Daily Quantum Update for Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Last Updated on Thursday, June 04, 2026, at 08:04 AM EDT
Today’s quote: “He not busy being born is busy dying.” – Bob Dylan
Today’s mentions: Advanced Micro Devices; Atom Computing; C12 Quantum Electronics; Cisco Systems; D-Wave Quantum; EeroQ; Fujitsu; IBM; Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park; Microsoft; Oxford Quantum Circuits; Quantinuum; Universal Quantum; University of Helsinki; University of Jyväskylä; VTT
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Recent News
News and announcement items are categorized from top to bottom and are included in only one section. See the latest quantum computing research papers on arXiv.
Investment, Funding, and Financial News
🔗 EuroHPC launches €19m funding calls to advance European quantum technologies
Author: Jack Thomas
Source: Quantum News | Innovation News Network
Other Categories: ➕ Quantum-HPC Integration, 🛂 Sovereign Initiatives
Geography: 🌍 Europe
🔗 Quantinuum to Debut on Nasdaq After Raising $1.68 Billion in IPO
Author: Matt Swayne
Organization Mentioned: Quantinuum
Source: The Quantum Insider
🔗 Quantinuum Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering
Organization Mentioned: Quantinuum
Source: Quantinuum
Regional Initiatives and Activities
Author: Claire Salzman
Organization Mentioned: Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park
Source: IQMP [Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park]
Geographies: 🇺🇸 United States, 🌎 North America, 🏙️ Illinois
Education, Training, Skills Development, and Workforce
🔗 Qiskit Fall Fest 2026: Applications open
Commentary: “Apply to host a Qiskit Fall Fest 2026 event and lead a global quantum computing experience on your campus or in your community.”.
Organization Mentioned: IBM
Source: IBM
Other Category: 💻 Quantum Computing Computer Science, Coding, and Software Development
People News
🔗 Joining Project Eleven as Advisor
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
🔗 The PQC Migration’s Biggest Risk Isn’t Quantum Computers
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
🔗 Ooredoo, HBKU, Ministry of Defence Launch Qatar’s First Quantum-Safe Network
Author: Matt Swayne
Source: The Quantum Insider
Geographies: 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🌍 Middle East
Quantum Networking
🔗 Cisco sees quantum networking as the future of networking
Organizations Mentioned: Atom Computing; Cisco Systems; IBM; Universal Quantum
Source: Cisco sees quantum networking as the future of networking | Network World
Geographies: 🇬🇧 UK, 🌍 Europe
Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance
🔗 Atom Computing Reveals Quantum Error Correction with Toric Code
Organization Mentioned: Atom Computing
Source: Atom Computing
Quantum Computing Applications: Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
🔗 OQC, JPMorganChase and AMD to develop quantum AI platform in London
Author: Kirstie Pickering
Organizations Mentioned: Advanced Micro Devices and Oxford Quantum Circuits
Source: UKTN
Other Categories: 🧬 Quantum Computing Applications, 🔲 Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing
Geographies: 🇬🇧 UK, 🌍 Europe
Quantum Computing Applications
Organization Mentioned: Fujitsu
Source: Fujitsu
Other Category: 📈 Quantum Computing Applications: Financial Services
Geographies: 🇯🇵 Japan, 🌏 Asia
🔗 Project news: UnloQ project accelerates the benefits of quantum computing for industry
Organizations Mentioned: University of Helsinki; University of Jyväskylä; VTT
Source: VTT / tiede-ja tutkimusuutiset
Geographies: 🇫🇮 Finland, 🌍 Europe, 🌍 Nordics
Quantum Computing Systems and Components
Organization Mentioned: C12 Quantum Electronics
Source: C12 Quantum Electronics
Other Category: 🏭 Manufacturing
Geographies: 🇫🇷 France, 🌍 Europe
🔗 Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress
Author: John Timmer
Organizations Mentioned: Atom Computing; EeroQ; Microsoft
Source: Ars Technica - All content
Geography: 🏙️ Illinois
🔗 Atom-based quantum computers are catching up in the race to usefulness
Author: Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Source: New Scientist - Home
Other Categories: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Neutral Atom Qubits, 🔬 Mathematics and Quantum Science
🔗 AI-Powered Quantum: Microsoft Turns to Agentic AI to Speed Quantum Computing Push
Author: Matt Swayne
Organization Mentioned: Microsoft
Source: The Quantum Insider
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Topological Qubits
🔗 Majorana 2 – Microsoft’s Scalable Quantum Processor With Reliable, Long-Lasting Qubits
Author: Chetan Nayak
Organization Mentioned: Microsoft
Source: Microsoft Azure Quantum Blog
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Topological Qubits
Newsletters and Blogs
🔗 Let me tell ya ‘bout the birds and the bees...
Author: Brian N. Siegelwax
Source: The Quantum Dragon (feat. IQT News)
Additional Podcasts, Videos, Webinars, and Online Seminars
Organization Mentioned: Quantinuum
Source: Quantinuum
Additional News and Announcements
🔗 D-Wave Certified as a Great Place To Work® Company
Organization Mentioned: D-Wave Quantum
Source: D-Wave Quantum
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing
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Conference and Events Starting in the Next Four Weeks
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
London Tech Week | London, UK – 📅 Save the date
Photonics for Quantum | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Computing Summer School Fellowship | Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Technologies for Computation and Communication | Cargèse, France – 📅 Save the date
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Q-Day Summit | Courbevoie, France – 📅 Save the date
The Quantum Horizon: Google Quantum AI’s Vision, Progress, and the Road Ahead | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Quantum Horizons Conference | Chicago, Illinois, USA – 📅 Save the date
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Beyond Classical AI: Quantum Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection Across Industries | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Security Awareness (Banking Edition): Trust Anchors at Bank Scale – PKI, Signing, and Long-Lived Evidence | Webinar – 📅 Save the date
Monday, June 15, 2026
European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO) | Zurich, Switzerland – 📅 Save the date
Midsummer Conference on Open Quantum Systems, Decoherence, and the Quantum-to-Classical Crossover | Helsinki, Finland – 📅 Save the date
Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition | Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 📅 Save the date
RISQ2 - 2nd Workshop on Radiation Impact on Superconducting Qubits | Madison, Wisconsin, USA – 📅 Save the date
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
France Quantum 2026 Summit | Paris, France – 📅 Save the date
Optica 2026 Quantum Industry Summit - Fifth Edition | Glasgow, Scotland, UK – 📅 Save the date
The Economist Commercialising Quantum | London, England, United Kingdom – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Q-Ready Workshop: Building Quantum Skills with PennyLane | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Security Awareness for Executives – Free Webcast | Webinar – 📅 Save the date
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Quantum Security Awareness (Manufacturing Edition): Trust Now, Forge Later on the Shop Floor – Signed Updates, Machine Identity, and Supplier Reality | Webinar – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Sensing for Executives: The Advantages of Quantum LiDAR & PNT Devices | Webinar – 📅 Save the date
Qubits Europe 2026: Quantum Realized | London, England, UK – 📅 Save the date
Sunday, June 21, 2026
Quantum Information 2026 | Seefeld, Tyrol, Austria – 📅 Save the date
Monday, June 22, 2026
IQT Nordics | Oslo, Norway – 📅 Save the date
ISC High Performance 2026 | Hamburg, Germany – 📅 Save the date
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
QSNS 2026 – 3rd Workshop on Quantum-Secure Networks and Systems | Vilamoura, Portugal – 📅 Save the date
Quantum for International (Q4I) Workshop | Rome, New York, USA – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Infleqtion: Advances in Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Machines/Oratomic: Shor’s Algorithm is Possible with as Few as 10,000 Reconfigurable Atomic Qubits | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
TartanQEC Workshop | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – 📅 Save the date
WQCES 2026 - World Quantum Computing & Engineering Summit | Bern, Switzerland – 📅 Save the date
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
La Ricotta Summer School: The Quantum in the Haystack | Castro Caldelas, Spain – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Computing Thematic Track 2026 (QCW2026) | Hamburg, Germany – 📅 Save the date
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
IEEE qCCL 2026 – IEEE International Conference on Quantum Control, Computing and Learning | Aalborg, Denmark – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
CQI 2026 - Conference on Quantum Information | Seoul, South Korea – 📅 Save the date
IEEE qCCL 2026 - International Conference on Quantum Control, Computing and Learning | Aalborg, Denmark – 📅 Save the date
Thursday, July 2, 2026
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