Major tech companies including IBM, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Rigetti are engaged in an aggressive global race to achieve breakthroughs in quantum computing.

The entities involved

• IBM →

  American multinational technology corporation

  • Kuldeep Sehrawat, who previously worked at IBM, has been appointed as a director at Wipro.Sun 17:07
  • IBM and ABT are both facing market consolidation.Sun 09:57
• Rigetti Computing →

  American cloud quantum computing company

  • IBM, Rigetti Computing, Quantinuum, and IONQ are competing in the high-stakes quantum computing sector.Sun 01:06
  • Rigetti Computing's vertical integration strategy is being compared against IBM's cloud deployment approach.Fri 07:28
• Microsoft →

  American multinational technology corporation

  • Abdul El-Sayed is a senatorial candidate in Ohio, coinciding with political rhetoric targeting H1B workers at Microsoft.Sun 22:27
  • Microsoft is utilizing technology from 3M within its cloud infrastructure.Sun 19:06
• Alphabet Inc. →

  American multinational technology conglomerate

  • Swiss National Bank and Amundi lifted their holdings in Alphabet Inc. shares on October 23, 2026.Fri 11:25
  • Fisher Investments offered retirement income guides while also noting that Meta is more profitable than Alphabet and Snap.Wed 15:33

Related events

• Researchers from IBM and Rutgers University advance quantum computing research.Fri 16:07
• IBM and Google are leading research and development in quantum computing.Jun 8
• AI company hacks highlight the urgent need for quantum security, prompting executive orders and affecting quantum firm stocks.Oct 12
• IBM, Rigetti Computing, and IONQ are leading companies in the quantum computing field, actively exploring advanced modular quantum architectures.Jun 8
• Rigetti Computing expects revenue from an order placed by a company in India, highlighting its operational base in the quantum computing sector.Sep 11