Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about fitness, health and wearable tech Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They ...

Data mining is an analytical process designed to explore and analyze large data sets to discover meaningful patterns, correlations and insights. It involves using sophisticated data analysis tools to ...

A professor has helped create a powerful new algorithm that uncovers hidden patterns in complex networks, with potential uses in fraud detection, biology and knowledge discovery. University of ...

If you’ve ever wondered how Bitcoin actually works—beyond the price charts and celebrity tweets—this one's for you. "Bitcoin mining is like a big guessing game on computers," Holmes explained. "People ...