A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the ...
InfoWorld

Data structures and algorithms in Java, Part 5: Doubly-linked lists

While singly-linked lists have many uses, they also present some restrictions. For one thing, singly-linked lists restrict node traversal to a single direction: you can’t traverse a singly-linked list ...
The New York Times

Here’s a homemade version of the Codebreaker algorithm — and how to break it

You, too, can be a state-of-the-art sign-stealer. You can play along at home and download The Athletic’s homemade version of the sign-cracking algorithm, while we ...

Google says it has developed landmark quantum computing algorithm

Google said it has developed a computer algorithm that points the way to practical applications for quantum computing and will be able to generate unique data for use with artificial intelligence.
MIT Technology Review

A biased medical algorithm favored white people for health-care programs

A study has highlighted the risks inherent in using historical data to train machine-learning algorithms to make predictions. The news: An algorithm that many US health providers use to predict which ...
The Washington Post

Social media can be polarizing. A new type of algorithm aims to change that.

Good morning and welcome to The Technology 202. I’m tech analysis writer Will Oremus, guest writing today for your usual host Cristiano Lima. Below: TikTok’s chief executive meets with European ...