A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have devised a potentially more effective way of helping computers solve some of the toughest optimization problems they face. Their ...

The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it ...

Discover how Google's quantum echoes algorithm is solving real-world problems in drug discovery, material science, and ...

Scientists say using math to sort through DNA could help investigators put stubborn cold cases to rest. The approach combines the relatively new field of forensic genetic genealogy—solving crime by ...

It used to be that bitcoin mining was a community affair, but the process of confirming bitcoin transactions now requires an immense amount of hashing power specific to the SHA-256 mining algorithm.

Taking exams is never easy, but it seems that figuring out results with an algorithm is far more difficult. The UK government have learnt the hard and humiliating way that a badly constructed ...

Dave Johnson refuses to eat fish farmed near Minneapolis. The retired construction worker, who lives in a rural area 150 miles north of the Twin Cities, claims “tourists’ garbage, salt runoff and ...

A conversation with Esade professor Marco Bertini on how pricing algorithms hurt customer relationships. Marco Bertini, marketing professor at Esade Business School, says more and more companies are ...