A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...

Blockchain could make smart devices far more secure, but sluggish data sharing has held it back. Researchers found that messy network connections cause massive slowdowns by flooding systems with ...

Plinko is an online casino game built around a simple idea: a ball falls through a vertical grid filled with pegs and lands in a slot with a multiplier. The fin ...

Let us be honest for a moment. Almost everyone has glanced at those enormous lottery jackpots on a billboard and quietly wondered, “What if that were me?” It is an easy daydream to fall into. For most ...

Shortest path algorithms sit at the heart of modern graph theory and many of the systems that move people, data, and goods around the world. After nearly seventy years of relying on the same classic ...

My holiday season officially starts on the night before Thanksgiving, snuggling under a thick throw while sharing a fireside catch-up with my best friend. Fortunately, she doesn’t have to get her ...

The hype we have been sold for the past few years has been overwhelming. Hype Correction is the antidote. Can I ask you a question: How do you feel about AI right now? Are you still excited? When you ...

When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

Introduction: Effective energy management for optimizing energy and speed allocation for athletes in road cycling individual time trials is crucial due to the race’s long distances. Existing ...

In 2025, success in the markets depends on how intelligently you use technology. From retail traders to institutional investors, everyone is turning to bot trading — a system where trades are executed ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

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 ...