A formula used to turn ordinary data, or "plaintext," into a secret coded message known as "ciphertext." The ciphertext can reside in storage or travel over unsecure networks without its contents ...

Using a sequence of steps to solve a problem. Scientific applications, forecasting, decision making, quantum computing and AI use algorithms routinely. Computer programming is used to implement the ...

If you’ve been scrolling TikTok recently and discovered your “For You” page is suddenly in the Group 7 algorithm, you’re not ...

TikTok’s Chinese parent company reportedly doesn’t want to sell its signature algorithm — meaning Oracle’s deal to take over parts of the app may not include its secret sauce. The American software ...

The viral trend started as a clever hack, underscoring how the right kind of engagement can deliver a giant audience to just ...

Google's Willow chip has achieved a verifiable quantum advantage, running a new algorithm 13,000 times faster than the best ...

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...