Last summer, three researchers took a small step toward answering one of the most important questions in theoretical computer science. To paraphrase Avi Wigderson of the Institute for Advanced Study, ...

A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial optimization problems. These are common in real-world applications such as ...

Quantum computing startups are all the rage, but it’s unclear if they’ll be able to produce anything of use in the near future. As a buzzword, quantum computing probably ranks only below AI in terms ...