The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

When dealing with online scammers, the power usually feels one-sided. But in this confrontation, I flipped the script. After accessing the scammer’s system, I replaced his desktop background with a ...

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As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs. Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue ...

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump hosted nearly 100 Purple Heart recipients at the White House in recognition of veterans wounded in military action ‒ including some who last year gifted their ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn honored 15 local Purple Heart recipients during Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, recognizing veterans wounded or killed in combat while serving in the ...

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, which connects to the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, on a sunny afternoon in June 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) The ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — A new alert system was announced by Governor Patrick Morrisey. According to a press release, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Governor Morrisey announced the creation of the Purple ...

It’s not HBO, it’s Max — but the new standalone logo for Warner Bros. Discovery‘s streamer now certainly looks like HBO’s at a glance. The Max streaming service has quietly launched a fresh look, ...