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Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has confirmed the demise of its mainframe business in the year 2035 and hinted it’s working on significant defense projects.

CEO Takahito Tokita confirmed the 2035 death date earlier this week when delivering a briefing on the company’s medium-term management plan and future directions. He used that moment to note that Fujitsu will turn 100 in 2035, share his view that the company will enjoy its most impactful years between now and its centenary, and suggest AI is the reason the company will remain relevant.

By 2035, he expects Fujitsu’s hardware engine will be either what he called “AI supercomputers” – powered by the “Monaka” CPUs it’s building with Broadcom and inferencing chips it’s working on with French concern Scaleway – or quantum computers. He said those machines will become mainstream workhorses in the same year as Fujitsu’s mainframes die,

The CEO ...