For the last 80 years, the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes all electromagnetic interactions, has ...

What if reality is not reality at all, but a simulation so advanced that no one inside it could ever tell the difference? That is the core of simulation theory, one of the most unsettling ideas to ...

A new Android malware called Perseus is checking user-curated notes to steal sensitive information, like passwords, recovery phrases, or financial data. Distributed over unofficial stores disguised as ...

Quantum mechanics is both the most powerful theory physicists have ever devised and the most baffling. On the one hand, countless experiments have confirmed its predictions; the theory undergirds ...

Last month Perplexity announced the confusingly named “Computer,” its cloud-based agent tool for completing tasks using a harness that makes use of multiple different AI models. This week, the company ...

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, on Wednesday launched what it calls the most ambitious product in its three-year history: a multi-model agent orchestration platform ...

There’s a reason sticky notes are a staple in offices, dorm rooms, books and so many other places. They’re incredibly convenient when you need to quickly jot something down and stick it somewhere ...

This course meets on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. in Reid 104. Course meetings consist of a combination of lectures, in-class activities, and quizzes. I will ...

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. All of modern mathematics is built on ...

Physicists present evidence that the universe is not a computer simulation. Credit: Amanclos / CC BY 2.0 / Flickr A team of physicists has presented new mathematical evidence that challenges the ...

From powering search engines to securing data and optimizing networks, algorithms underpin nearly every aspect of modern technology. Understanding how efficiently they can solve problems — and where ...