A computer scientist has achieved a breakthrough in a nearly 25-year-old problem involving how computers calculate distances across enormous networks. The new algorithm delivers more reliable ...

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Click to tell Google to ...

Huo Xing Finance reports that on October 27, OpenAI announced that its AI model had “cracked” ETH—a statement that quickly ...

AI can help theoretical computer scientists search for algorithms, proof components, and combinatorial structures. Here’s what recent results show—and why verification still matters.

Building on a landmark algorithm, researchers propose a way to make a smaller and more noise-tolerant quantum factoring circuit for cryptography. The most recent email you sent was likely encrypted ...

Three computer scientists have disproved a long-standing conjecture about a fundamental problem involving imperfect information. Click to tell Google to prioritize Quanta and see more of the best ...

Algorithms are central to modern mathematics and computer science. They are explicit procedures valued for their clarity, efficiency and beauty. Beyond these fields, however, the word “algorithm” is ...