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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in general, research mathematicians don’t need to think about it ...

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

Alphabet Inc.’s Google ran an algorithm on its “Willow” quantum-computing chip that can be repeated on similar platforms and outperform classical supercomputers, a breakthrough it said clears a path ...

Designed to accelerate advances in medicine and other fields, the tech giant’s quantum algorithm runs 13,000 times as fast as software written for a traditional supercomputer. A quantum computer at ...

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 ...

Week 3 of the NFL schedule features a number of intriguing matchups, including six divisional matchups, such as an AFC West heavyweight matchup between the Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Chargers (-3) ...

JPMorgan flagged new leadership under CEO Spencer Rascoff and a pivot toward user-centric innovation over short-term monetization. Key to this is AI — from boosting matches via smarter algorithms to ...

No. 3 LSU welcomes the Florida Gators to Baton Rouge in Week 3 with the pair of SEC foes set to square off in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. Brian Kelly and the Tigers continue preparation for a ...