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Keycafe Expands Executive Leadership with Appointments of Rudi Airisto and Robert Johnston as Company Enters Next Phase of Global Growth

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VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2026 /CNW/ – Keycafe, a leader in cloud-based key management, today announced two senior additions to its executive team: Rudi Airisto as Vice President of Corporate Development, and Robert Johnston as Vice President of Innovation & Operations. The appointments mark a significant step in Keycafe’s next phase of growth, strengthening both the company’s commercial reach and its connected-hardware platform as it expands across European and Asia Pacific markets.

“These appointments reflect where Keycafe is headed,” said Clayton Brown, Founder & CEO of Keycafe. “Rudi and Rob bring complementary strengths, one focused on the partnerships and customer relationships that unlock new markets, the other on the product innovation and operational rigor required to scale connected hardware globally. Together, they give us the leadership depth to take Keycafe into its next chapter.”

Rudi Airisto, Vice President of Corporate Development

Airisto will oversee partnerships and strategic programs that support Keycafe’s expansion across enterprise and public sector customers. He joins with a strong record of scaling technology companies, having held executive roles at Recon Instruments (acquired by Intel), Grow Technologies (acquired by ATB Financial), and Article, following earlier management consulting work at McKinsey & Company. He holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and INSEAD.

“Keycafe has built the most advanced product in its space, trusted by global brands like Amazon, Toyota, Hertz, and Hilton Hotels,” said Airisto. “I’m excited to lead our corporate development efforts and help the company expand into new markets and large-scale partnerships.”

Robert Johnston, Vice President of Innovation & Operations

Johnston will lead product innovation, hardware development, manufacturing strategy, and operational initiatives across Keycafe’s global smart key management platform. He brings more than 20 years of experience bringing connected hardware products from concept to global scale. Prior to Keycafe, Johnston spent two decades as Founder and President of Tanagram Design, a Vancouver-based industrial design consultancy that helped startups and established companies develop award-winning products across consumer electronics, IoT devices, and connected systems, including early-stage work with Keycafe as a client.

“Keycafe sits at the intersection of hardware, cloud, and IoT, exactly where I’ve spent my career,” said Johnston. “The company has a strong technical foundation and real momentum with global customers. I’m looking forward to helping scale the platform and shape the next generation of our products.”

A Platform Built for Global Scale

Keycafe’s platform is deployed by businesses across property management, logistics, automotive, and facilities services, with growing customer bases in Europe and Asia Pacific. The combined appointments position the company to accelerate international expansion while continuing to advance its IoT hardware and cloud infrastructure.

About Keycafe Keycafe is a B2B access management platform helping businesses securely manage and share physical keys across teams and locations. Trusted by global brands including Amazon, Stellantis, Avis, and Marriott Hotels, the platform offers real-time access control, activity tracking, and API integrations through its cloud-based system and IoT electronic key locker SmartBoxes. Keycafe serves customers across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

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Quantinuum Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

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BROOMFIELD, Colo., June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Quantinuum Inc. (“Quantinuum”) today announced the pricing of the upsized initial public offering of 28,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $60.00 per share. Quantinuum has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 4,200,000 shares of its Class A common stock to cover over-allotments at the initial public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.

The shares of Class A common stock are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 4, 2026 under the ticker symbol “QNT.” The offering is expected to close on June 5, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley (in alphabetical order) are acting as joint lead active book-running managers for the offering; Jefferies and Evercore ISI are also acting as active book-running managers; BofA Securities, UBS Investment Bank, Cantor, Mizuho, Needham & Company, Societe Generale and TD Cowen are acting as joint-book running managers; and Craig-Hallum and Rosenblatt are acting as co-managers for the offering.

A registration statement relating to this offering was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2026. The offering is being made available only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717 or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com and postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at prospectus@morganstanley.com; Jefferies LLC, Attn: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022, by telephone at (877) 821-7388 or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; or Evercore Group L.L.C., Attention: Equity Capital Markets, 55 East 52nd Street, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10055, by telephone at 888-474-0200 or by email at ecm.prospectus@evercore.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Quantinuum

Quantinuum is a leading quantum computing company offering a full-stack platform designed to make quantum computing deployable in real-world environments. The company has commercially deployed multiple generations of quantum systems built on the well-established QCCD architecture, which it has implemented with novel designs and capabilities to achieve the industry’s highest accuracy levels based on average two-qubit gate fidelity as of December 31, 2025. Quantinuum has active engagements with market leaders across pharmaceuticals, material science, financial services, and government and industrial markets. Quantinuum’s headquarters is in Broomfield, Colorado, with additional facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Qatar and Singapore.

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Compal and Datasection Advance AI Infrastructure for the Production Era

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TAIPEI, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As artificial intelligence rapidly transitions from experimentation to large-scale production deployment, demand for AI factories, AI cloud infrastructure, and high-performance computing capacity continues to accelerate. Compal Electronics (“Compal”; TWSE: 2324), a leading provider of server and AI infrastructure solutions, is supporting this transformation through advanced computing platforms designed for next-generation AI workloads and large-scale AI service delivery.

As organizations continue to expand the use of AI across software development, content creation, video generation, and intelligent business operations, infrastructure has become a critical foundation for delivering reliable and scalable AI services. At the same time, enterprises are actively exploring new AI-driven workflows and agentic AI applications, driving demand for larger-scale and more capable AI infrastructure.

As part of this effort, Japan-based AI infrastructure provider Datasection Inc. utilizes Compal’s SGX30-2 AI server platform to support the expansion of its AI cloud platform and computing infrastructure. As demand for generative AI, coding assistants, video generation services, AI agents, and large-scale inference workloads continues to grow, scalable AI infrastructure has become increasingly important for delivering production-grade AI services across the Asia-Pacific region.

Designed for next-generation accelerated computing environments, Compal’s SGX30-2 AI server platform delivers the compute density, scalability, and operational efficiency required for modern AI factories. Optimized for AI and HPC workloads from training to inference, the platform supports a broad range of compute-intensive applications, including large-scale inference, AI service deployment, and emerging agentic AI workloads. By enabling customers to efficiently scale computing resources, the platform helps accelerate the deployment of production-ready AI environments.

“AI is rapidly moving beyond experimentation into large-scale production environments,” said Alan Chang, Vice President of Compal Infrastructure Solutions Business Group. “As AI factories, AI cloud services, and large-scale inference workloads continue to expand, infrastructure scalability, system integration, and operational efficiency have become critical success factors. Through collaboration with ecosystem partners such as Datasection, Compal is committed to helping customers build the computing foundation required to support the next generation of AI innovation and service delivery.”

As demand for AI computing infrastructure continues to grow, Compal remains committed to advancing innovation across compute, power, and cooling technologies. By working closely with customers and ecosystem partners, the company aims to accelerate the deployment of AI factories, large-scale AI infrastructure, and intelligent services that support the future of AI at scale.

 

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Electronic Transactions Association Commends Governor Polis for Protecting Colorado Consumers, Small Businesses, and Jobs

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WASHINGTON, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) today applauded Governor Jared Polis for vetoing Senate Bill 26-134, legislation that would have disrupted electronic payments and increased costs for Colorado consumers and small businesses.

“Governor Polis demonstrated strong leadership by standing up for Colorado consumers, small businesses, and workers,” said Jodie Kelley, Chief Executive Officer of ETA. “His veto protects the payment systems Coloradans rely on every day and prevents a policy that would have increased costs and disrupted commerce across the state.”

SB 26-134 would have imposed unprecedented mandates on the payments system that powers commerce across Colorado. Industry stakeholders warned the legislation could have led to more declined transactions at the checkout counter, making it harder for consumers to complete purchases and disrupting everyday commerce. By vetoing SB 26-134, Governor Polis avoided payment disruptions that could have left consumers frustrated and businesses losing sales.

Governor Polis’s action also helps safeguard an industry that plays a significant role in Colorado’s economy. According to a recent PwC study commissioned by ETA, the payments industry supports approximately 40,000 jobs in Colorado, generates $4.2 billion in labor income, and contributes $6.2 billion to the state’s GDP.

“Governor Polis recognized that Colorado should not risk disrupting a payments system that supports consumers, small businesses, and thousands of jobs across the state,” Kelley said.  “His veto sends a clear signal that Colorado supports innovation, consumer choice, and a modern payments ecosystem that powers economic growth.  We look forward to working with state leaders on policies that strengthen Colorado’s economy while preserving the reliability and security of modern payments.”

About ETA

The Electronic Transactions Association is the world’s leading advocacy and trade association representing the payments technology ecosystem. ETA members make commerce possible by processing and securing electronic transactions for consumers, merchants, and businesses of all sizes. www.electran.org

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