How Should We Choose a Sorting Algorithm?

Reading through the chapter on sorting algorithms in Kiyoshi Ishihata's "Algorithms and Data Structures" brings a certain ...

How we classified nearly $900 million in contributions from individuals, companies and PACs

CalMatters analysis of campaign finance contributors helped uncover some of the major influences behind the propositions on ...

What happens to mathematics when AI becomes an oracle?

Ars Technica: The rapid rise of AI in mathematics has alarmed many in the field, particularly in light of OpenAI’s release ...
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AI-Assisted Proof Settles Aaronson–Ambainis Conjecture, Capping Quantum Speedups on Random Inputs

The Aaronson–Ambainis conjecture, open for roughly 18 years, has been proved with AI assistance and verified in Lean 4. The ...
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How Certified Random Number Generators Work, and Why No Slot Is Ever "Hot" or "Cold"

Every spin, shuffle and dice roll in an online casino or sweepstakes game starts as a number produced by software. This ...
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Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm

Facebook is the latest social media platform to give users greater control over the algorithm that determines what appears in their feeds. Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, ...
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Research news on Algorithms

In computer science, the research area of algorithms investigates formal procedures for solving computational problems, emphasizing correctness, efficiency, and resource optimization. It encompasses ...