Quantum Computing

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Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, executives said early gains will emerge in optimization while security risks and talent gaps demand preparation.

The new processors aim to push today’s quantum systems to handle deeper calculations while laying the groundwork for error-corrected machines later this decade.

The 105‑qubit Willow chip powered an experiment that may move quantum computing from theory to verifiable performance.

HSBC says a hybrid quantum–classical model with IBM’s Heron chip improved fill-probability predictions by up to 34% on real European corporate bond data, a first-known empirical result on production-scale datasets.