Here's what algorithms do behind the scenes and why they're important. Okay, what's an algorithm? A computer algorithm is a set of instructions that tell computers how to handle and interpret data.

This guide is designed to explain what an algorithm is and how they are used. In the ever-evolving and vast landscape of technology, the term "algorithm" ...

One computer scientist’s “stunning” proof is the first progress in 50 years on one of the most famous questions in computer science.

Computer scientists have written a network flow algorithm that computes almost as fast as is mathematically possible. This algorithm computes the maximum traffic flow with minimum transport costs ...

Pat Bennett, center front, has sensor implants that allow a computer algorithm to create words based on her brain activity. Steve Fisch/Stanford Medicine ...

Researchers have demonstrated a quantum speedup over the most efficient classical computer algorithm possible for what is believed to be the first time. The accomplishment was performed on an IBM ...