BEIJING, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app's Chinese owner ByteDance ...

Google’s Willow quantum computer is delivering. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows—for the first time in history—that a quantum computer can successfully run a verifiable algorithm on ...

Abstract: In accord with imaging mechanism, by tackling the integrated quantum circuit without multiple preparations and measurements, a quantum algorithm with remarkable speedup for synthetic ...

Hackers are exploiting a new, undocumented vulnerability in the implementation of the cryptographic algorithm present in Gladinet's CentreStack and Triofox products for secure remote file access and ...

Instagram is pulling back the curtain a bit on why you see what you see in Reels—and letting people tweak it. On Wednesday, Instagram launched “Your Algorithm” in the U.S., a new Reels product that ...

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.

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

As many as 70 million people in the U.S. have problems with sleep, and many are increasingly turning to melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep. People generally perceive these over-the-counter ...

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

Google’s Willow quantum computer (pictured here) is delivering. Image credits: Google. “Today, we’re announcing research that shows — for the first time in history — that a quantum computer can ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path ...

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer. A quantum computer at ...