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 ...

Blockchain could make smart devices far more secure, but sluggish data sharing has held it back. Researchers found that messy ...

At its core, Prompted Playlist lets users generate playlists by entering a written prompt — anything from a mood or activity ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to the spy software consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published to the ...

A man who trafficked massive amounts of drugs from Mexico to the Twin Cities area has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Clinton James Ward recently received a 23-year sentence in federal ...

My habit of seeking out new music began with a few strokes of good luck. I grew up in a college town in the early to mid-nineties, during one of the golden eras of college radio. I spent a significant ...

AI hardware needs to become more brain-like to meet the growing energy demands of real-world applications, according to researchers. In a study published in Frontiers in Science, scientists from ...

Premium subscribers can now directly steer their recommendation algorithms using natural language, as Spotify launches its “Prompted Playlists” feature in beta. Rolling out initially in New Zealand on ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves ...