The computer, at its core, is an input-output device: it receives instructions, executes programmes, performs calculations automatically and produces results.By this fundamental definition, China's ...

As China’s largest official scientific body, CAST’s claim to the world’s earliest computer is a big deal. It comes at a time ...

UVA Professor Mircea Stan has been recognized for innovations that help power modern computing in all its forms.

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Governments and tech companies continue to pour money into quantum technology in the hopes of building a supercomputer that can work at speeds we can't yet fathom to solve big problems.

Research reveals why AI systems can't become conscious—and what radically different computing substrates would be needed to ...

To the surprise of almost nobody, the unprecedented build-out of datacenters and the equipping of them with servers for ...

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Explore zero-one integer programming, a key method in logical problem-solving, using binary choices for optimal decisions in finance, production, and more.

Quantum computing needs a sustainability initiative that benchmarks its carbon emissions throughout its entire life cycle (production, use, and disposal) and informs computing stack design decisions.

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