Three economists grabbed a beer. A multibillion-dollar industry was born. The billion-dollar prediction markets industry began like a joke: Three economists walked into a bar.

Plasma -- the electrically charged fourth state of matter -- is at the heart of many important industrial processes, including those used to make computer chips and coat materials. Simulating those ...

We’re already halfway through the first month of 2026, which means a lot of us are side-eyeing those ambitious resolutions we made with full confidence just weeks ago. The motivation may be fading, ...

AMSTERDAM, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Sales of equipment used to make computer chip wafers will rise about 9% to $126 billion in 2026 and a further 7.3% to $135 billion in 2027, as chipmakers expand capacity ...

Thursday, the Alabama State Board of Education unanimously approved a new K-12 digital literacy and computer science course requirement. A committee of teachers, educational, technology and business ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to ...

Substrate, a San Francisco company, is trying to take on powerhouses like the Dutch company ASML. Substrate, a San Francisco company, is trying to take on powerhouses like the Dutch company ASML.

The Philadelphia Eagles held the top spot in these rankings for the first four weeks of the season, but now it looks like the pole position could be a revolving door. None of the top 10, to be ...

Florida couple Christina Kraus and Aaron Mann captured 87 invasive pythons from the Everglades in July, setting that month’s record and netting them thousands of dollars in payouts for helping remove ...

Note: This story is outdated. The Reds currently do not possess a magic number for the wild card. The Cincinnati Reds have a new magic number to make the MLB playoffs with six games remaining in the ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, negatively impacting native wildlife and ecosystems. State and federal programs pay contracted hunters to find and remove the invasive snakes ...