This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. A $5 million prize awaits proof that quantum computers can ...

After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all.

Manus has announced the launch of a new desktop application to bring its AI agent directly onto personal devices.

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.