In the late 1980s, sharing computer files was a painstaking process. Phil Katz's 1989 invention, the ZIP file format, ...

Igor Pejic focuses on technology-driven shifts in money and finance. He is the author of "Tech Money: A Guide to the New Game of Technology Investing" (Diversion Books, 2026). Pejic owns shares of ...

The path from block-based programming to vibe coding represents a shift from mastering the mechanics of implementation to ...

Computer algorithms are step-by-step instructions that help computers solve problems, process data, and deliver results. They power search engines, AI systems, online shopping, navigation apps, and ...

Algorithms are everywhere, even when we do not notice them. They help us search the web, navigate roads, and discover new content online. Understanding how algorithms work is one of the simplest ways ...

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The sixth race at Del Mar on a random Saturday last July should not have been memorable in any way. Running for an $81,000 purse, a 4-year-old Thoroughbred named Nanci Griffith won ...

As price-setting by computer algorithm becomes increasingly prevalent, states are stepping in to address transparency and fairness concerns that federal legislation has yet to comprehensively tackle.

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.

As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one maverick bioengineer is testing how much unprogrammed intelligence may already be lurking in our simplest algorithms to determine whether ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Google said it has developed a computer algorithm that points the way to practical applications for quantum computing and will be able to generate unique data for use ...