Computer scientists have designed a new algorithm that incorporates artificial neural networks to simultaneously apply a wide range of fixes to corrupted digital images. The researchers tested their ...

When it comes to internet speed, small, often obscure things can make a big difference. Take the congestion control algorithm. A piece of code standardized in the 1980s, the algorithm slows data ...

Instagram has been enjoying a blockbuster of a year. It hit the 700-million-user mark in April, and last week the service celebrated the first anniversary of Stories-- the Snapchat clone that now has ...

Machine learning has returned with a vengeance. I still remember the dark days of the late '80s and '90s, when it was pretty clear that the current generation of machine-learning algorithms didn't ...

is a Senior Producer on Decoder. Previously, he reported on the technology and gaming industries for more than a decade. Google’s research division today detailed just how easy it is for computer ...

A crime-predicting algorithm in Florida falsely labeled black people re-offenders at nearly twice the rate of white people. Google Translate converted the gender-neutral Turkish terms for certain ...

The first smart algorithms, compact bits of code embedded in weapons systems and sensor processors, will be unveiled later this year, said Col. Drew Cukor, Project Manager of the Algorithmic Warfare ...

Food delivery startup Deliveroo claims it has reduced its delivery times by 20% with a new algorithm called "Frank". The London-headquartered company, which is now competing with Amazon Restaurants ...

Scroll through Twitter and you’ll find plenty of sarcastic comments—not to mention lots of cases where sarcasm apparently went straight over someone’s head. Luckily, an algorithm MIT researchers ...