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IBM Completes Acquisition of HRL Laboratories to Accelerate the Future of Quantum
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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
IBM has completed the acquisition of HRL Laboratories to combine expertise in quantum computing, sensing, materials science, and manufacturing to accelerate innovation in quantum technology.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Quantum Computing, and 2 sources have reported it.
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IBM just raised the bar in quantum hardware by folding in HRL’s silicon-spin expertise and manufacturing scale. If you build quantum tech hardware or software, you now face a competitor speeding past multiple quantum modalities and development cycles.
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