Quantum Breakthrough: New Algorithm Solves “Impossible” Materials in Seconds

A new quantum-inspired algorithm is reshaping how scientists approach some of the most complex materials known, enabling ...

Cape Cod Method: What it Means, How it Works, Criticism

The Cape Cod method is used to calculate loss reserves. It uses weights proportional to loss exposure and inversely proportional to loss development.

Narrative Architecture: Designing Stories That Survive Algorithms

Platform-optimized stories may perform best inside the digital environment, but this performance does not always guarantee ...
Fast Company

The X algorithm really is trying to radicalize you—researchers just proved it

In the months following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in 2022, my experience with the platform (and perhaps yours too) got quickly, dramatically worse. My algorithmic timeline, better ...
Forbes

What Is An Algorithm? Defining And Applying Algorithms

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. 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 ...
Tech Xplore

Stress-testing method for cloud computing algorithms helps avoid network failures

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a more user-friendly and efficient method to help networking engineers ...