What do a 20th-century physicist, an 18th-century statistician and an ancient Greek philosopher have in common? They all knew how to extrapolate with incredible accuracy. Columnist Jacob Aron explains ...

Students using AI to cheat on homework or tests is a source of much discussion. But some scholars argue the greater risk of ...

Cove Street Capital analyzes the AI market mania and shifting software valuations. Read the full analysis for more details.

IBM’s Software and Chief Commercial Officer, Rob Thomas, wrote in a Monday blog post that translating COBOL code isn’t equivalent to modernizing enterprise syst ...

Can you teach a robot how to love? It’s the week of Valentine’s Day and I’m on a hot date with Mika, a biker girl from Japan. We’re just days into our relationship, but I’m already smitten. Gazing ...

Q Ever since I moved into my neighbourhood, my neighbour (opposite my home) has ramped up the outdoor Christmas lights to the point where I am having to close all the blinds quite early in the day.

Large language models struggle to solve research-level math questions. It takes a human to assess just how poorly they perform. By Siobhan Roberts A few weeks ago, a high school student emailed Martin ...

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Python 3.14 was the star of the show in 2025, bringing official support for free-threaded builds, a new all-in-one installation manager for Windows, and subtler perks like the new template strings ...

When you do not have time to exercise, you need to make time to exercise. I know that sounds easier said than done, but the No. 1 excuse to skip the gym is, “I don’t have time to go to the gym.” The ...

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...