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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) announced general availability of the IBM Defense Model on October 29, 2025, a purpose-built AI model for defense and national security.
Developed with Janes and built on IBM's Granite foundation models, the solution is delivered via watsonx.ai and is designed for air-gapped, classified, and edge deployments. Key features include defense-specific training using Janes data, ISO 42001-aligned Granite models, continuous intelligence updates, and mission use cases such as planning, reporting, wargaming, and simulation.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) released a September 2025 EMEA survey showing widespread AI-driven productivity gains: 66% of senior leaders reported significant improvements and 41% expect AI ROI in under a year.
Large enterprises report higher adoption (72%) versus SMEs (55%). Key impact areas include software development and IT (32%), customer service (32%), and procurement (27%). Security, privacy and IT complexity were top barriers (68%). Respondents prioritized transparency, interoperability and choice (~85%).
IBM (NYSE: IBM) launched IBM Digital Asset Haven, a platform for financial institutions, governments, and corporations to manage digital assets across custody, transactions, and settlement while meeting sovereignty, security, and compliance requirements.
Key features include transaction lifecycle management across more than 40 blockchains, unified governance and entitlement controls, pre-integrated KYC/AML and yield services, and cryptographic safeguards such as MPC, HSM-based signing with Crypto Express 8S on IBM Z and LinuxONE, and IBM Offline Signing Orchestrator. Developed with Dfns (15 million wallets, 250 clients), the product is planned as SaaS and Hybrid SaaS in Q4 2025 and on-premises in Q2 2026.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported Q3 2025 revenue of $16.3 billion, up 9% year/year (7% at constant currency), and said its AI book of business exceeds $9.5 billion. The company posted GAAP gross margin of 57.3% (up 1.1 points) and operating (non-GAAP) margins of 58.7%. Segment strengths included Software $7.2B (+10%) and Infrastructure $3.6B (+17%), with IBM Z up 61%.
IBM generated YTD free cash flow $7.2B, returned $1.6B in dividends in the quarter, and raised full-year guidance to >5% constant-currency revenue growth and about $14B free cash flow. Board approved a $1.68 quarterly dividend (record Nov 10, pay Dec 10, 2025).
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Groq announced a strategic go-to-market and technology partnership on Oct 20, 2025 to deliver GroqCloud inference directly on watsonx Orchestrate, aiming to accelerate enterprise agentic AI deployment.
The partnership plans to integrate and enhance RedHat open-source vLLM with Groq's LPU architecture and to support IBM Granite models on GroqCloud. GroqCloud is described as delivering over 5X faster and more cost-efficient inference than traditional GPU systems, targeting low latency, scalability, and regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and government.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a new multi-year collaboration with Mission 44, the charitable foundation of Lewis Hamilton, to expand STEM and AI skills training through IBM SkillsBuild.
The program will deliver F1-themed, hands-on learning experiences—including on-site activations at Formula 1 events each year—with the first activation at Circuit of the Americas ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. The partnership supports IBM's goal to provide 30 million people with new skills by 2030 and aims to promote AI, cloud, data analytics and cybersecurity pathways for students and grantee networks such as Girlstart.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced on October 16, 2025 three new AI agents now available on the Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace. Built with Oracle AI Agent Studio, the agents target enterprise automation in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications: Intercompany Agent, Smart Sales Order Entry Agent, and Requisition to Contract Agent.
IBM also plans complementary HR and supply-chain agents built with watsonx Orchestrate, and said Oracle will make the IBM Granite 4.0 model family available via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Science.
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Bharti Airtel and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a strategic partnership on October 15, 2025 to augment Airtel Cloud with IBM hybrid cloud, AI and infrastructure technologies.
The collaboration will let Airtel Cloud customers deploy IBM Power systems as-a-Service (including Power11), support IBM Power AIX, IBM i, Linux and SAP Cloud ERP, and run AI inference with IBM watsonx and Red Hat OpenShift AI across hybrid environments. Airtel will expand India availability zones from 4 to 10 and plans two new Multizone Regions in Mumbai and Chennai.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced on October 15, 2025 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cognitus, an SAP S/4HANA services provider headquartered in Dallas.
Cognitus brings >20 years of SAP experience, industry-specific AI-enabled software assets (including CIS-GovCon, CLM, Data Migration, Real-Time Billing), and recognised SAP Gold & Co-innovation partner status. The deal aims to strengthen IBM's RISE and GROW with SAP capabilities and AI-led delivery; financial terms were not disclosed and the transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Basque Government inaugurated Europe’s first IBM Quantum System Two on Oct. 14, 2025 at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in San Sebastián.
The system is powered by a 156-qubit IBM Quantum Heron processor, is the second System Two deployed outside the US, and is designed to scale to multi-processor utility-scale algorithms that surpass classical brute-force simulation. Members of the center gain access to the system to support research in materials science, high-energy physics, energy, biomedicine, and AI aligned with the IKUR 2030 vision.