Tools Quantum Threat Tracker 2026-08-26-ibm-completes-its-acquisition-of-hrl-laboratories
Milestone record
IBM completes its acquisition of HRL Laboratories
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- Hardware
What happened
IBM completed its acquisition of HRL Laboratories on 26 August 2026. HRL brings silicon-spin qubits, which sit alongside rather than inside IBM's superconducting line, plus quantum sensing, quantum materials, cryogenics, control electronics, packaging and interconnect. Financial terms were not disclosed. Boeing and General Motors, HRL's former owners, continue to partner with IBM and HRL. IBM restated its roadmap in the same release: Starling is expected by 2029 to perform 100 million quantum operations, and Blue Jay is targeted for the mid-2030s.
Sources
One record from the Quantum Threat Tracker, maintained by the Security Desk. Data: CSV · JSON ·RSS · CC BY 4.0 with attribution to YFarmX.Tracker updated · 18 September 2026