The longest common subsequence (LCS) problem, a long‐standing challenge in computer science and bioinformatics, seeks to identify the maximum sequence of characters shared by multiple strings while ...

The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a statement of interest in a case alleging Atlantic City hotels colluded on prices through their use of a common algorithm. The Department ...

In 2019, the world fretted that algorithms now know us better than we know ourselves. No concept captures this better than surveillance capitalism, a term coined by American writer Shoshana Zuboff to ...

The rise of quantum computing and its implications for current encryption standards are well known. But why exactly should quantum computers be especially adept at breaking encryption? The answer is a ...

In many ways, artificial intelligence (AI) has brought a positive wave of innovation to society—from early detection of cancer to ensuring our packages arrive on time—but we aren’t always aware of ...

AI could learn to form digital cartels in an effort to maximize profits Algorithms now determine how much things cost. It’s called dynamic pricing and it adjusts according to current market conditions ...