From the name of the Persian polymath al-Khwarizmi, who flourished in the early ninth century, comes the term algorithm. An algorithm is a set of simple steps that lead to the solution of a problem.

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.

Google's artificial intelligence (AI) research lab DeepMind has unveiled an advanced agent, AlphaEvolve, which can target fundamental and complex mathematics and computing problems. It has the ...

It was previously thought that children younger than 7 couldn't find efficient solutions to complex problems, but new ...

The impact of computing on society is ever increasing. Web-based commerce continues to grow and artificial intelligence now pervades our lives. To make wise choices, we need to understand how ...

Intelligent agriculture requires precise, real-time control of diverse systems ranging from greenhouse climates to autonomous ...