On Wednesday, Jelani Nelson, a professor of theoretical computer science and chair of UC Berkeley's electrical engineering and computer science division, announced he was taking a leave of absence to ...

Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation By applying a 1980s ...

“It’s an uncomfortable truth: more and more, we’re marketing to algorithms”, says Wesley ter Haar, co-founder and chief AI officer at Monks, explaining how those algorithms ultimately determine which ...

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 ...

Abstract: In the era of IoT, embedded systems are becoming the cornerstone of many IoT related applications, such as smart cars and wearable devices. However, embedded devices have numerous ...

Jim Simons wasn’t a finance guy — he was a mathematician and Cold War codebreaker. Instead of hiring traders, he hired scientists who knew nothing about markets. His hedge fund, Medallion, used ...

Pagebound, a social reading and book-tracking platform launched in January 2025, has built its brand around a simple proposition: human book recommendations trump any algorithm. Co-founders Lucy Zhao ...

Version 4.0 is a major release that allows for any GLM family, besides the built-in families. Version 4.1 is a major release that expands the scope for survival modeling, allowing for (start, stop) ...

Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir. Next time ...

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.

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has announced the launch of its Advanced Certificate in Quantum Computing: Algorithms and AI/ML. The new course is a 6.5-month online programme ...