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Former IBM research campus in Silicon Valley set to be acquired by data center firm
Blackstart Digital acquiring IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose
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IBM acquires HRL Laboratories to further boost quantum computing R&D efforts
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed
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IBM releases preliminary results for Q2 2026, sees shares drop by more than 20 percent
CEO Arvind Krishna writes letter to investors to explain "performance shortfall"
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IBM announces five-year, $10bn quantum investment
Company says investment will help support its quantum roadmap beyond 2029
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US Dep’t of Commerce awards nine quantum computing companies $2bn in exchange for non-controlling equity stakes
Plus a round up of other quantum computing news
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IBM files for new quantum computing facility in Poughkeepsie, New York
Plans to expand campus with new 511,000 sq ft facility
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IBM unconcerned about memory shortage impact on company supply chain
Continues seeing progress in infrastructure segment
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New Zealand's Datacom acquires Auckland data center from T4
Veteran ICT firm takes over former IBM facility
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Former IBM factory site in Scotland earmarked for data center & BESS development
Slate Island Developments eyes 99MW BESS at former typewriter and personal computer site outside Glasgow
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Italian court suspends €47m quantum computing contract with IBM following tender process appeal
Unsuccessful bidder Tea Tek claims procedural process was unfair
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IBM's mainframe business sees highest annual revenue in 20 years
z17 system sees strongest first three quarters in two decades
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IBM's CEO says there's "no way" for gigawatt data centers to turn a profit
Krishna remains doubtful on trillion-dollar AI buildout
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Former IBM, HP, Ford, Xerox data centers for sale around Michigan and Kentucky
Facilities seeking new owners
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IBM to cut thousands of jobs to focus on software segment
Cuts will occur in fourth quarter
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IBM and AMD partner for development of quantum-centric supercomputing architecture
Project will see IBM integrate its quantum technology with AMD’s AI hardware offerings
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IBM updates quantum computing roadmap, to deliver Starling system by 2029
Company building out new quantum data center for upcoming systems
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IBM to spend $30bn on quantum & mainframes, as part of $150bn US investment pledge
Will investment pledge appease President Trump?
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IBM saw 15 federal contracts canceled by DOGE during Q1 2025
Company loses $100 million in future payments but downplays impact in earnings call
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Partners Group acquires Australian data center firm GreenSquareDC
PE firm to invest AU$1.2 billion to build pan-Aus data center platform
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Keppel sells data center in Frankfurt, Germany, for €50m
APAC REIT sells former Lufthansa/IBM site to unnamed buyer
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IBM claims to have booked $1bn of cumulative quantum business
No further information on how the figure breaks down has been revealed
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IBM shares jump on strong earnings
Big Blue's revenue for Q4 comes in at $17.6bn, bringing the year's revenue to $62.8bn overall
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IBM Q3 2024 results fail to meet analyst expectations
Blow softened by performance in software business
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IBM launches quantum data center in Germany
Company's second dedicated facility for quantum computers
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IBM installs more quantum computers at New York campus
As IonQ secures Air Force contract, and EuroHPC JU signs deals with IQM and Quandela
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IBM earnings: z16 mainframe 'outperforming' previous generations
Things are looking up for Big Blue as revenue beats expectations
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IBM avoids $1.6bn payment to BMC over AT&T mainframe court case
Plus Open Text sells app modernization business for $2.25bn
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IBM to buy infrastructure management software vendor HashiCorp for $6.4bn
Deal will close later this year