Computing

A quantum leap in problem-solving is the only way out of a university’s new LabEscape scenario game

New algorithms will help—but users' skepticism is the ultimate weapon

The social network has rolled out new tools to deal with this growing problem

Under new chair Ajit Pai the agency would likely to reverse its Open Internet Order—a regulation expected to become less relevant as the Net continues to evolve

Despite skepticism about their full potential, many researchers are eager to use D-Wave's machines

Although voice recognition is often presented as evidence in legal cases, its scientific basis can be shaky

African-American women working behind the scenes as “human computers” were vital to the Space Race

3-D digital preservation not only helps save the memories of historical sites, it also guides restoration projects after natural disasters, such as the earthquakes that damaged the temples of Bagan.

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Technology can improve communication and curb social isolation of kids with autism

For-profit companies use our anonymized medical data in a huge secondary market. Advances in computing make it increasingly possible for outsiders to identify people from among the hundreds of millions of patients in dossiers, putting intimate secrets about our bodies and minds at risk

Updated version of DeepMind’s AlphaGo program was behind a mystery online competitor  

Google, Microsoft and a host of labs and start-ups are racing to turn scientific curiosities into working machines