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Issuer:     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP (IBM)
CIK:        0000051143
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-28T10:49:17+00:00
Accession:  0000051143-26-000047
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IBM to invest $10B+ over 5 years in quantum computing; targets fault-tolerant system by 2029
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- Plans to invest more than $10B over next 5 years in quantum R&D, capex, partnerships, manufacturing, and M&A.
- Aims to deliver first large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computer by 2029.
- Has deployed over 90 quantum systems, more than all other industry players combined.
- Ecosystem spans 325+ Fortune 500 companies, startups, universities, and government agencies.
- Investment follows Letter of Intent with Department of Commerce to build American quantum chip foundry (Anderon).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000047/0000051143-26-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000047/ibm-20260528.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-26-000047

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