Today the website Stack Overflow, Mr. Arbesman writes, serves as a “repository of programming, a place to share spells and bits of lore.” He notes that, like magic, computing often demands a ...

To a programmer, code can seem a “domain of sorcery” in which strings of characters have power in the real world.

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On this week’s episode, we dive into the hidden biases of the digital age with Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble, author of the ...

Scientists with NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder developed CURBy, a system that can verify the randomness of strings of numbers, which will add more protection to encrypted data in the ...

The best way an undergrad can prepare for an AI-altered workforce is to develop human qualities that machines cannot ...

Engineers have developed a pulsed cryogenic smart amplifier that cuts power use & heat in quantum computers, enabling ...

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So, everyone’s talking about Google’s quantum computer, right? Like, how fast is Google’s quantum computer, really? Back ...

When it comes to game engines, many people think of Unreal Engine, Unity, or CryEngine. But none of this would have been possible without Quake Engine ...