Shayan Oveis Gharan has won the Abacus Medal for using tools from across mathematics to boost the power of algorithms.

I write code the way some people solve puzzles — piece by piece, with a mix of curiosity and stubbornness. Here I share the tricks, failures In practice, the algorithm's O(V³) time complexity makes it ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring incredible soccer talents from around the world together, players who have endured all walks of life. Some are enormous chunks of athleticism, born to be athletes ...

Size matters in the NBA. Look no further than the 2026 NBA Finals, in which 7'4" Victor Wembanyama is doing battle with fellow 7-footer Karl-Anthony Towns and a host of rangy Knicks forwards. The ...

When the founders of a mental health app for men called Mental saw that one feature — AI interactive audio — was resonating wildly with their users, they knew they were on to something. And so the ...

On Saturday night, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano faced off in an MMA match. However, boxing and UFC fans who attended in person or watched from home left disappointed. Rousey defeated Carano just 17 ...

Most of you have used a navigation app like Google Maps for your travels at some point. These apps rely on algorithms that compute shortest paths through vast networks. Now imagine scaling that task ...

Size matters in the NFL. Height, arm length, wingspan, hand size and more headline the list of measurements taken ahead of the NFL draft. In some cases, being average isn't good enough and, in fact, ...

The shortest runways in the world make landing the journey’s most dramatic moment, where cliffs, gradients, tides and mountains compress aviation into a test of pure precision. A handful of airports ...

With the snow sticking around, New Yorkers have had to navigate new, temporary terrain. With the snow sticking around, New Yorkers have had to navigate new, temporary terrain. Credit... Supported by ...

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...