LG will gain access to IBM’s quantum computing capabilities, as well as IBM’s quantum expertise and Qiskit, IBM’s open-source quantum information software development kit, by joining the IBM Quantum Network.

A quantum computer uses quantum mechanics phenomena such as ‘superposition’ and ‘entanglement’ to generate and manipulate subatomic particles like electrons or photons – quantum bits also known as ‘qubits’.

Alibaba’s DAMO Academy, the global research initiative by Alibaba Group, provides its forecast of the top 10 leading trends that will shape the tech industry in the year ahead.