Daily Quantum Update for Thursday, June 11, 2026
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Last Updated on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 08:04 AM EDT
Today’s quote: “If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” – Albert Einstein
Today’s mentions: Alpha Events; Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Diraq; European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking; Google; Horizon Quantum Computing Pte Ltd.; Infleqtion; Johns Hopkins University; Korea Quantum Industry Association; memQ; NVIDIA; PsiQuantum; Quantropi; Quantum Machines; Quantum X Labs; Qunnect; Silicon Quantum Computing; Stony Brook University; UKQuantum; University of New South Wales Sydney; XeedQ GmbH
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Recent News
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Investment, Funding, and Financial News
🔗 Google quantum exec: US government funding would’ve come with ‘conditions’
Organization Mentioned: Google
Source: Semafor
Other Category: 🛂 Sovereign Initiatives
Organization Mentioned: XeedQ GmbH
Source: XeedQ [XeedQ GmbH]
Other Categories: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components, 💎 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: NV Diamond
Geographies: 🇩🇪 Germany, 🌍 Europe
🔗 London VC Firm, Firgun Ventures, Backs SQC
Organization Mentioned: Silicon Quantum Computing
Source: Silicon Quantum Computing
Other Categories: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components, 🔲 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Silicon Spin Qubits
Geographies: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇬🇧 UK, 🌍 Europe, 🌎 Oceania
🔗 NRF trebles its stake in Silicon Quantum Computing with another $40 million
Author: Simon Thomsen
Organizations Mentioned: Silicon Quantum Computing and University of New South Wales Sydney
Source: Startup Daily
Other Categories: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components, 🔲 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Silicon Spin Qubits
Geographies: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🌎 Oceania
Sovereign and Government Initiatives
Organization Mentioned: European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
Source: The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) | Press Releases
Geographies: 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🌍 Europe
🔗 UK Poised to Turn Scientific Excellence in Quantum Into Economic Growth, Minister Says
Author: Matt Swayne
Source: The Quantum Insider
Geographies: 🇬🇧 UK, 🌍 Europe
Consortia and Industry Associations
🔗 ICQIA Expands Global Reach with New Charter and Members
Organizations Mentioned: Korea Quantum Industry Association and UKQuantum
Source: The Quantum Insider
Geographies: 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇬🇧 UK, 🌏 Asia
Conferences and Events
🔗 memQ to Exhibit and Speak at Quantum.Tech 2026
Organizations Mentioned: Alpha Events and memQ
Source: memQ
Geography: 🇬🇧 UK
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
🔗 Quantropi and Nokia Launch Integrated Quantum-Safe Key Distribution Solution
Author: Mohib Ur Rehman
Organization Mentioned: Quantropi
Source: The Quantum Insider
Geographies: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🌎 North America, 🏢 Ontario
Organizations Mentioned: Qunnect and Stony Brook University
Source: SBU News [Stony Brook University]
Other Categories: 📡 Quantum Communications, 🕸️ Quantum Networking
Geographies: 🇺🇸 United States, 🌎 North America, 🗽 New York
Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance
Organizations Mentioned: Quantum Machines and Quantum X Labs
Source: Quantum X Labs
Other Categories: 👥 Partnerships, ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components
Geographies: 🇮🇱 Israel, 🌍 Middle East
Quantum Computing Computer Science, Coding, and Software Development
Organization Mentioned: Horizon Quantum Computing Pte Ltd.
Source: Horizon Quantum Computing Pte Ltd.
Geographies: 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🌍 Europe
Quantum Computing Systems and Components
🔗 PsiQuantu Construct software now open-access
Organization Mentioned: PsiQuantum
Source: PsiQuantum
Other Categories: 🎙️ Additional Podcasts, Videos, Webinars, and Online Seminars, 🔦 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Photonic Qubits
🔗 Johns Hopkins Team Models Quantum Noise on Superconducting Processors
Organization Mentioned: Johns Hopkins University
Source: Newswise News from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory [Johns Hopkins University]
Other Category: 🔲 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Superconducting Qubits
Geographies: 🇺🇸 United States, 🌎 North America, 🦀 Maryland
🔗 One Dollar Per Qubit: The Number That Changes Everything
Author: Francesca Elliott
Organization Mentioned: Diraq
Source: News - Diraq
Other Category: 🔲 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Silicon Spin Qubits
Geographies: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🌎 Oceania
Organization Mentioned: Quantum X Labs
Source: Quantum X Labs
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Neutral Atom Qubits
Geographies: 🇨🇳 China, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🌏 Asia, 🌍 Middle East
Newsletters and Blogs
🔗 Wily E. Coyote’s Favorite Quantum Lab
Author: Brian N. Siegelwax
Source: The Quantum Dragon (feat. IQT News)
Additional Podcasts, Videos, Webinars, and Online Seminars
🔗 “Science is never settled. There’s always going to be a bunch of research out there.”
Author: Amir Rasool
Source: Beyond the Bit: Quantum Pathways
🔗 Alice im Quantenland | Folge 2 - Einstein und das Fußballmatch (live)
Source: Munich Center for Quantum Science & Technology
🔗 Alice in Quantenland | Folge 3 - Auf dem Quantenjahrmarkt (live)
Source: Munich Center for Quantum Science & Technology
🔗 What Quantum Companies Can Learn From Jensen Huang
Organizations Mentioned: Infleqtion and NVIDIA
Source: Thinking On Paper
🔗 Can the UK Win the Quantum and Robotics Race? Rory Daniels, techUK
Organization Mentioned: Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Source: Thinking On Paper
Geographies: 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇬🇧 UK, 🌍 Europe
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Conference and Events Starting in the Next Four Weeks
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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
QuEra Product Roadmap Update | 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
Monday, July 6, 2026
Symposium FTQC4NSc – Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for Natural Sciences | Heilbronn, Germany – 📅 Save the date
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