New Scientist

Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried

Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer ...

Algorithm determines which firms have advanced capabilities—and what others must build first

Understanding how firms build their capabilities, such as managerial skills, technology adoption and innovation capacity, is ...

Innovative algorithm makes genomic surveillance faster and more affordable for global disease outbreaks

Genomic surveillance—the process of monitoring and sequencing pathogens—is one of the most important tools for detecting ...

Scientists Found a Surprisingly Simple Way To Improve Online Matchmaking

A new study suggests that a simple change to how online matchmaking platforms display profiles can significantly improve user ...
J-Source

Behind the algorithm: How investigative journalists exposed Canada’s listeria oversight failure

When a deadly listeria outbreak swept across Canada in 2024, the initial headlines focused on recalls and rising case counts.

Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.

Quantum computing news usually picks up near the end of the year, as companies try to provide evidence that they are hitting benchmarks on time. However, there have been interesting announcements as ...
The Next Platform

Four Months Into Its Comeback, Zapata Stakes Its Claim In Quantum Software

It was less than two years ago that Zapata Computing fell apart and crashed. In 2017, the company spun out of Harvard University’s quantum research lab with a focus on the top application layer of the ...
IEEE

Two Efficient Algorithms for Linear Time Suffix Array Construction

Abstract: We present, in this paper, two efficient algorithms for linear time suffix array construction. These two algorithms achieve their linear time complexities, using the techniques of divide-and ...
The Guardian

Australians who need care because of age or disability shouldn’t be reduced to an algorithm

When we relinquish care to a computer, we put lives at the mercy of a flawed system Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A ...
theregister

Dijkstra’s algorithm won’t be replaced in production routers any time soon

SYSTEMS APPROACH Last year a couple of people forwarded to me the same article on a new method of finding shortest paths in networks. Dijkstra is a legend in computer science and his algorithm, which ...
IEEE

An Efficient O( $N$ ) Comparison-Free Sorting Algorithm

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a novel sorting algorithm that sorts input data integer elements on-the-fly without any comparison operations between the data-comparison-free sorting. We present a ...
Wired

For Algorithms, Memory Is a Far More Powerful Resource Than Time

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...