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IBM Advances Geospatial AI to Address Climate Challenges

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).

Key Points: 
  • -IBM and NASA to create new AI foundation model for weather and climate.
  • YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).
  • "Climate change is a real and pressing issue that we must find new ways to address as quickly and efficiently as possible, including through today's most advanced AI technologies," said Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow and Vice President, Accelerated Discovery at IBM.
  • In 2021, IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Hartree Centre collaborated to explore the application of next-generation technologies including AI from IBM to address climate risk and resiliency across the UK.

IBM Advances Geospatial AI to Address Climate Challenges

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 30, 2023

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).

Key Points: 
  • -IBM and NASA to create new AI foundation model for weather and climate.
  • YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation across Kenya; and climate resiliency in the United Kingdom (UK).
  • "Climate change is a real and pressing issue that we must find new ways to address as quickly and efficiently as possible, including through today's most advanced AI technologies," said Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow and Vice President, Accelerated Discovery at IBM.
  • In 2021, IBM and the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) Hartree Centre collaborated to explore the application of next-generation technologies including AI from IBM to address climate risk and resiliency across the UK.

PsiQuantum and Hartree Centre Announce Partnership to Develop Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Applications in the UK

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

The centre helps provide UK industry and academia with access to advanced high-performance computing technologies, expertise and training with the aim of boosting UK economic growth.

Key Points: 
  • The centre helps provide UK industry and academia with access to advanced high-performance computing technologies, expertise and training with the aim of boosting UK economic growth.
  • Together, our work over the next 12 months will help to meaningfully advance understanding of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing applications across both government and industry in the UK.
  • “By bringing together the experience and capabilities of both the Hartree Centre and PsiQuantum, we are developing a capability in quantum technologies that will ensure the UK remains at the forefront of this field.
  • This is an exciting stepping-stone towards building a significant and resilient quantum computing ecosystem for the North West.”

SEEQC Partners With BASF To Explore Applications of Quantum Computing in Chemical Reactions for Industrial Use

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

SEEQC, the digital quantum computing company, and BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, today announced a partnership to explore the application of quantum computing in chemical reactions.

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  • SEEQC, the digital quantum computing company, and BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, today announced a partnership to explore the application of quantum computing in chemical reactions.
  • SEEQC will use its proprietary digital chip-based quantum computer to scale support of commercial simulations in industrial catalysts.
  • “SEEQC is addressing the bottlenecks of scaling by integrating critical system functionality on a unique system-on-a-chip quantum computing platform,” said Horst Weiss, vice president, Next Generation Computing at BASF.
  • Through these partnerships, SEEQC will deliver platforms that support applications within the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, ensuring SEEQC and its partners have early access to two key markets for quantum computing.

IBM and Government of Quebec Launch Groundbreaking Partnership to Accelerate Discovery with First IBM Quantum System in Canada

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Government of Quebec and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans for a new partnership to further establish Quebec as a leading technology hub in the development of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and high-performance computing through the launch of the Quebec-IBM Discovery Accelerator. The new technology hub aims to focus on developing new projects, collaborations, and skills-building initiatives in crucial areas of research such as energy, life sciences, and sustainability.  

Key Points: 
  • AI: Quebec-IBM Discovery Accelerator teams will use a range of artificial intelligence models to explore use cases such as the discovery of new drugs.
  • High performance computing: The Discovery Accelerator will leverage a major base of high-performance computing (HPC) in order to integrate classical and quantum technology to explore various scientific challenges.
  • The dedicated IBM quantum computer will pave the way for us to make incredible progress in areas such as artificial intelligence and modeling.
  • With our innovation zone, we're positioning ourselves at the forefront of this future," said Franois Legault, Premier of Quebec.

UK STFC Hartree Centre and IBM Begin Five-Year, £210 Million Partnership to Accelerate Discovery and Innovation with AI and Quantum Computing

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Friday, June 4, 2021

New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities

Key Points: 
  • New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities
    DARESBURY, United Kingdom, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Science Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled a five-year, 210 million partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM ).
  • Quantum scientists at the Centre will help grow the quantum ecosystem with a focus on advancing quantum skills across the UK and support UK industry to realize the potential of quantum computing technologies.
  • As part of UK Research and Innovation, the Hartree Centre is home to some of the most advanced computing, data and AI technologies in the UK.
  • IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients.

UK STFC Hartree Centre and IBM Begin Five-Year, £210 Million Partnership to Accelerate Discovery and Innovation with AI and Quantum Computing

Retrieved on: 
Friday, June 4, 2021

New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities

Key Points: 
  • New Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation willbring together innovative AI, quantum computing and the expertise of STFC Hartree Centre and IBM to benefit UK industry and research communities
    DARESBURY, United Kingdom, June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Science Minister Amanda Solloway has unveiled a five-year, 210 million partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM ).
  • Quantum scientists at the Centre will help grow the quantum ecosystem with a focus on advancing quantum skills across the UK and support UK industry to realize the potential of quantum computing technologies.
  • As part of UK Research and Innovation, the Hartree Centre is home to some of the most advanced computing, data and AI technologies in the UK.
  • IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients.