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IBM announces chip that natively executes Arm and Z instructions

IBM announces chip that natively executes Arm and Z instructions concurrently

IBM announces chip that natively executes Arm and Z instructions

TL;DRIBM built a chip that runs both Arm and mainframe code at the same time.

Why it matters: Mainframes can now access modern software ecosystems, addressing IBM's shrinking ISV developer base.

Cunning plan to expand the amount of software that runs on mainframes is also an admission ISVs are focusing their energies elsewhere

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