Mathematicians have reportedly discovered a new way of multiplying two numbers together. The new technique is for really large numbers, and if it passes a peer-review, could be the fastest possible ...

Cities would need half as many taxis if human drivers were replaced with robots, according to new research coordinated by Carlo Ratti, director of MIT's Senseable City Lab. Autonomous vehicles guided ...

Prime numbers are tricky things. We learn in school that they’re numbers with no factors other than 1 and themselves, and that mathematicians have known for thousands of years that an infinite number ...

The government’s decision to update its housing numbers algorithm so building is more heavily skewed towards urban areas has been cautiously welcomed by councils in the South East of England for ...

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 ...

Just in time for Friday's $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot, I was contacted by something called Lotto N Crowd that says its proprietary algorithm can help customers pick winning numbers. Gracious ...

The AI-generated algorithms are already being used by millions of developers. DeepMind’s run of discoveries in fundamental computer science continues. Last year the company used a version of its ...

England’s 20 largest cities will be required to build more family homes under revisions to the government’s controversial housing numbers algorithm set to be announced today alongside changes to the ...

Truly independent expertise can never be swayed. Numbers, on the other hand, can be manipulated reasonably easily. By Ed Smith After 30 years in business, Video City on Notting Hill Gate has been ...