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• Banco Santander lanceerde op 11 mei 2026 de Santander X Global Challenge | The Quantum AI Leap, waarbij gezocht wordt naar innovatieve bedrijven met topoplossingen in quantum computing en AI. • De challenge werkt samen met IBM, Bluzec en Oxentia Foundation om doorbraken te identificeren die reële toepassingen in de financiële sector en daarbuiten adresseren. • De challenge is open voor wereldwijde deelnemers en onderstreept de groeiende zakelijke investeringen in quantum-AI-hybrides om complexe computationele problemen sneller op te lossen dan klassieke systemen.

• IBM announced IBM Autonomous Security on April 15, 2026, deploying coordinated AI agents to detect and contain threats at machine speed without human intervention. • The service addresses a critical gap: attackers now achieve full network lateral movement in as little as 27 seconds, compared to an average of 29 minutes in 2024—a 65% speed improvement driving urgent demand for AI-powered defenses. • AI-enabled attacks surged 89% year-over-year in 2025, with a 44% increase in assaults exploiting public-facing applications, prompting major security vendors to adopt autonomous AI defense strategies.

• IBM launched IBM Autonomous Security on April 17, 2026, a multi-agent AI service automating detection, policy enforcement, and remediation against frontier AI-driven attacks in hybrid environments. • The solution addresses emerging 'agentic attacks' where adversaries use advanced AI models, with nearly 80% of global IT leaders citing AI as a major security risk. • IBM also released an enterprise cybersecurity assessment tool focused on threats from large language models and generative AI.