IBM It announced two new centers in which it will work on artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
In Chicago, IBM plans to create 750 full-time jobs in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data and quantum sciences and other fields at the university. Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP), according to A press release It was released Wednesday (April 29) by the Illinois Governor’s Office.
“IBM’s FutureNow Delivery Center in Chicago will support new job opportunities, expand our delivery capacity in Chicago for IBM customers, and together, we will build the future of technology talent and create sustainable economic growth,” IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna he said in the release.
IQMP is a campus designed to innovate and scale quantum technology and microelectronics, and is designed to bring together an ecosystem of companies, researchers, manufacturers, suppliers, end-users and other partners, according to IQMP. Website.
IBM also announced on Wednesday that it is cooperating with… Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) about launching a new laboratory in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The MIT-IBM Computing Research Laboratory will focus on quantum computing and foundational AI research, according to press release Issued by IBM.
“We expect the MIT-IBM Computing Research Laboratory to emerge as one of the world’s leading academic and industrial centers for accelerating the future of computing.” Jay Gambettadirector of IBM Research, IBM Fellow, and IBM Chair of the MIT-IBM Computing Research Laboratory, said in the statement. “Together, the brightest minds at MIT and IBM will rethink how models, algorithms and systems are designed for an era that will be defined by the sum of what is possible when artificial intelligence and quantum computing come together.”
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It was reported in February that IBM would triple Entry level hiring In the United States this year even as artificial intelligence is reshaping tasks traditionally reserved for new graduates. The company said the expansion will be “comprehensive” and will impact a wide range of departments.
In December 2025, IBM said it planned an acquisition Wavy In exchange for about $11 billion in cash. Confluent provides software that transfers data between systems in real time. IBM said the acquisition will expand its data and… Artificial intelligence platform. Company completed acquisition In March.
