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News about International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) focuses on its activities in hybrid cloud, AI, consulting and enterprise technology. As a New York–incorporated company whose capital stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IBM, the company regularly issues announcements on product launches, partnerships, research collaborations and financial results.
Recent IBM news highlights the introduction of IBM Sovereign Core, AI-ready sovereign-enabled software designed for enterprises, governments and service providers to build, deploy and manage AI-ready sovereign environments. Other updates describe IBM’s work with partners such as The All England Lawn Tennis Club to enhance Wimbledon’s digital fan experiences using AI capabilities from watsonx, and collaborations with Pearson to build AI-powered learning tools for businesses, public organizations and educational institutions.
IBM’s news flow also covers strategic initiatives in quantum computing and semiconductors. Examples include plans with Cisco to explore a network of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, and a joint research collaboration with the University of Dayton on next-generation semiconductor technologies and materials. Regulatory and resilience topics appear as well, such as IBM’s designation as a critical ICT third-party provider under the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
Investors and followers of IBM news can expect coverage of quarterly earnings conference calls, technology partnerships, AI and hybrid cloud offerings, research studies from the IBM Institute for Business Value, and developments in areas like aviation, retail and education where IBM’s technologies are applied. This page aggregates such updates so readers can review IBM’s latest corporate announcements, sector-specific initiatives and capital markets disclosures in one place.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Pearson announced a global partnership on Dec 11, 2025 to build AI-powered personalized learning tools for businesses, public organizations, and educational institutions.
The collaboration will use watsonx Orchestrate and watsonx Governance, create a custom AI learning platform combining human experts with AI assistants, and integrate Pearson solutions including Credly, Faethm, and Pearson Professional Assessments.
The companies say IBM customers and 270,000 IBM employees will have access to Pearson enterprise learning; Pearson research cited a $1.1 trillion annual US loss from skills mismatches as market context. Announced goals are subject to change.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) will acquire Confluent for $31 per share, representing an $11 billion enterprise value to create a smart data platform for enterprise generative AI.
The transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA within the first full year and to generate free cash flow in year two after close; closing is expected by mid-2026. Confluent serves >6,500 clients, including >40% of the Fortune 500, and its TAM is noted to have doubled to $100 billion in the last four years.
Riyadh Air and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a partnership to launch the world's first AI-native airline, embedding AI across operations, employee tools and customer care.
The collaboration spans three years, coordinated across 59 workstreams with more than 60 partners, and uses IBM watsonx Orchestrate and IBM Consulting Advantage. Initial flights are underway with first commercial service expected in early 2026. Riyadh Air plans to double its workforce in the next 12 months and aims to expand connectivity to more than 100 destinations by 2030.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) was designated on Dec 5, 2025 by the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA) as a critical ICT third-party provider under DORA.
The designation places IBM in-scope for supervision by the ESAs and signals its central role supporting the operational resilience of Europe’s financial sector. IBM says it will work with the ESAs, strengthen cybersecurity and governance, and support financial institutions in meeting their own DORA obligations ahead of DORA implementation.
Priorities listed include collaboration with regulators, supporting clients' compliance, and continued investment in resilience and security.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced an intent to collaborate to build a network of large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computers, targeting initial demonstrations by the early 2030s and a proof-of-concept within five years.
The companies plan to link multiple QPUs via a quantum networking unit (QNU), explore microwave-optical transducers, and develop a hardware and software stack to distribute entanglement, synchronize operations with sub-nanosecond precision, and enable computations across tens-to-hundreds of thousands of qubits and potentially trillions of quantum gates.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and University of Dayton announced a joint research collaboration to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies for the AI era, covering AI hardware, advanced packaging, and photonics.
IBM will contribute state-of-the-art semiconductor equipment valued at over $10M to fund a new on-campus semiconductor nanofabrication facility, planned for completion in early 2027. The facility will provide hands-on, lab-to-fab training and pair University of Dayton faculty with IBM technical leaders to advance research and workforce development.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and UFC launched In-Fight Insights, an AI-driven live alert platform built with IBM watsonx that identifies real-time milestones, streaks and records during UFC events.
The capability taps >13.2 million UFC data points from 20+ years and more than 2,400 athletes, and will debut at UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev at Madison Square Garden on November 15, 2025. In-Fight Insights is the first live in-fight integration since the IBM‑UFC partnership began and extends the UFC Insights Engine into live broadcasts, pre-event programming, social channels and in-venue activations.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) released a global study (Nov 13, 2025) of 1,700 CDOs showing a large gap between AI ambition and data readiness.
Key findings: 81% prioritize investments that accelerate AI; 78% cite leveraging proprietary data as a top strategic objective; only 26% are confident data can support new AI-enabled revenue; 47% say advanced data talent is a top challenge (up from 32% in 2023).
The study reports progress integrating data strategy with tech roadmaps (81% vs 52% in 2023) but highlights barriers—accessibility, completeness, integrity, accuracy, and consistency—that limit AI scale.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled new quantum processors, software, and fabrication milestones on Nov 12, 2025, advancing its timeline for quantum advantage by end of 2026 and fault-tolerant computing by 2029. Key hardware: IBM Quantum Nighthawk (120 qubits, 218 next-gen tunable couplers) targeting circuits with 30% more complexity and support for up to 5,000 two-qubit gates initially with plans to reach 7,500 (2026), 10,000 (2027) and 15,000 gates (2028) on larger systems. Software: Qiskit updates claim a 24% accuracy lift for dynamic circuits and >100x lower cost for HPC-powered error mitigation. IBM also announced Quantum Loon, demonstration of fault-tolerant components and qLDPC decoding <480 ns, completed one year ahead of schedule, and a move to 300mm wafer fabrication that doubled R&D speed and boosted chip physical complexity 10x.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Web Summit launched the Sports Tech Startup Challenge, a 12-month global competition to find AI-driven sports solutions with regional events in Qatar, Vancouver, and Rio and a global finale at Web Summit Lisbon 2026.
Winners may receive a paid proof of concept up to $100,000, mentorship from IBM experts, and evaluation for venture funding. IBM will also be the Official AI Partner across Web Summit 2026 conferences and host on-floor AI and quantum activations.
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