2 mins

High-Performance ComputingMergers and AcquisitionsSupercomputers

New tool on AWS tackles quantum error correction

Quantum computers are no longer a physics challenge but an engineering one, and quantum error correction is the heart of what's going to make quantum computing a reality. A new tool uses AI-powered digital twins to make it easier for researchers to solve this challenge, and it's available today on AWS.

By Maria Korolov

Apr 2, 2026 3 mins

Data CenterHigh-Performance Computing

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U.S. quantum strategy gets boost with DARPA award, Genesis Mission infusion

IBM keen on mainframe even after 42% revenue drop

AI tie-in accelerates quantum usefulness, early adopters say

IBM grows mainframe family with rack, frame models targeting AI, hybrid clouds

Aggressive federal PQE timeline prompts warnings for enterprises

Presidential order addresses quantum computing gaps

Researchers cast new doubt on Microsoft’s quantum computing advance

China's LineShine dethrones El Capitan as the world’s fastest supercomputer

Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin platform targeting AI, HPC infrastructure

Articles

IBM sends signals with its $10 billion quantum pledge

IBM, ServiceNow team to bring AI to legacy enterprise systems

Cisco sees quantum networking as the future of networking

Q&A: Quantum physicist Sonia Fernández-Vidal on why classical computing isn't going anywhere

IT-as-a-Service Simplifies Hybrid IT

Intel, behind in AI chips, bets on quantum and neuromorphic processors

QuEra claims quantum error correction breakthrough with 2-to-1 qubit ratio

Nvidia's 'AI insurance policy' balances immediate and future AI approaches

Space data-center news: Roundup of extraterrestrial AI endeavors

Quantum developments put focus on authentication

Curious about quantum? Check out training options from ISC2, IBM, AWS and more

French government take Bull by horns for €404 million

New tool on AWS tackles quantum error correction

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