Shortest path algorithms sit at the heart of modern graph theory and many of the systems that move people, data, and goods around the world. After nearly seventy years of relying on the same classic ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

“Recent advances in deep learning have promoted EEG decoding for BCI systems, but data sparsity—caused by high costs of EEG collection and inter-subject variability—still limits model performance.

Pour one out for the ancient MetroCard and its equally old cousin, the PATH SmartLink card. The beginning of the end for these longtime ways to pay fares on the bi-state PATH system came Thursday when ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

AI is reshaping how billions of people find information, but it isn’t killing the blue link. That’s according to Liz Reid, Google’s head of Search, in a new The Economic Times podcast interview. Why ...

Picture this: you’ve decided to host a dinner party. The guest list is small but important. You spend the week cleaning the house, polishing the silver, and making sure every detail reflects care. You ...