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One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

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Abstract: Complex optimization problems, especially those encountered in real-life scenarios, pose significant challenges due to their multifaceted nature and the involvement of numerous variables. In ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Alphabet has long been exploring quantum AI technology. The company has engineered its own chip, called Willow, which just achieved a major breakthrough. Quantum computing could be the next big ...

Conway, Arkansas-based Home BancShares appears poised to dive back into the merger-and-acquisition arena after three-and-a-half years on the sidelines. Processing Content The $22.7 billion-asset Home, ...

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 ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is a revolutionary shift in the financial landscape, offering a blockchain-based system that facilitates transactions without relying on traditional intermediaries like ...

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...