A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...

LOS ANGELES — The good news for the Rams is that linebacker Omar Speights is unlikely to wind up on injured reserve despite a high ankle sprain. But the second-year run stopper is also unlikely to ...

Complexity: a trait that attracts some and deters others. In the classroom, it can feel intimidating or unnecessary. In conversation, however, it makes for surprises that add interest to your day, ...

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O(m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...

It all used to be better, you know. The sun shone, cool winds caressed amber cornfields, everyone got all the Christmas presents they asked for, and real-time strategy was the dish of the day—the ...

Updates on the Israel and Iran conflict, a case that could upend social media, and more Length: Long Speed: 1.0x As a freshman in high school, Caroline Koziol competed in the Connecticut statewide ...

Florida State's 2025 contest at rival Florida will not be a noon game. The regular-series finale kickoff time was announce on Wednesday, with the Nov. 29 contest getting the flex treatment as the game ...

WE LOVE GARLIC! We eat it every day, all year in our cooking! So garlic harvest time is a time to CELEBRATE at WILLOWS GREEN PERMACULTURE! I'm going to get right in there, barefoot in the dirt, among ...

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 ...