Social media algorithms are pushing unsolicited pornographic content into children’s feeds, according to a report by the Children’s Commissioner. The data was collected prior to the implementation of ...

The Home Office could be banned from unlawfully using computer algorithms to recommend whether migrants should be deported. Privacy International has filed 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.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

Abstract: Generative AI has emerged as a transformative force in the realm of computer graphics, offering innovative methods that push the boundaries of creativity, efficiency, and realism. In this ...

Quantum computers still can’t do much. Almost every time researchers have found something the high-tech machines should one day excel at, a classical algorithm comes along that can do it just as well ...

Qualcomm has released security patches for three zero-day vulnerabilities in the Adreno Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) driver that impact dozens of chipsets and are actively exploited in targeted ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Governor Polis vetoed a proposal that would ban the use of computer algorithms to set rent in Colorado. Until Thursday, Colorado was set to be the first state in the ...

Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has immense potential to create diverse computer graphics for various applications, but it also raises significant ethical issues. This article ...

What is the Q-Day prize? The Q-Day Prize is a challenge to make the Bitcoin network quantum resistant. On April 16, 2025, quantum computing-focused company Project 11 announced the “Q-Day Prize,” a ...

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