IBM (IBM): The superconducting-qubit leader is now pushing for an algorithmic edge that reduces cost on hard math. Alphabet/Google ( GOOGL ): Its quantum AI division just hit breakthrough error- ...

Two decades ago, the mathematician Moon Duchin spent her summers teaching geometry at Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented teens. Campers contemplated notions such as how to prove whether a ...

Quantum computing may prove to be an existential threat to Bitcoin, but human panic and slow preparation are bigger ...

Researchers at tech giant IBM ($IBM) have developed a new quantum algorithm that shows a notable speed advantage over the best classical methods, ...

In today's high-tech world, math is everywhere.  From numbers, statistics, algorithms, percentages, and data trends, math surrounds us. Whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy — if we can ...

In a world dominated by algorithms, it's common to associate them with a negative bias. Mathematician Clara Grima defends ...

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 30 addressed hundreds of university students as part of the Jubilee of the World of Education.

In a recent write-up, [David Delony] explains how he built a Wolfram Mathematica-like engine with Python. Core to the system is SymPy for symbolic math support. [David] said being able to work ...

The rapid escalation in tourist visitation poses significant challenges, including traffic congestion, overcapacity at scenic attractions, heightened risks of safety incidents, and diminished visitor ...

Online Set Cover and Load Balancing are central problems in online optimization, and there is a long line of work on developing algorithms for these problems with convex objectives. Although we know ...

Credit card issuers first assign the account numbers and then compute steps one through three of the Luhn algorithm to determine the appropriate check digit. In this case, the card number should have ...