IBM to acquire HRL Laboratories

IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories, a nearly 80-year-old private research institution, to accelerate its quantum computing vision through HRL's silicon-spin qubit engineering expertise. The acquisition combines IBM's quantum mission with HRL's legacy of foundational scientific breakthroughs including the laser, advanced semiconductors, fibre optics, and autonomous systems.

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