Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

From predicting who will be a repeat offender to who’s the best candidate for a job, computer algorithms are now making complex decisions in lieu of humans. But increasingly, many of these algorithms ...

Facial recognition software has made huge gains in accuracy in the past five years, a new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology asserts. In fact, the technology has undergone ...