They Bought a Famous Puzzle in Cryptography. Now They’re Opening It Up.

A San Francisco company paid nearly $1 million for the solution to an unsolved code in Kryptos, a sculpture on the C.I.A.

How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

Kharizmi helped solidify the concept of algorithms in mathematics and popularized algebra and the use of the zero.
The Guardian

‘They surprise me every time’: bees can use tools to solve problems, study finds

Insects join list of species capable of solving simple ‘box-and-banana’ problem that demonstrates basic intelligence Bumblebees can use tools to solve a problem, according to experiments that ...
Scientific American

Bumblebees use tools to solve complex problems—despite not being trained to do so

Contrary to their name, bumblebees are no bumbling oafs. A new study published in Science on Thursday found that these bees utilized tools to solve complex problems to win a sugary treat, even if they ...
Scientific American

How mathematicians use Minecraft to calculate pi

The blockbuster game Minecraft depicts a world created by cubes: everything is made of discrete building blocks. It may therefore seem particularly unsuitable for calculating pi (π), the mathematical ...
Wired

Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Might Make You Lazy and Dumb, Study Shows

Using AI chatbots for even just 10 minutes may have a shockingly negative impact on people’s ability to think and problem-solve, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, ...
SiliconANGLE

Standard Intelligence raises $75M to develop efficient computer use models

Standard Intelligence Inc., a six-person artificial intelligence startup, today announced that it has raised $75 million in funding. Sequoia and Spark Capital led the round. They were joined by ...
Live Science

Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance

Google engineers have developed a method to compress artificial intelligence (AI) data so that it requires up to six times less working memory to function. With the new system, called TurboQuant, AI ...
The New York Times

Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong?

Apps that record visits are becoming popular, but they come with privacy and accuracy concerns. By Simar Bajaj At your next appointment, your doctor may have a new kind of assistant listening in: ...
techtimes

How Streaming Platforms Use Algorithms and Recommendation Engine Systems to Personalize Content

Explore how streaming algorithms, personalization, and the content pipeline work together to power recommendation engine systems and shape what viewers see on streaming platforms. Pixabay, SunnyMuneko ...
Forbes

The New ISO Standard That Will Solve The World’s Messiest Data Problem

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the impact of AI and Machine Learning on the supply chain. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
Business Wire

Anumana Receives First and Only FDA Clearance for ECG-AI Cardiac Amyloidosis Algorithm Using a Standard 12-Lead ECG

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anumana, Inc., a leader in cardiovascular AI, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its ECG-AI™ algorithm for cardiac amyloidosis (CA) ...