July 24, 2026 — IBM's Second Qubit Bet: Buying HRL Labs

Quickly Quantum · Jul 24, 2026 · 14m · transcript

IBM makes its biggest quantum strategy shift in years, acquiring Boeing and GM's HRL Laboratories to run silicon spin qubits alongside its superconducting bet — plus a $15M Bitcoin quantum-security consortium, a UK government reshuffle that leaves quantum policy homeless, and the field's latest hype-versus-backlash debate.

Linked sources: IBM buys HRL Laboratories in shift to two-track quantum computing strategy — Reuters

Bitcoin Security Consortium launches with $15M for post-quantum crypto — X/@coinbase

IBM Adds Error Suppression Tool: Orbit From Quantum Elements — Quantum Zeitgeist

The UK…