Researchers have achieved a crucial milestone in quantum computing. They have created an operating system capable of enabling communication between quantum computers using

Computing will make up the bulk of quantum’s expected economic value by 2040 ( an estimated $45bn to $131bn market size ). But the other areas — networking, security, sensing — are also poised to have a sizable impact on our society and economy, generating benefits for healthcare, communications, logistics and many other industries.

IBM said more than $30 billion of the total investment would be used to expand its U.S. manufacturing of quantum computers and mainframes.