Abstract: Approximate string matching algorithms, which permit mismatched characters, are extensively employed in software featuring search tools, database management systems, and various applications ...

Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

What Happened: This is pretty wild. There’s an AI-generated singer named Xania Monet who just became the first-ever artificial artist to land on multiple Billboard radio charts. We’re talking millions ...

Quantum computers are expected to offer significant advantages in solving complex optimization problems that are challenging for classical computers. Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) ...

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 ...

JPMorgan flagged new leadership under CEO Spencer Rascoff and a pivot toward user-centric innovation over short-term monetization. Key to this is AI — from boosting matches via smarter algorithms to ...

Air traffic controllers dealt with repeated outages as delays lasted hours. A temporary ground stop halted incoming flights at Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday due to air traffic ...

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...