July 23, 2026 — IBM's $10B Quantum Bet Adds HRL Labs
IBM adds Boeing and GM's spin-qubit lab HRL Laboratories to its quantum arsenal, a move that hedges its superconducting bet as part of its $10 billion, five-year quantum commitment. Plus: PsiQuantum's biggest-ever DARPA contract, Japan's new silicon-qubit alliance with Intel, entanglement over live telecom fiber, and more from around the quantum world.
Linked sources: IBM to Acquire HRL Laboratories to Power the Future of Quantum — IBM Newsroom
$125M DARPA Agreement Validates PsiQuantum's Quantum Designs — Quantum Zeitgeist
Hitachi, Intel and AIST Launch Silicon Quantum Computing Project —…
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