Researchers from Chiba University have developed a lightweight peer-selection algorithm that significantly reduces data propagation delays without increasing resource usage on internet of things (IoT) ...

A bankruptcy administrator has been appointed to the metals recycling company, which has been in business since the 1920s. “As one of the largest manufacturers of copper-based products in the U.K., ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...

Wisconsin middle blocker Carter Booth (52) hits a shot past Marquette middle blocker Hattie Bray (22) during their volleyball match Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.

Perhaps no one is more hyped about the No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers upsetting No. 1 Texas during the 2025 NCAA volleyball tournament than star Carter Booth. "I refuse to [ expletive] lose," she said matter ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path ...

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer. A quantum computer at ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Everyone wants predictive algorithms to be accurate, but there are different ways to define accuracy. Is it better to have an algorithm that's rarely perfect, but also rarely off by a mile? Or to have ...