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.

Recently standardized by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), post-quantum cryptography (PQC) empowers organizations to secure their systems against the ‘harvest now, decrypt ...

The RSA algorithm is based on the mathematical difficulty of factoring the product of two large prime numbers. It involves generating a public and private key pair, where the public key is used for ...

To achieve autonomous vehicle (AV) operation, sensing techniques include radar, LiDAR, and cameras, as well as infrared (IR) and/or ultrasonic sensors, among others. No single sensing technique is ...

Noah Giansiracusa shares five key insights from his new book with the Next Big Idea Club. "Math is too powerful a tool to leave in the hands of the elites. It’s time to take math back from the rich ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

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 the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

It isn’t uncommon for Instagram algorithms to flood your feed with stuff you don’t care about. Random ads, weird reels, or posts from accounts you barely know. If your feed’s a mess, it’s time to ...

Some individuals who receive Social Security benefit payments may soon notice a change in how they receive their money. Starting Sept. 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue ...

Data security involves implementing strategies to safeguard digital information against unauthorized disclosure and modification across computing and communication infrastructures. Given the ...

Company Has ~$1.3B of Cash as of 3QFY25, Providing Sufficient Near-Term Liquidity to Support Customers and Pay Vendors in Ordinary Course Upon emergence from the process, the Company expects to have ...