Daily Quantum Update for Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Quantum news from 808+ sources, tracking 903 organizations.
Last Updated on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 08:04 AM EDT
Today’s quote: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” – Max Planck
Today’s mentions: Algorithmiq Oy; CryptoNext Security; D-Wave Quantum; ETH Zürich; Google; IQM Quantum Computers Oy; QBird; Quandela; Quantum Computing Inc.; QuSecure; Rigetti Computing
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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
🔗 D-Wave Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Organization Mentioned: D-Wave Quantum
Source: D-Wave Quantum
Author: Rahul Raj
Organization Mentioned: Algorithmiq Oy
Source: EU-Startups
Geographies: 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🌍 Europe, 🌍 Nordics
🔗 Rigetti Computing Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Organization Mentioned: Rigetti Computing
Source: Rigetti & Co, LLC News Releases [Rigetti Computing]
🔗 Quantum Computing Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Organization Mentioned: Quantum Computing Inc.
Source: Quantum Computing Inc.
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing
Sovereign and Government Initiatives
Author: Yasmeen Dao
Organization Mentioned: QuSecure
Source: QuSecure
Other Category: 🔐 Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
Geographies: 🇺🇸 United States, 🌎 North America
Post-Quantum Cryptography and Security
🔗 Why Cryptographic Discovery Matters for Post-Quantum Security
Author: Mohib Ur Rehman
Source: The Quantum Insider
Author: Milu Sini Lal
Organization Mentioned: QBird
Source: Q*Bird [QBird]
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing Systems and Components
Geographies: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🌍 Europe
🔗 The Quantum Threat to Cryptocurrencies: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What to Do About It
Author: Marin Ivezic
Organization Mentioned: Google
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
🔗 How Close Is the Quantum Threat? Resource Estimates for Breaking Blockchain Cryptography
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
🔗 Fixing Bitcoin: The Post-Quantum Migration Technical Roadmap
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Categories: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs, 🛣️ Roadmaps
🔗 Ethereum’s Five Quantum Vulnerabilities: Why Smart Contracts Change Everything
Author: Marin Ivezic
Organization Mentioned: ETH Zürich
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
Geography: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
🔗 Bitcoin’s Quantum Vulnerability: Anatomy of the Attack Surface
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 📰 Newsletters and Blogs
Author: Yasmeen Dao
Organization Mentioned: QuSecure
Source: QuSecure
🔗 What Meta’s PQC Framework Teaches Us — And What Comes Next
Organization Mentioned: CryptoNext Security
Source: CryptoNext Security
Geographies: 🇫🇷 France, 🌍 Europe
Quantum Computing Applications
🔗 Our new initiative to apply quantum science and AI to the life sciences
Author: Hartmut Neven
Organization Mentioned: Google
Source: The Keyword [Google]
Other Category: 🏥 Quantum Computing Applications: Healthcare & Medical
Quantum-HPC Integration
🔗 IQM launches HPC Integration Service to accelerate hybrid quantum-HPC adoption
Organization Mentioned: IQM Quantum Computers Oy
Source: IQM Quantum Computers Oy
Geographies: 🇫🇮 Finland, 🌍 Europe, 🌍 Nordics
Quantum Computing Systems and Components
🔗 French and German partners strengthen cooperation on quantum technologies
Organization Mentioned: Quandela
Source: Quandela
Other Categories: 👥 Partnerships, 🔦 Quantum Computing Systems and Components: Photonic Qubits
Geographies: 🇫🇷 France, 🌍 Europe
Newsletters and Blogs
🔗 : How to Future-Proof “Quantum-Safe”
Author: Brian N. Siegelwax
Source: The Quantum Dragon (feat. IQT News)
🔗 The Lightning Network’s Quantum Problem: Why Layer 2 Is Harder Than Layer 1
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
🔗 Fixing the Lightning Network: A Protocol-Level Migration Roadmap
Author: Marin Ivezic
Source: PostQuantum – Quantum Computing, Quantum Security, PQC
Other Category: 🛣️ Roadmaps
Additional News and Announcements
🔗 High-Level French And German Officials Meet to Strengthen Quantum Ties
Author: Matt Swayne
Source: The Quantum Insider
Geographies: 🇫🇷 France, 🌍 Europe
Source: Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition
Other Category: ⚛️ Quantum Computing
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Conference and Events Starting in the Next Four Weeks
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Bluefors Grand Opening & Panel @ Hyde Park Labs - From Measurement to Market: Enabling the Next Wave of Quantum Startups | Chicago, Illinois, USA – 📅 Save the date
CQE Seminar on Midwest Quantum Workforce Strategy | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
ISTConversations: Codifying Quantum Talent for Workforce Development | Chicago, Illinois, USA – 📅 Save the date
Q.Stack 2026 – Quantum Summit Italy | Bologna, Italy – 📅 Save the date
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Q-Ready Panel: I Started a Startup with EeroQ | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Monday, May 18, 2026
Building Fault-Tolerant Quantum Algorithms with PsiQuantum | Evanston, Illinois, USA – 📅 Save the date
Q-EXPO 2026 | Bilbao, Spain – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Device Workshop 2026 | Los Angeles, California, USA – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Energy Initiative Workshop | Barcelona, Spain – 📅 Save the date
Monday, May 25, 2026
Mesoscopic Physics in the Era of Quantum Computing | Pollica, Italy – 📅 Save the date
QUANTUM NOW - DEFSEC | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – 📅 Save the date
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
IQM: Simulating Complex Materials with Quantum Chemistry and SQD | Virtual – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
AFQC 2026 | Düsseldorf, Germany – 📅 Save the date
Danish Quantum Industry Day | Frederiksberg, Denmark – 📅 Save the date
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Monday, June 1, 2026
2026 Summer Workshop on Quantum Machine Learning | Raleigh, North Carolina, USA – 📅 Save the date
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
9th Annual ScyLight Conference | Tenerife, Spain – 📅 Save the date
Microsoft Build 2026 | San Francisco, CA, USA – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Spintronics 2026 International Conference | Trondheim, Norway – 📅 Save the date
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
EU-wide Community Workshop on Quantum Gravimetry | Potsdam, Germany – 📅 Save the date
Quantum Thermodynamics and Decoherence | Rochester, NY – 📅 Save the date
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
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