Matrix multiplication is one of the most basic algebraic operations. Since Strassen's surprising breakthrough algorithm from 1969, which showed that matrices can be multiplied faster than the most ...

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives We like to imagine that injustice announces itself loudly ...

Terms like "algorithm" and "recommender system" have entered the common lexicon in recent years, particularly in the area of online safety. Campaigners say these systems, which push content into users ...

The Cleveland Browns wrapped up the NFL draft on Saturday having selected what is widely being hailed as one of the best classes in the league. Of course, no one really wins a draft in April–there is ...

As India moves towards barrier-less tolling, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued a public clarification on how the MLFF (Multi-Lane Free Flow) toll system works, and why ...

A phone booth has been installed at the Boston Public Library where visitors can leave messages. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Meredith Goldstein from the Boston Globe about her project. You'll spot ...

The David Fincher-directed film catches up with the stuntman after the events of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.