Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...

Implement Binary Search algorithm in Java. Binary search is an efficient algorithm for finding an item from a sorted list of items by repeatedly dividing the search interval in half. I noticed there's ...

This has been a roller coaster year for the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average, with all three enduring a mini-crash and a rip-roaring rally to new highs. A new ...

People’s views are becoming more and more polarized, with “echo chambers”—social bubbles that reinforce existing beliefs—exacerbating differences in opinion. This divergence doesn’t just apply to ...

What would you like to Propose? I propose adding flowcharts for selected algorithms to make it easier for beginners to understand the logic visually. Flowcharts will complement the existing code ...

AI upstarts were supposed to lay siege to Google’s search-engine dominance. So far, the defense is winning. Google’s ubiquitous search tool has proven surprisingly resilient to competition from the ...

Creators on TikTok are constantly dolling out the same three pieces of advice: be authentic, find the creativity gap, and post every single day. Being authentic is not something that can be taught, ...

Google announced a new multi-vector retrieval algorithm called MUVERA that speeds up retrieval and ranking, and improves accuracy. The algorithm can be used for search, recommender systems (like ...

Google has updated its search ranking algorithm to "more strongly affect the sites that host explicit videos but don't allow Googlebot to fetch those video files" which may lead to a "significant drop ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. Calvin Alexander thought he had done everything the Louisiana parole board asked of him to earn an early release ...