Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalised its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of US investors. TikTok announced on 22 January 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...

An analysis of data from 200,000 students using a computer-assisted math program supports an optimistic view of skill-focused ...

Groundbreaking Black mathematician Gladys West, who helped develop the algorithms behind GPS, died Jan. 17 at age 95. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Marvin Jackson, who co-wrote West's memoir.

In one day, 433 people won the Philippine lottery jackpot. What were the chances? On October 1, 2022, something strange ...

They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...

Math teacher Emma Chiappetta uses a three-round exercise to help students not only recognize their errors, but also generate ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex mathematical problems that underpin scientific and engineering challenges. In ...

Researchers Brad Theilman, center, and Felix Wang, behind, unpack a neuromorphic computing core at Sandia National Laboratories. While the hardware might look similar to a regular computer, the ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

Cryptography secures communication in banking, messaging, and blockchain. Good algorithms (AES, RSA, ECC, SHA-2/3, ChaCha20) are secure, efficient, and widely trusted. Bad algorithms (DES, MD5, SHA-1, ...

Start talking about engaging games or virtually any gambling product and, well, randomness tends to be the common thread. Developers usually lean on math—algorithms, probability, all that—to introduce ...