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Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN and IBM Team Advance to Finals for 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize
09 Sep 2026
Joint research team modeled a 12,635-atom protein, the largest-known to be simulated using quantum computers.
New IBM Study Finds AI Adoption Is Outpacing K-12 Readiness
09 Sep 2026
National survey finds AI readiness gap in schools as IBM launches the IBM K-12 AI leaders fellowship for district leaders to support responsible AI adoption
IBM Brings AI-Powered US Open Fan Experience Back to Madison Square Park
27 Aug 2026
Join IBM for AI-powered tennis activations, live US Open match viewing, giveaways and more during Championship Weekend
IBM Completes Acquisition of HRL Laboratories to Accelerate the Future of Quantum
27 Aug 2026
The combination brings together complementary expertise in quantum computing, sensing, materials science, and advanced technologies to accelerate future innovation
IBM Completes Acquisition of HRL Laboratories to Accelerate the Future of Quantum
27 Aug 2026
The combination brings together complementary expertise in quantum computing, sensing, materials science, and advanced technologies to accelerate future innovation
IBM Unveils Next Generation Dual-Architecture Processor for IBM Z and LinuxONE
24 Aug 2026
Revolutionary design will bring Arm-native applications to IBM's flagship mainframes and servers, broadening software choice for enterprise computing
IBM Study: Sports Fans Want Streamlined Digital Experiences as Platform Choices Expand
24 Aug 2026
• AI use among surveyed sports fans increased in 2026, with accuracy driving fan trust
IBM Connects Its First Modular Cryogenic Systems in Milestone Toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing
24 Aug 2026
• New cryogenic quantum fridges designed to link hundreds of quantum chips.
IBM Partners with OpenAI to Accelerate Secure AI Deployment for Enterprises Across Core Operations
13 Aug 2026
- Joint go-to-market partnership embeds OpenAI frontier models like GPT-5.6 and other products into IBM Consulting’s AI delivery platform and assets to help organizations modernize applications and strengthen security
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
