Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

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Abstract: Driven by an unprecedented surge in freight transportation and city logistics, this paper tackles a practical variant of the famous Vehicle Routing Problem that jointly accounts for the ...

If you happen to be on a Texas highway sometime this summer, and see a 50,000-pound semi truck barreling along with nobody behind the wheel, just remember: A self-driving truck is less likely to kill ...

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

Michigan fired coach Sherrone Moore for cause at the conclusion of his second season leading the Wolverines football program. Athletic director Warde Manuel said Wednesday the termination was the ...

Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...

Users can note which content they would like to view more frequently. Instagram is handing users some control in deciding what content they see. The social media giant is allowing users to have a say ...

The Trump administration is unlawfully using interagency agreements to continue its piecemeal dismantling of the Department of Education. The Trump administration has taken another illegal step in its ...

U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney has introduced a bill that would allow tech companies to be sued if their algorithms negligently expose users to harmful content. Together with Utah Republican Mike ...