The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico.

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Bitcoin — a type of digital money known as cryptocurrency — is completely decentralized, meaning there are no banks or governments that oversee it. Instead of institutional oversight, they use a ...

Lance Fortnow on the current status and future outlook of solving the P-NP problem.

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Does the technology prevent shootings? The evidence is thin. Critics suggest security companies are preying on fear.

Levine's worker and consumer protection agency has emerged as a key regulatory force against the fast-growing delivery app industry.

Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis - not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum ...

The marathon, the algorithm and me Twenty-five centuries ago, after the Greeks shattered the Persian army at Marathon, brave Pheidippides ran 26 miles to Athens with the news. Robert Browning’s ...

Starting a career in hedge funds demands a combination of education, experience, and knowledge prerequisites. With it, a bit of luck is always appreciated. A hedge … ...

Large language models (LLMs) can suggest hypotheses, write code and draft papers, and AI agents are automating parts of the research process. Although this can accelerate science, it also makes it ...

The currents of the oceans, the roiling surface of the sun, and the clouds of smoke billowing off a forest fire—all are ...