Computing

We need an information superhighway of the seas

The ability to forecast temblors would be a tectonic shift in seismology. But is it a pipe dream? A seismologist is conducting machine-learning experiments to find out

Social media and news outlets team up as ahead of the country’s presidential election 

Computers are sorting real news from fake on social media

The proposed system could lead to breakthroughs in currently unsolvable problems

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