With the current mania for generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is much anguish about AI replacing jobs. Many university lecturers despair that the pinnacle of education, the ability of a ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

Quantinuum has unveiled a third-generation quantum computer that could be easier to scale up than rival approaches. The US- and UK-based company Quantinuum today unveiled Helios, its third-generation ...

(NEXSTAR) – States have been put on notice: Stop making so many mistakes, or lose funding for food assistance. Starting with the 2028 fiscal year, states with an ...

In 1992, Pepsi tried to outshine its rival Coca-Cola in the Philippines with a flashy bottle cap giveaway called “Number Fever.” What started as a clever marketing idea quickly spiraled into chaos ...

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, which connects to the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, on a sunny afternoon in June 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) The ...

IBM’s Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer Breakthrough: Exec ‘More Comfortable Than Ever’ About 2029 Delivery Your email has been sent IBM is on track to deliver a fault-tolerant quantum computer at its ...

The company says it has cracked the code for error correction and is building a modular machine in New York state. IBM announced detailed plans today to build an ...

Technical difficulties mean scores of people living in the UK have no means to reliably prove their immigration status or “right” to be in the country following the Home Office’s transition to an ...

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...