Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. “Not All Algorithms are AI” is a three-part deep dive into the evolution of algorithms, what ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

Companies are using algorithms to guess your favorite film, track the development of the Occupy movement and predict insurgencies in Iraq and... Algorithms: The Ever-Growing, All-Knowing Way Of The ...

Bluesky is an alternative social network for folks who've left Twitter. We have the details on how everything works, from posting and following, to custom feeds and moderation. Peter is a writer and ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...