The Seattle Mariners' three best hitters have had a ghastly start to the season. But that hasn't totally doomed the Mariners yet, because Cole Young has stepped up. Young is 8-for-25 to start the ...

Abstract: Meta-heuristic algorithms search the problem solution space to obtain a satisfactory solution within a reasonable timeframe. By combining domain knowledge of the specific optimization ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new arms race and the centerpiece of defense modernization efforts across multiple countries, including the United States. Yet, despite the surge in AI investments, ...

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One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

Instagram is rolling out a new update that addresses a long-standing frustration among users. The Reels algorithm is finally becoming more transparent and customizable. Users can now manually select ...

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Two Princeton computer scientists published an article in August that argues that artificial intelligence (AI) is a “normal” technology. This perspective stands in marked contrast to the less clearly ...

The state of New Mexico is sitting on tens of millions of dollars meant to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells. Instead of using those funds to fix the problem, state regulators are pointing fingers ...

The shutdown means there is, essentially, no Education Department. The latest round of layoffs would leave few workers to enforce special education and civil rights laws. By Sarah Mervosh and Michael ...

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 ...