July 25, 2026 — Weekly Recap: IBM's Crash Meets Its Quantum Gambit
This week's recap: IBM's historic stock crash collides with its biggest quantum acquisition in years, DARPA and DOE keep funding unproven architectures, and neutral atoms, photonics, and a new spin-qubit material quietly shape the field underneath the headlines.
IBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories to Power the Future of Quantum — IBM Newsroom / Reuters / TQI
IBM's historic stock crash reshapes its quantum narrative — Forbes / Yahoo Finance / TheStreet
$125M DARPA Agreement Validates PsiQuantum's Quantum Designs — The Quantum Insider
Neutral Atom Plan Targets 1000-Qubit Quantum Processor by 2032 —…
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