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IBM's chief executive Arvind Krishna is making a bold call: quantum computing will start generating meaningful revenue before the decade is out. Krishna made the prediction in a CNBC interview as investment in the sector continues to accelerate, signaling that what has long felt like a perpetually distant frontier may finally be closing in.
Shifting to the regulatory world, stablecoin issuer Circle has secured a New York trust charter, adding to a federal banking license it won just weeks ago. The company behind USDC is quietly building one of the most substantial regulatory footprints in crypto, a calculated move as Washington edges closer to formal stablecoin legislation.
And in Australia, a government ban on social media for children under sixteen is showing mixed early results. A new report finds nearly twenty-two percent of children are still active on Pinterest, and researchers found no statistically significant change in AI chatbot use, raising real questions about whether age restrictions alone can reshape how young people actually behave online.
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