New software algorithms reduce the time and material needed to produce objects with 3-D printers. Here, the wheel on the left was produced with conventional software and the one on the right with the ...

Mathematician and OKCupid founder Christian Rudder and his team have written an online application that analyzes your Facebook network to predict the strength of your relationships. In his new book ...

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Seattle-based start-up Algorithmia is a new marketplace for algorithms. Developers can turn algorithms into scalable web services with a single click. Companies and application developers can ...

MINSK, 1 August (BelTA) – The final round of Yandex.Algorithm 2014 took place in Berlin on 1 August. Gennady Korotkevich from Gomel has won the contest for the second time consecutive, BelTA learnt ...

On Marketplace Weekend this week, we looked at algorithms in business, tech and all areas of our life. The Internet’s most intimate algorithms may be found in online dating sites and apps. Sites like ...

e all remember Clippy, right? He of the friendly, persistent “It looks like you’re writing a letter. Would you like help?” Clippy made sense in theory, but in practice, the office assistant made users ...

Can I level with you? I’m not always sure I know what people are talking about when they say algorithm? You’re not alone: Honestly, I haven’t always been sure what I meant when I said it either. But ...