In 1960, Andrey Kolmogorov posed a seemingly impossible challenge at a seminar at Moscow State University: could there be a ...

An algorithm is instructed to take a set of values (for example, numbers) and find a specific value (such as the number 7). The algorithm uses its built-in rules to organize the set of numbers ...

Project Nessie is an algorithm [redacted]. Aware that this scheme belies its public claim that it “seek [s] to be Earth’s most customer-centric company,” [redacted]. How distressing.

Blockchain technology relies on mining algorithms, such as CryptoNight, to regulate cryptocurrency projects. Find out here what CryptoNight is and how it works.

At issue was an algorithm called Q* (pronounced “Q-star”), which has allegedly been shown to solve certain grade-school-level math problems that it hasn’t seen before.

The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the U.S. ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app ...

Though the algorithms can feel inescapable, Chayka says increased regulation of social media companies can mitigate their impact. "I think if Meta, Facebook's parent company, was forced to spin ...