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 ...

Google claims to have developed a quantum computer algorithm that is 13,000 times faster than the most powerful supercomputers. This would bring the technology another step closer to real-world ...

The increase in the number of free-range breeders in Canela-Preta strengthens the Brazilian poultry industry, mainly in terms of biosafety, health and quality of the animals. Therefore, it is ...

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 ...

Children often surprise us with their natural problem-solving skills. A new study shows that they can discover efficient algorithms on their own. Researchers Huiwen Alex Yang, Bill D. Thompson, and ...

Threat actors have been using multiple websites promoted through Google ads to distribute a convincing PDF editing app that delivers an info-stealing malware called TamperedChef. The campaign is part ...

Microsoft announced that it will phase out the Microsoft Lens PDF scanner app for Android and iOS devices starting in September. Microsoft Lens (formerly known as Office Lens) can convert images into ...

Crypto thrives on cutting-edge technology, but quantum computing could challenge the cryptographic foundations that keep Bitcoin secure. As quantum advancements accelerate, concerns about risks to ...

Computer algorithms have designed highly efficient synthetic enzymes from scratch, with minimal need for tedious hands-on experiments to perfect them. The resulting enzymes catalyse a chemical ...