A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the ...

One exception to the industry-wide lethargy is the engineering team that designs the Signal Protocol, the open source engine ...

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Codex gives software developers a first-rate coding agent in their terminal and their IDE, along with the ability to delegate ...

But while China has agreed that a divested TikTok could use its algorithm ... his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership. It is not clear ...

A central question to TikTok's potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it's ...

Machines are not just instruments in service of science — they are science. Consider the Laser Interferometer ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. This summer, I reread the novel “Aurora,” by Kim Stanley Robinson, a science-fiction writer whom I ...

A new computing era arrives with the breakthrough in how computers can sort information. This vital function, at the heart of ...

Despite macroeconomic headwinds, the launch of the WisdomTree Quantum Computing Fund offers exposure to a fast-evolving ...

Bitcoin will either replace gold or become worthless in the long run. There is no in-between. Here's why, and how you should ...