WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: Toni Townes-Whitley Chief Executive Officer of Science Applications International Corporation attends Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2025 at Salamander Hotel on October 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Fortune Media)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: (L-R) Michal Lev-Ram and Toni Townes-Whitley Chief Executive Officer of Science Applications International Corporation speak onstage during Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit 2025 at Salamander Hotel on October 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Fortune Media)

Britain's Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall walks to 10 Downing Street in central London on October 14, 2025, to attend a meeting of the cabinet. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

The IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer is pictured during the inauguration at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in the Basque Foundation for Science Ikerbasque headquarters in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

The IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer is pictured during the inauguration at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in the Basque Foundation for Science Ikerbasque headquarters in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

Jay Gambetta, Vice President in charge of IBM's overall Quantum initiative (L) speaks with President of the Basque regional government Imanol Pradales during the inauguration of the IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in the Basque Foundation for Science Ikerbasque headquarters in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

The IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer is pictured during the inauguration at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in the Basque Foundation for Science Ikerbasque headquarters in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)

The IBM Quantum System Two quantum computer is pictured during the inauguration at the IBM-Euskadi Quantum Computational Center in the Basque Foundation for Science Ikerbasque headquarters in the Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on October 14, 2025. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA/AFP via Getty Images)