Chris Maddison was just an intern when he started working on the Go-playing AI that would eventually become AlphaGo. A decade later, he talks about that match against Lee Sedol and what came next ...
Algorithms shape our lives and steal our focus. Rituals can help us not only regain control of our attention; they're also a ...
Comforting, simple, and full of nostalgic flavor—Sopa de Fideo is a beloved Mexican soup that belongs in everyone’s kitchen. Made with La Moderna fideo pasta, a rich tomato broth, and everyday pantry ...
Researchers from Chiba University have developed a lightweight peer-selection algorithm that significantly reduces data propagation delays without increasing resource usage on internet of things (IoT) ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
Improvements in genome sequencing techniques have resulted in generation of huge volumes of data. As a consequence of this progress, the genome assembly stage demands even more computational power, ...
As the world races to build artificial superintelligence, one maverick bioengineer is testing how much unprogrammed intelligence may already be lurking in our simplest algorithms to determine whether ...
What’s happened? Instagram is testing a new feature that gives users more control over the type of content they see on the platform. Why is this important? Instagram’s algorithm plays a major role in ...
Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path ...
Abstract: COVID-19 is an airborne disease that is particularly easy to be spread in indoor places. This is the case since people tend to get crowded and safety distances are not kept. Airports pose a ...