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

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A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of extinction because ...

Google’s Willow quantum computer (pictured here) is delivering. Image credits: Google. “Today, we’re announcing research that ...

There is no AI literacy without computer science education. If we want students to shape a world transformed by AI, we must ...

The recent paper studies algorithmic pricing through the lens of game theory, an interdisciplinary field at the border of ...

Researchers from Google Quantum AI report that their quantum processor, Willow, ran an algorithm for a quantum computer that ...

Philip Ball dives into the challenges in developing quantum computing, and building up investments and users for the tech ...

AI is changing what careers are possible for students interested in STEM subjects. WIRED spoke with five aspiring scientists ...

Computer science majors jumped for college students — particularly those in underrepresented groups — who took the subject in ...