By Vince Condarcuri
Publication Date: 2025-11-13 22:46:00
At its annual Quantum Developer Conference, tech giant IBM (IBM) introduced a new chip called IBM Quantum Nighthawk, which it says could outperform traditional computers on certain tasks by the end of 2026. The chip includes 120 quantum bits, or qubits, connected in a way that lets it handle more complex problems while keeping errors low. IBM expects future versions to become even more powerful and handle up to 15,000 operations by 2028.
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Alongside hardware, IBM is improving its quantum software platform, Qiskit. The company said that the latest updates make quantum programs more accurate and cheaper to run, even as systems scale beyond 100 qubits. In addition, a new version of Qiskit now works with high-performance computers, thereby allowing scientists and developers to write quantum programs using tools like C++. IBM plans to add more tools by 2027 to help solve real-world problems in science, chemistry, and artificial intelligence.
IBM also…