The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...

For centuries, we have relied on human intuition, behavioral cues, and painstaking manual analysis to determine veracity in written communications. Enter artificial intelligence. AI algorithms, ...

Quantum computers still can’t do much. Almost every time researchers have found something the high-tech machines should one day excel at, a classical algorithm comes along that can do it just as well ...

The recent murder of Brian Thompson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare—the largest health insurance company in the United States—has sparked widespread debate about the practices of insurance ...

Using a simple algorithm to recommend highly effective disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can help make treatment fairer for all patients, and level ...

Quantum computing holds considerable potential for addressing challenges beyond the capabilities of conventional computing systems. The process of designing software that can leverage the capabilities ...

There is an increasing concern about the influence algorithms exert in modern societies and the potential threats they pose to democracy. Some algorithms are considered as of high risk, as they have ...

Recent generations of machine learning, the methodology supporting artificial intelligence, have drawn inspiration from natural neural systems. These algorithmic approaches that mirror the complex ...