IBM’s New CEO’s Request for Next White House Meeting of Tech Giants: “Ensure the Snacks are Samosas & not Hamburgers”
Funny, but in trying to lighten up his audience, Arvind Krishna, IBM’s new CEO, had to say ‘something’. The new CEO did say a lot about India and its status in the quantum computing world. Grab a burger, or samosa, and read on… Because Quantum is Coming. Burgers or not. Qubit.
IBM’s new CEO wants India to lead ‘quantum’ race
Excerpts and salient points ~
+ IIT-Kanpur alumni Arvind Krishna will replace Ginny Rometty as IBM’s Chief Executive Officer, marking the ascendance of another Indian to the top post of one of the largest tech companies in the world.
“Are start-ups in India interested in quantum computing? I haven’t found any. I found start-ups in Japan, the UK, the US, Canada and Germany,” Krishna said…
“On a lighter note, the next time the White House organises a conclave of Tech Industry titans, they’ll have to ensure the snacks are Samosas & not Hamburgers…,” Mahindra said in another tweet.
+ IIT-Kanpur alumni Arvind Krishna will replace Ginny Rometty as IBM’s Chief Executive Officer, marking the ascendance of another Indian to the top post of one of the largest tech companies in the world.
+ Krishna is also a big proponent of open source technologies and was the principal architect of IBM’s acquisition of RedHat last year. In an earlier interview with BusinessLine, Krishna had spoken about the importance of quantum computing and how India’s lack of interest in the upcoming technology could set it back against global peers.
Source: THE HINDU. Varun Aggarawl, IBM’s new CEO wants India to lead ‘quantum’ race…
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