Quantum computers promise enormous computational power, but the nature of quantum states makes computation and data ...

Same with machine learning. For the non-computer-scientists among us, what is the Master Algorithm? The Master Algorithm is an algorithm that is capable of learning anything from data.

An algorithm optimized to play heads-up limit Texas Hold’em poker will never lose in the long run against any opponent.

A global push for more computer science in classrooms is starting to bear fruit ...

Computer scientists have written a network flow algorithm that computes almost as fast as is mathematically possible. This algorithm computes the maximum traffic flow with minimum transport costs ...

Last year, a group of German computer scientists made waves by demonstrating a new computer algorithm that could transform any digital still image into artwork mimicking the painterly styles of ...

I spend all day making decisions, and they’re not always good ones. Could an algorithm do a better job of deciding what’s best for me?

We decided to put this algorithm to the test, pitting it against TIME’s photo editors. To do that, we took the 20 most liked images on TIME’s Instagram feed and had our photo editors rate each ...