The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling ...

If you need to buy a computer, your money may not go as far as it used to. The Consumer Technology Association, which hosts the popular Consumer Electronics Show, suggests that tariffs on technology ...

If you want your child to grow up to be a happy, healthy adult, experts said keep them off the Internet for long periods of time. “Oftentimes, we don’t think the Internet is something we need to worry ...

For the first time, physicists have transformed a quantum processor into a state of matter that seems to defy physics, a breakthrough that could be a step toward making quantum computing more ...

At a time when stories of layoffs linked to AI are becoming common, OpenAI’s Codex product lead Alexander Embiricos has advised students not to shy away from studying computer science. Instead, he ...