Quilter's AI designed a working 843-component Linux computer in 38 hours—a task that typically takes engineers 11 weeks. Here's how they did it.

Physicists have spent decades arguing over whether our universe is a fundamental reality or a kind of cosmic software, and ...

Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM are all racing to build a quantum computer. But the technology's feasibility is as hazy as its physics.

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The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

An engineer for New York Times Games has been trying to teach artificial intelligence to understand wordplay more like a human. By Shafik Quoraishee Shafik Quoraishee is a machine-learning engineer ...

The FLAMINGO super simulation maps the universe from its earliest moments but finds galaxies cluster less than cosmological ...

The economy has had a volatile year marked by ongoing headwinds and uncertainties. Persistent inflation, unpredictability around tariffs, and a stock market that many fear is in the midst of an ...

When you're getting ready to plug an external hard drive or USB flash drive into your favorite device, you have a choice to make. That's because most computers have multiple USB ports, and despite ...

The NFL world was stunned when the Indianapolis Colts, desperate for quarterback options, lured 44-year-old Philip Rivers out of retirement. The veteran, now a grandfather, is reportedly going to ...

GCHQ, the UK’s intelligence agency, released its annual Christmas card on Wednesday, filled with puzzles and hidden codes. The spy agency's "Chief Puzzler", known as "Colin", said the notoriously ...