Global Scans · IBM · Weekly Summary

• [New] Both IBM and Google are on record with plans to build million-qubit quantum computers by or around 2030. Baytech Consulting
• [New] By incorporating GenAI for risk scoring, audit-ready reporting, and automated remediation workflows, IBM is positioning AI as a necessary tool not to solve quantum problems, but to manage the overwhelming complexity of the decades-long cryptographic transition. Quantum Pirates
• [New] The Post-Quantum Cryptography timeline solidified with Akamai setting a 2035 resistance deadline and IBM launching a GenAI-powered solution to manage the chaotic cryptographic transition, making PQC an immediate compliance mandate rather than a future risk. Quantum Pirates
• [New] Companies using IBM Food Trust have decreased fraud risks by 20%. Ana Crudu
• [New] IBM views quantum computing as a cloud-ready, full-stack technology for enterprises, and plans to steer it into data-intensive sectors like finance and life sciences, and its background as a quantum computing innovator keeps expanding. WTOP News
• [New] The IBM infrastructure is scalable, providing enterprise-level data governance that will be useful for highly regulated industries. DataDrivenInvestor
• IBM will integrate Anthropic's large language models directly into select IBM software products, starting with Project Bob, its new AI-first IDE. CNW Group
• Companies like IBM envision their first error-corrected quantum computer by 2029, while IonQ targets cryptographically relevant quantum computers within the next few years. FinancialContent
• IBM, a pioneer in cloud-based quantum computing with its Qiskit platform, is pursuing a roadmap for fault-tolerant quantum computing by 2030, reinforcing its leadership in enterprise quantum solutions. FinancialContent
• IBM expects the first demonstrations of quantum advantage by the end of 2026. The Chronicle-Journal
• IBM aims to demonstrate quantum advantage by 2026 and reveal the first error-corrected quantum computer by 2028, with a commitment to building a fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029. The Chronicle-Journal
• R&D Investments: IBM plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, with $30 billion specifically allocated to research and development for mainframe and quantum computers. The Chronicle-Journal
• 2029: IBM plans to deliver Starling, a large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer with 200 logical qubits capable of executing 100 million quantum gates. The Chronicle-Journal
• AI Agents: IBM anticipates the creation of over one billion new applications powered by generative AI, with a significant portion built using AI agents to redefine application development, automation, and productivity. The Chronicle-Journal
• Revenue Growth Expectation: IBM expects currency-adjusted revenue growth of at least 5% in 2025, indicating an acceleration driven by its AI business. The Chronicle-Journal
• IBM promises a fault-tolerant quantum computer, which can correct its own errors and run reliably, by 2029, cutting down the perpetual five-year timeline to four. Quartz
• IBM plans to demonstrate quantum advantage by 2026 and reveal the first error-corrected quantum computer (which can reliably detect and correct computational errors during operation) by 2028. Yahoo Finance
• IBM is both working on delivering its own fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029 and collaborating with partners like Qedma, an Israeli startup in which it also invested, as TechCrunch exclusively learned. TechCrunch
• By 2029, the IBM will deliver Quantum Starling, a large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer. The Hindu
• Companies like IBM and Google are already prototyping quantum hardware - by 2030, LLMs could leverage quantum annealing to fine-tune weights or samples from vast probability spaces, unlocking new levels of performance. AceCloud
• In the future, Project infragraph plans to extend HCP to connect to IBM's broader software portfolio, including Red Hat Ansible and OpenShift, IBM watsonx Orchestrate, Concert, Turbonomic, and Cloudability. Cision PR Newswire

Last updated: 19 October 2025