Computing

Alex Bocharov explains why the company is hoping to build qubits out of particles that some scientists think might not even exist

An artificial reporter might not take concerns about superintelligent, sentient machines very seriously

Online attacks are unpredictable and hard to control, leading to worries that White House cyber rattling could quickly escalate

There would be advantages, of course, but...it still might not be the smartest move

DeepMind’s latest technique uses external memory to solve tasks that require logic and reasoning—a step toward more humanlike AI

From robotic arms to brain–computer interfaces, the unique event featured some of today’s most cutting-edge assistive devices

Quantum scientist Michele Mosca will discuss security in the coming quantum age during a live Webcast tonight at 7 P.M.

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded today to David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.  

David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz split the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.

The Internet giant claims its latest service employs neural networks to cut the error rate by 60 percent

The Internet of Things, streaming virtual reality and many other much-hyped technologies cannot exist without a complete rethinking of how mobile devices get online