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IBM ResearchResearchPonder This Challenge - November 2026 - The SumSum Given a finite sequence of length N N N , a 0 , a 1 , a 2 , … , a N − 1 a_0,a_1, a_2,\ldots,a_{N-1} a 0 , a 1 , a 2 , … , a N − 1 , let's first remove the sequence's first element.

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IBM ResearchResearchHow Zurich is shaping the future of algorithms, 70 years in As IBM's Zurich Lab turns 70, director Alessandro Curioni speaks about the celebrations, his work on Algorithms & Applications, and his vision for the future.

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IBM ResearchResearchModular quantum computing takes shape with l-couplers IBM researchers achieve a critical advance for scaling quantum computers.

10.27

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IBM ResearchResearchIBM and Kaggle launch Java framework migration leaderboard ScarfBench evaluates model-and-agent-harness combinations for enterprise Java migration, pairing migration validation with reproduced runs and a leaderboard.

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IBM ResearchResearchPyTorch opens the AI ecosystem to a new accelerator class IBM has made Spyre a first-class PyTorch backend, giving developers the same workflows across devices.

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IBM ResearchResearchIBM supports award-winning projects in NEDO Challenge Teams across all three tracks of Japan's national quantum competition used IBM quantum computers during research on real-world applications.

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IBM ResearchResearchQiskit SDK v2.6 release summary Technical release summary for Qiskit SDK v2.6, including updates on top new features.

10.22

IBM ResearchResearchA new plugin can enable fast runtime monitoring and control IBM's vLLM-Hook MIA lets developers inspect and edit the AI generation process with hardly any delay.

10.21

IBM ResearchResearchllm-d 1.0 hardens open-source AI inference for production The distributed inference framework makes serving large models on your own infrastructure reliable and affordable for the agentic era.

10.20

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IBM ResearchResearchNew course teaches how AI models run on modern accelerators 'Dataflow Architectures for AI' is a 6-course specialization from IBM Research that compares leading accelerator architectures through hands-on labs.

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IBM ResearchResearchPreparing chip designers for the nanostack era IBM is releasing a process design kit for our groundbreaking 0.7-nanometer transistor architecture.

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IBM ResearchResearchScaling AI-driven chip design with open agent factories Open models and llm-d enabled IBM Research to explore quantum error correction hardware at 11.5× lower inference cost than an all-proprietary configuration.

10.13

IBM ResearchResearchHow distributed inference keeps large AI models moving Distributed inference serving is an air traffic control tower for AI traffic, and agentic workflows make it more necessary than ever.

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IBM ResearchResearchWhat's new at IBM Quantum Q3 2026 Explore the latest updates, releases, and resources from IBM Quantum and the Qiskit community.

10.07

IBM ResearchResearchQiskit beyond Python: Fortran, C++, and Julia Qiskit’s C API connects the SDK’s Rust core to the languages of HPC and scientific computing, so you can build and run circuits natively—no Python required.

10.06

IBM ResearchResearchDirected execution: same performance, more control See, customize, and extend how your circuits use the error mitigation and correction methods researchers are exploring today on IBM quantum hardware

10.05

IBM ResearchResearchPonder This Challenge - October 2026 - The Ultimate Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe Game The well-known game of Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe is played on a 9 × 9 9\times 9 9 × 9 board (with the rows and columns numbered by 0 , 1 , … , 8 0,1,\ldots,8 0 , 1 , …

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IBM ResearchResearchWhy are silicon wafers round? It’s a result of metallurgy, but circular silicon wafers are also the best shape to ensure uniformity in the chip production process.

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IBM ResearchResearchFrom error mitigation to fault-tolerant quantum computing A spectrum of error-correcting techniques is enabling useful quantum computation, measured not by logical qubits but by the circuits you can run with them.

09.15

IBM ResearchResearchA theoretical separation between quantum computers & LLMs Recent research further demonstrates the theoretical abilities of quantum computing

09.15

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IBM ResearchResearchPonder This Challenge - November 2026 - The SumSum Given a finite sequence of length N N N , a 0 , a 1 , a 2 , … , a N − 1 a_0,a_1, a_2,\ldots,a_{N-1} a 0 ​ , a 1 ​ , a 2 ​ , … , a N − 1 ​ , let's first remove the sequence's first element.

IBM ResearchResearchHow Zurich is shaping the future of algorithms, 70 years in As IBM's Zurich Lab turns 70, director Alessandro Curioni speaks about the celebrations, his work on Algorithms & Applications, and his vision for the future.

IBM ResearchResearchModular quantum computing takes shape with l-couplers IBM researchers achieve a critical advance for scaling quantum computers.

IBM ResearchResearchIBM and Kaggle launch Java framework migration leaderboard ScarfBench evaluates model-and-agent-harness combinations for enterprise Java migration, pairing migration validation with reproduced runs and a leaderboard.

IBM ResearchResearchPyTorch opens the AI ecosystem to a new accelerator class IBM has made Spyre a first-class PyTorch backend, giving developers the same workflows across devices.

IBM ResearchResearchIBM supports award-winning projects in NEDO Challenge Teams across all three tracks of Japan's national quantum competition used IBM quantum computers during research on real-world applications.

IBM ResearchResearchQiskit SDK v2.6 release summary Technical release summary for Qiskit SDK v2.6, including updates on top new features.

IBM ResearchResearchA new plugin can enable fast runtime monitoring and control IBM's vLLM-Hook MIA lets developers inspect and edit the AI generation process with hardly any delay.

IBM ResearchResearchllm-d 1.0 hardens open-source AI inference for production The distributed inference framework makes serving large models on your own infrastructure reliable and affordable for the agentic era.

IBM ResearchResearchNew course teaches how AI models run on modern accelerators 'Dataflow Architectures for AI' is a 6-course specialization from IBM Research that compares leading accelerator architectures through hands-on labs.

IBM ResearchResearchPreparing chip designers for the nanostack era IBM is releasing a process design kit for our groundbreaking 0.7-nanometer transistor architecture.

IBM ResearchResearchScaling AI-driven chip design with open agent factories Open models and llm-d enabled IBM Research to explore quantum error correction hardware at 11.5× lower inference cost than an all-proprietary configuration.

IBM ResearchResearchHow distributed inference keeps large AI models moving Distributed inference serving is an air traffic control tower for AI traffic, and agentic workflows make it more necessary than ever.

IBM ResearchResearchWhat's new at IBM Quantum Q3 2026 Explore the latest updates, releases, and resources from IBM Quantum and the Qiskit community.

IBM ResearchResearchQiskit beyond Python: Fortran, C++, and Julia Qiskit’s C API connects the SDK’s Rust core to the languages of HPC and scientific computing, so you can build and run circuits natively—no Python required.

IBM ResearchResearchDirected execution: same performance, more control See, customize, and extend how your circuits use the error mitigation and correction methods researchers are exploring today on IBM quantum hardware

IBM ResearchResearchPonder This Challenge - October 2026 - The Ultimate Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe Game The well-known game of Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe is played on a 9 × 9 9\times 9 9 × 9 board (with the rows and columns numbered by 0 , 1 , … , 8 0,1,\ldots,8 0 , 1 , …

IBM ResearchResearchWhy are silicon wafers round? It’s a result of metallurgy, but circular silicon wafers are also the best shape to ensure uniformity in the chip production process.

IBM ResearchResearchFrom error mitigation to fault-tolerant quantum computing A spectrum of error-correcting techniques is enabling useful quantum computation, measured not by logical qubits but by the circuits you can run with them.

IBM ResearchResearchA theoretical separation between quantum computers & LLMs Recent research further demonstrates the theoretical abilities of quantum computing

IBM ResearchResearchPonder This Challenge - November 2026 - The SumSum Given a finite sequence of length N N N , a 0 , a 1 , a 2 , … , a N − 1 a_0,a_1, a_2,\ldots,a_{N-1} a 0 , a 1 , a 2 , … , a N − 1 , let's first remove the sequence's first element.