- IBM is the last to announce the main US investments, for a total of $ 150 billion
- $ 30 billion will be allocated for quantum computing
- IBM has lost 15 contracts from the United States government
IBM has confirmed plans to invest $ 150 billion in the US PakGazette), including more than $ 30 billion dedicated to the quantum computer and the manufacturing expansion of mainframe.
The news occurs a few days after the company announced its financial results of the first quarter, registering an increase in income year after year of 1% to $ 14.5 billion.
In more general terms, it is a trend that we are seeing throughout the technology industry, with tariffs imposed by the United States that attract more companies to invest in the United States: Apple and Nvidia have already promised to invest $ 500 billion each in the United States.
IBM is the last to announce US investments
Multimillion -dollar investments are considered efforts to align with the impulse of President Trump for local manufacturing in increasing tariffs. Relocating or expanding within the United States is also a direct result of strong tariffs on certain other nations: Lenovo has already confirmed plans to build a PC and a server plant in Saudi Arabia, with its 10% rate that acts as an attraction on the 245% rate of the United States in China.
The $ 30 billion fund for quantum computing is remarkable, with technology gaining attention after recent advances such as the new Google chip, which leads the company to the commercialization of aiming in the next five years, much more optimistic than the expectations of 20 years of NVIDIA for the practical applications of Quantum.
Last week in its profit report, IBM indicated a 2% drop in consulting income. The company confirmed that it had lost 15 government contracts as part of the Trump administration cost reduction efforts, driven by Elon Musk’s dug.
The IBM CEO, Arvind Krishna, commented: “We have focused on US works and manufacturing from our foundation 114 years ago, and with this commitment to investment and manufacture we are ensuring that IBM continues to be the epicenter of the most advanced computer and the most advanced computing capacities in the world.”
