At San Francisco Tech Week, IBM Director of Research Jay Gambetta shared major advances in quantum computing during a live podcast conversation with Malcolm Gladwell for "Smart Talks with IBM." Gambetta detailed IBM's leadership in the quantum field, emphasizing the government's strategy of open access to quantum machines-a move designed to spur algorithm and application innovation globally.

Quantum computing, long the domain of theoretical physics, is rapidly transforming into a real-world technology set to reshape industries and global economics.

At the Quantum Developer Conference 2025, IBM delivered an ambitious State of the Union address highlighting milestone achievements and the bold roadmap toward scalable, fault-tolerant quantum computing by the end of this decade.

IBM Quantum has unveiled advancements in quantum computing efficiency by highlighting the power of Sample-Based Quantum Diagonalization (SQD) in their latest Qiskit learning module. SQD, a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm, offers a scalable solution for tackling large matrix eigenvalue problems critical to science and industry.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their pioneering discoveries in macroscopic quantum phenomena within superconducting circuits.