Sir Tony Hoare, software designer who developed Quicksort, the industry standard for sorting lists

Sir Tony Hoare, who has died aged 92, was a leading figure in computer software design best known for developing a leading ...

AI, algorithms, and bias: How technology is creating new frontiers for discrimination law

Phillips & Associates reports AI algorithms are reshaping hiring practices, raising concerns over bias and legal ...
IEEE

A Matching-Based Escape Routing Algorithm With Variable Design Rules and Multiple Constraints

Abstract: Escape routing is a critical problem in printed circuit board (PCB) routing, and its quality dramatically affects the cost of the PCB design. Unlike the traditional escape routing that works ...
Hackaday

Slug Algorithm For On-GPU Rendering Of Fonts With Bézier Curves Now In Public Domain

The Slug Algorithm has been around for a decade now, mostly quietly rendering fonts and later entire GUIs using Bézier curves ...

Collusion by code? Understanding algorithmic pricing and antitrust enforcement

Attorneys at Haynes Boone survey recent litigation, agency activity, and legislative trends shaping antitrust risk for users ...
IEEE

Improved Analysis and Design of ADR Algorithm for Energy-Efficient LoRaWAN System

Abstract: For an energy-efficient adaptive data rate (ADR) algorithm in a long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) system, an asymptotic analysis on the spreading factor (SF) by the ADR-MIN algorithm ...

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...