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• [New] IBM and Google quantum roadmaps suggest practical quantum advantage for financial optimization problems by 2026-2027. AI BUSINESS 2.0 NEWS
• [New] IBM projects 2029 to 2030 for achieving quantum advantage on useful problems. TechnoRist
• [New] IBM unveiled its Quantum Starling roadmap, targeting 200 logical qubits by 2029 with quantum low-density parity-check codes slashing overhead by 90%, and introduced the Loon processor for high-connectivity experiments. Quantum's Business
• [New] IBM and Cisco announced a collaboration to build a network of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, aiming for an initial demonstration by 2030 and targeting fully distributed quantum computing by the early 2030s. Quantum Pirates
• [New] IBM will cut thousands of roles in focus on software growth. SiliconANGLE
• IBM has predicted that by 2029, we are going to start getting useful outputs from quantum machines that are beyond the reach of classical machines. MoneyWeek
• IBM released its updated quantum roadmap in June, laying out its plans for a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. Network World
• By 2025, advanced security trends such as biometric systems incorporating voice recognition and HALO sensors are expected to prevail, with Gartner and IBM forecasting 50% adoption among U.S. enterprises for video security and smart door locks. HotBot
• Companies like Google and IBM are already implementing post-quantum cryptographic algorithms in their cloud services, recognizing that today's encrypted data could be vulnerable to future quantum computing attacks. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• GenAI adoption in the integration of artificial intelligence in diagnostic processes is anticipated to involve generative AI (GenAI) tools, such as IBM Watson Health, analyzing one million scans per day by 2025. HotBot
• IBM unveiled its latest quantum processor, the Quantum Nighthawk, signaling a roadmap toward quantum advantage by the end of 2026 and fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2029. Bez Kabli
• At the Quantum Developer Conference, IBM unveils Quantum Nighthawk, a 120-qubit processor with 218 tunable couplers designed to deliver 30% more circuit complexity and up to 5,000 two-qubit gates, advancing toward quantum advantage by 2026. Bez Kabli
• IBM outlined a roadmap to quantum advantage by 2026 and a large-scale, fault-tolerant system by 2029. Bez Kabli
• IBM will be the enabling layer that makes AI work across the entire enterprise technology estate. Forbes
• IBM and Cisco announced a new partnership to build a network of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, targeting early deployments in the early 2030s. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• Scientists at IBM have created two new quantum processing units that they say will take them a step closer to achieving quantum advantage by 2026 - and a fully fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. Live Science
• IBM scientists hope to deliver their first fault-tolerant quantum computing chip, called Starling, by 2029, with a monstrous 2,000-qubit Blue Jay chip set to be released by 2033. Live Science
• Kookaburra will be another proof-of-concept processor, expected in 2026, that IBM representatives say will be the first modular-designed QPU designed to store and process encoded information - combining logic operations with memory. Live Science
• IBM deployed an AIOps agent that intelligently filters signals from noise, correlates related events, and recommends corrective actions in real time, resulting in enhanced system uptime, fewer service disruptions, and improved operational efficiency. Activated Thinker
• IBM expects to reach fault-tolerant quantum computing by the end of the decade. CNN

Last updated: 14 December 2025