Physicists Have Argued Over This Problem Since 1883. It May Now Be Solved.

For more than a century, physicists debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments ...
Tech Xplore

Testing the limits of what's possible (and what isn't) with AI

When can we trust the results we get from AI, and when is learning impossible? Researchers have shown that there are some ...
Interesting Engineering

New quantum algorithm could unlock faster AI and scientific computing

Quantum Hermite transform is a new quantum algorithm that could improve AI, simulations, and future quantum computing ...

Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.

Quantum computing news usually picks up near the end of the year, as companies try to provide evidence that they are hitting benchmarks on time. However, there have been interesting announcements as ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
ZDNet

The AI leader's new balance: What changes (and what remains) in the age of algorithms

In the age of AI, business leaders must be fluent in technology and human values. Distinguish between decisions augmented by algorithms and those requiring human judgment. Ethical responsibilities of ...
Investopedia

Quantitative Investment Strategies: Models, Algorithms, and Techniques

Michael Schmidt, CFA, is a staff member of FINRA's Dispute Resolution Board with 20+ years of experience in the financial market. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive ...
Phys.org

Google claims its latest quantum algorithm can outperform supercomputers on a real-world task

Researchers from Google Quantum AI report that their quantum processor, Willow, ran an algorithm for a quantum computer that solved a complex physics problem thousands of times faster than the world's ...
Quanta Magazine

For Algorithms, a Little Memory Outweighs a Lot of Time

One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.
Time

Mark Zuckerberg Wants AI to Solve America’s Loneliness Crisis. It Won’t

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Ars Technica

D-Wave quantum annealers solve problems classical algorithms struggle with

Right now, quantum computers are small and error-prone compared to where they’ll likely be in a few years. Even within those limitations, however, there have been regular claims that the hardware can ...
Wired

Scientists Establish the Best Algorithm for Traversing a Map

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...